FTSE 100 opens lower
(AFP)
 AFP - Leading shares opened lower on Thursday as investors awaited key US economic data later this week.
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Futures point to weak Wall St; Devon Energy seen up
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stock index futures fell on Thursday, pointing to a weaker start for Wall Street. By 0859 GMT (3:59 a.m. ET), futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq slipped 0.2 to 0.3 percent.
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Asian stocks post tepid gains; Europe lower
(AP)
 AP - Asian stock markets posted tepid gains Thursday as China's burst of inflation tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound. European shares opened lower.
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China inflation spike weakens equities
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A spike in Chinese inflation weakened equity markets on Thursday, as investors pondered the prospects of interest rate hikes in one of the world's main economic drivers.
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Summary Box: Stocks rise after inventories fall
(AP)
AP - GOOD NEWS, MODEST MOVES: The Dow Jones industrial average tacked on only 3 points Wednesday after the government said that inventories at wholesalers fell in January while sales rose. That suggests that demand is strengthening. |
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Stocks rise after inventories fall and sales gain
(AP)
 AP - Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies' inventories.
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How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday
(AP)
AP - Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies' inventories. The Dow Jones industrials rose only 3 points as the market remained in a lull that began on Monday. Many investors stayed on the sidelines amid an absence of news that could influence trading. |
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A look at global economic developments
(AP)
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: |
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FTSE 100 shares edge higher
(AFP)
 AFP - Leading shares closed higher on Wednesday in cautious trading as market players digested the latest batch of company results and awaited key US economic data later this week.
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A decade later, lessons in the Nasdaq collapse
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon. |
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European stocks edge ahead as investors await data
(AFP)
 AFP - Europe's leading stock markets nudged higher on Wednesday as traders awaited key US economic data and assessed the latest batch of company results.
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SEC chief economist leaving
(AP)
AP - The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector. |
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Kroger, Ruby Tuesday, UAL are big movers
(AP)
AP - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: |
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SEC sues ex-NY loan trader over alleged kickbacks
(Reuters)
Reuters - A former stock loan trader at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp in New York received well over $100,000 of cash kickbacks by steering orders to other brokerage firms, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. |
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U.S. SEC's chief economist to leave agency March 31
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chief economist, James Overdahl, will be leaving at the end of the month, he said on Tuesday. |
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China: US assets should not be 'politicized'
(AP)
 AP - An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt and indicated Beijing has no plans for a big increase in its gold stockpile.
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New York governor rejects reimposing stock transfer tax
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York state should not reimpose a stock transfer tax as this would make Wall Street firms move to other cities such as New Jersey's Newark, or other states like Connecticut, Governor David Paterson said on Monday. |
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(AP)
AP - Defense Sec. Gates in Afghanistan to meet with military commanders. |
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Summary Box: Dollar, stock relationship ending
(AP)
AP - THE BREAKUP: During last year's big market rally, the dollar consistently fell on days when stocks rose, and vice versa. That hasn't been the case in the past three months. |
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Relationship over? Dollar, stocks break up
(AP)
AP - The relationship between the dollar and stocks that helped define last year's stock market rally is over. |
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