| Sector Snap: Shares of mortgage insurers rise (AP) Shares of mortgage insurers rose Tuesday after the Treasury said it plans to do more to help the mortgage industry and a major hedge fund revealed it increased stakes in two insurers. finance.yahoo.com |
Stocks Hold Gains Before Close; Banks Rise [at CNBC] - Stocks were heading to the best results for a week before Labor day since 2006 after a series of economic reports gave investors reason to think the U.S. economy is beginning to turn around. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks Rally as Durable Goods Report Signals Rising Demand [at New York Times] - Indexes on Wall Street rose on Friday as the latest snapshot on the economy suggested that capital spending could help spur growth even as housing and consumer spending lag. us.rd.yahoo.com |
72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Wall Street rallies on upbeat earnings news Upbeat earnings from JPMorgan Chase, Intel and CSX helped pushed Wall Street higher Wednesday. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |