| Wall St rallies on positive data US stocks rallied today on the back of encouraging economic data and positive quarterly earnings from retail giant Wal-Mart. news.com.au |
European Markets Inch Higher While markets were closed in the United States for Labor Day, indexes in Britain, Germany and France climbed. nytimes.com |
Retail Stocks: Retail off; Wal-Mart makes offer in S. Africa [at MarketWatch] - Retail stocks fell on Monday as the industry digested Wal-Mart Stores Inc. s $4 billion-plus bid for South Africa s Massmart Holdings. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Drilling stocks rise as Obama moves to end ban Shares of oil service firms rose despite losses in the broad equities market on Tuesday, as the White House said it'll lift the offshore drilling moratorium "very soon." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the U.S. plans to end a ban on deep water drilling put into place after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks open lower on weak US lead THE Australian share market has opened lower after a weak lead from Wall Street overnight and mixed commodity prices. news.com.au |