| Financial Stocks: Financials fall again as Ambac hit (at MarketWatch) Financial stocks suffered across-the-board losses again Friday to cap a tough week for the sector as the Dow Jones Industrial Average threatened another triple-digit decline. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Adobe Systems leads early tech-sector gains [at MarketWatch] - Tech stocks rose in early trading Thursday as the market reacted positively to a decline in first-time state unemployment benefits. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 20 points to 2,247, while the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index both rose about 1%. us.rd.yahoo.com |
The 'missing' warily return to the job hunt The recession has been so hard that some jobseekers stopped even trying to find work. Now, economists expect that some of those workers will start to jump back into the job search. Employment - Recession - Job hunting - Business and Economy - Job Search pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Bank shares hit by U.S. foreclosure woes * Bank stocks fall amid foreclosure paperwork concerns * TARP panel, all 50 states probe foreclosure process * Uncertainty threatens recovery of housing market us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar slightly lower after reaching parity THE dollar opened slightly weaker today after reaching parity with the US dollar on Friday night. news.com.au |