Top Ten: MarketWatch Top 10 stories August 23 - 27 (at MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks soar Friday, making significant progress toward erasing the week s declines, as investors searching for a reason to become confident are reassured by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke s vow to do what it takes to revive the shaky economy. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Consumer prices posted a small rise in August
Consumer prices posted a small rise in August, but outside of a big jump in volatile gasoline prices, inflation was essentially flat. United States - Core inflation - Inflation - Home - Consumer Information pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
UPDATE - Daqo New Energy shares rise in NYSE debut
* Shares open at $9.98, 5.1 pct above IPO price * Sold 8 mln ADS for $9.50 each, raised about $76 mln NEW YORK, Oct 7 - Shares of Chinese solar energy company Daqo New Energy Corp opened 5.1 percent above their initial public offering price on Thursday and rose. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise, eye 3 weeks of gains
* SanDisk, Baidu shares jump a day after earnings * American Express, Verizon weigh on Dow * Dow down 0.3 pct, S&P up 0.1 pct; Nasdaq up 0.7 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |
European Markets Higher as U.S. Takes the Day Off
Shares have recovered after a bumpy start to the week, when worries about Europe’s debt crisis became more acute. nytimes.com |