Sector up despite grim holiday numbers
Sector up despite grim holiday numbers
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Retail shares rose Friday as the sector's main indicator gained in early trading, defying yet another bleak report on holiday shopping patterns.
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Sector up despite grim holiday numbers
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Retail shares rose Friday as the sector's main indicator gained in early trading, defying yet another bleak report on holiday shopping patterns.
Stocks up after GMAC lifeline, dip in retail sales (AP)
AP – Wall Street rose modestly in light post-holiday trading Friday, but was still cautious about embarking on a year-end rally following dreary preliminary readings on holiday spending.
Japanese market trades higher on bargain hunting, Wall Street lead
(RTTNews) – The Japanese stock market was trading higher on Thursday on bargain hunting after U.S. stocks closed higher overnight in a holiday-shortened session. At 7.22 P.M. ET, the benchmark Nikkei…
FTSE-100 down 31.39 at 4,216.59 (AP)
AP – Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower in a short pre-holiday session on Wednesday.
Equity markets fall at opening bell
Mumbai, Dec 24 : Indian equity markets opened lower Wednesday with a key index falling more than 110 points below Tuesday's close, about 15 minutes into trading.
Russia, China warn of dire economic straits in 2009 (AFP)
AFP – Russia and China issued stark warnings on Wednesday about the impact of the crisis on their recently booming economies in 2009, as stocks and oil prices took a hit from economic gloom over Christmas.
Tokyo stocks rebound, but gains limited amid thin holiday trading+
trading+ (AP) – TOKYO, Dec. 25 (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING DETAILS AND PRICES) Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday on bargain hunting after a sharp decline the previous day and an overnight rise on Wall Str…
After the market’s unraveling, an arduous recovery (AP)
AP – After a year of devastating losses, the stock market has the makings of a recovery in 2009: Nearly $9 trillion in cash on the sidelines, waiting to be invested.
Finding Winning Stocks in 2009
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Investor tries to hold SEC liable for Madoff losses (Reuters)
Reuters – A woman who says she gave accused swindler Bernard Madoff $2 million to manage is trying to hold U.S. regulators responsible for her losses, a case that shows how widely investors are casting their net in trying to find potential defendants in the scandal.