| Wall Street Drops on Latest Jobless Data The disappointing news about the jobs market overshadowed reports that the chip maker Intel was acquiring McAfee. nytimes.com |
Hospital Shares Rally On Sparse News [Indie Research] - The markets were lifted by a larger than expected decline in first time jobless claims on Thursday, and in the healthcare segment, hospital stocks were among top performers on sparse news. finance.yahoo.com |
U.S. stocks rise on M&A and earnings [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks turned higher Tuesday as Wall Street shifted its focus to corporate earnings and dealmaking. We ve had $8 billion worth of deals this week and we just heard about Walgreen s profits rising 8%, said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Biotech Stocks: H. Lundbeck leads drug stocks higher Drug maker paces gains in large-cap stocks after it agrees to a deal with Genmab to develop antibody-based therapies to treat central-nervous-system disorders. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks Continue to Decline; Banks Rise Stocks traded lower Tuesday, led by a plunge in energy and technology stocks, as the dollar rose and traders shrugged off decent earnings results from several companies. IBM and Microsoft fell, while AmEx gained. us.rd.yahoo.com |