US STOCKS-Futures point higher after jobless claims fall (at Reuters)
* Jobless claims fall in latest week * Central bankers converge on Jackson Hole * 3PAR accepts raised bid from Dell us.rd.yahoo.com |
Greenspan, in switch, now favors higher taxes
Taxes must rise while fiscal stimulus needs to be wound down in order to reduce the U.S. budget deficit and allow private investment to expand, said former Fed chief Greenspan. United States - Deficit - Fiscal policy - Tax - Economic pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Movers roundup: Celldex, Sally Beauty
[AP] - Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Oct. 5, from The Associated Press: -- Shares of Celldex Therapeutics Inc. climbed after a medical journal published positive clinical trial results for the company s brain cancer treatment CDX-110. finance.yahoo.com |
[$$] As the Dollar Gains, Stocks Roll Over
Traders are getting in front of Amazon's report, and silver looks like a short-term top. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Markets tumble on rethink of Fed stimulus
Stocks tumbled on Wednesday as investors worried that markets had priced in too-optimistic expectations about how aggressively the Federal Reserve could stimulate the economy. finance.yahoo.com |