| Wall St upbeat on positive data WALL Street shares traded higher overnight on the back of encouraging economic data and positive quarterly earnings from retail giant Walmart. news.com.au |
Service sector grows for eighth straight month The U.S. service sector, the nation's predominant job generator, expanded for the eighth straight month in August although the pace of growth slowed, according to a trade group survey. Tertiary sector of the economy - Conferences - Computer Science - Weddings - Relationships pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Energy Stocks: Energy stocks roar to life [at MarketWatch] - Broad-based Wall Street rally ignites gains in shares of oil drillers. Gains putting crude-oil futures well clear of $75 a barrel also help the bullish sentiment. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Mutual Funds’ Tax Bills Are Looking Light for 2010 Because of losses they can carry over from previous years, mutual funds aren’t expected to leave their investors with a big tax burden at year-end. nytimes.com |
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks drop after rise in joblessness U.S. stocks fall slightly after weak weekly jobs data overshadow other economic reports. us.rd.yahoo.com |