Stock futures rise on strong global earnings (AP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:21 UTC
Stock futures rose Thursday following a new batch of upbeat earnings and signs that Europe s economy is bouncing back faster than expected. Read More >>
US STOCKS-Futures up on Europe data, jobless claims on tap (at Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:48:43 UTC
* Weekly jobless claims data on tap * Euro zone economic sentiment at 28-month high * Futures up: Dow 58 pts, S&P 6.9 pts, Nasdaq 7.25 pts Read More >>
Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Jobless Claims (at TheStreet.com) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:42:01 UTC
Initial weekly jobless claims are expected to hold steady at 464,000 claims in the week ended July 24. Read More >>
UPDATE - National Oilwell profit jumps, beats Wall St (at Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:37:10 UTC
* Q2 EPS ex-items 97 cts vs Wall St view 93 cts * Backlog slips to $4.0 bln $5.4 bln end-Q1 NEW YORK, July 29 - National Oilwell Varco Inc , the largest U.S. oilfield equipment supplier, posted an 82 percent jump in quarterly profit and topped Wall Street forecasts, but its backlog of orders slipped. Read More >>
Stocks struggle to hold gains after Fed caution (at Financial Times) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:30:14 UTC
Thursday 12.15 BST. Stocks are rising following more strong earnings reports, but risky assets globally are fighting to hold their level after a cautious assessment of the US economy by the Federal Reserve. Read More >>
US STOCKS-Futures up on Europe data ahead of jobless claims (at Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:28:27 UTC
* Weekly jobless claims data on tap * Euro zone economic sentiment at 28-month high * Futures up: Dow 49 pts, S&P 6.1 pts, Nasdaq 7.25 pts Read More >>
Stocks set for early gains as investors await more earnings (at CNNMoney.com) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:17:00 UTC
Futures head higher as investors shift focus back to earnings. Exxon Mobil, Colgate-Palmolive on tap. Read More >>
Wall St futures point to higher open; data eyed (at Reuters) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:44 UTC
* Wall St futures pointed to a firmer start for equities, after gains in Europe. The Dow closed lower in the previous session on weak durable goods data and a downbeat assessment of the economy from the Fed s Beige Book. Read More >>
US stocks snap winning streak; RIM gains (at CNBC) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:52:17 UTC
Stocks snapped their four-day winning streak Wednesday after the Fed s latest beige book report pointed to a sluggish recovery and earnings from Boeing disappointed. Read More >>
[$$] Hutchinson, Websense Fall; Eastman Kodak Drops 15% (at The Wall Street Journal) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:50:40 UTC
Hutchinson, Websense Fall Small-capitalization stocks significantly underperformed their large-cap peers as a downbeat economic reading from the Fed inspired investors to shy away from riskier assets. Read More >>
[$$] Boeing Grounds Dow, WellPoint Sinks 3.7% (at The Wall Street Journal) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:49:02 UTC
Boeing Grounds Dow, WellPoint Sinks 3.7% Stocks fell as a report from the Fed pointed to signs that the economic recovery may be running out of steam, adding to the market s disappointment over a drop in durable-goods orders. Read More >>
US Stocks Snap Winning Streak; RIM Gains (at CNBC) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:45:56 UTC
Stocks snapped their four-day winning streak Wednesday after the Fed s latest beige book report pointed to a sluggish recovery and earnings from Boeing disappointed. Read More >>
Pops & Drops: California Pizza Kitchen, Allegheny Tech... (at CNBC) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:43:55 UTC
Herein are Wednesday s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of California Pizza Kitchen popped while Allegheny Tech dropped. Read More >>
Financial Stocks: Financials drop on data; Richard Ellis surges 8% (at MarketWatch) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:34:00 UTC
U.S. financial stocks fall, pressured by the latest round of U.S. economic data reports, but buoyed by gains of realty giant CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. Read More >>
Stocks fall after Fed report on regional economy (AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:24:24 UTC
THE FED CONFIRMS INVESTORS VIEW: The Federal Reserve s beige book, its report on the economy region by region, showed that the recovery is slowing in some parts of the country. That confirmed how investors see the economy, and that sent stocks falling. Read More >>
Stocks Snap Winning Streak; RIM Gains (at CNBC) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:17:17 UTC
Stocks remained lower Wednesday after the Fed s latest beige book report pointed to a slowly recovering economy. Boeing fell. RIM rose. Read More >>
How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday (AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:55:42 UTC
Investors cashed in some of their recent gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve gave them more confirmation that the economic recovery is slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 40 points after the Fed released its regional survey of the economy, a report known as the beige book. Read More >>
UPDATE - Itron Q2 beat Wall Street, shares jump (at Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:54:50 UTC
* Q2 adj EPS $0.98 vs est $0.73 * Q2 rev up 33 pct, beats mkt * Shares up 9 pct after-mkt July 28 - Power meter maker Itron Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, as higher shipments of OpenWay meters and modules drove higher revenues from North America Read More >>
UPDATE - Lam Research Q4 beats Wall Street (at Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:48:10 UTC
Chip-gear maker Lam Research Corp posted fourth-quarter profit that blew past Wall Street expectations, driven partly by market-share gains. Read More >>
Glum Fed Report Weighs on Stocks (at The Wall Street Journal) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:29:38 UTC
Glum Fed Report Weighs on Stocks The Dow fell 39.81 points as a gloomy reading from the Fed stirred pessimism on the economy. Vote: Will Treasurys yields to fall further? Markets Hub: Boeing Weighs on Dow Heard: Risk Appetite s New Normal Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude Read More >>
Stocks fall on economic outlook (Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:29:16 UTC
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after weak durable goods figures and a downbeat assessment of the economy from the Fed s Beige Book kept the benchmark S&P 500 trapped below its 200-day moving average. Read More >>
US STOCKS-Wall St falls on economic outlook (at Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:28:05 UTC
* Full-year profit outlook for Dow component Boeing weighs * U.S. June durable goods orders unexpectedly drop * Beige Book downbeat on economy Read More >>
U.S. stocks tumble, breaking blue-chip win streak (at MarketWatch) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:09:34 UTC
U.S. stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking a four-session win streak, as reports showing clouds over the U.S. economy dimmed any enthusiasm over corporate earnings reports. Read More >>
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends lower after weak data (at Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:06:31 UTC
U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday after weak durable-goods figures and a downbeat assesment of the economy from the Fed s Beige Book kept the benchmark S&P 500 trapped below its 200-day moving average. Read More >>
US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Stocks fall on weak outlook (at Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:42:18 UTC
Mid- and smallcap stocks slipped on Wednesday after disappointing earnings forecasts in the smallcap technology sector along with weak quarterly results from midcap Global Payments. Read More >>
US STOCKS-Wall St down, S&P hovers near key technical level (at Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:38:51 UTC
* Full-year profit outlook for Dow component Boeing weighs * U.S. June durable goods orders unexpectedly drop * Indexes off: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.5 pct, Nasdaq 1 pct Read More >>
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