Stocks fall into red on US stimulus

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Stocks fall into red on US stimulus
House of Representatives in the US approved the $1.23 trillion package that Democrats had argued was vital, with the economy in the worst shape since the Great Depression. IG Markets research analyst …

FTSE-100 share index up 33.78 points at 4,086.25 (AP)

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FTSE-100 share index up 33.78 points at 4,086.25 (AP)
AP – Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were higher at midday Monday.

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Pace up; Altium sees demand accelerate for HD

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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Pace up; Altium sees demand accelerate for HD
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 10:35GMT 28Jan2009-Pace up; Altium sees demand accelerate for HD ————————————————————…

SEC charges adviser with fraud linked to bailout (AP)

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SEC charges adviser with fraud linked to bailout (AP)
AP – Federal regulators on Wednesday charged an investment adviser with securities fraud, saying he bilked clients of at least $6.5 million in the first scheme using the government’s $700 billion financial bailout program as a front to lure investments.

Hershey net income climbs, sales edge up

Posted by admin on January 28, 2009 under News | 3 Comments to Read

Hershey net income climbs, sales edge up
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Hershey said Tuesday fourth-quarter net income rose by 50%, as sales edged up and its chocolate business weathered the economic downturn better than many. The company al…

European stocks rally, banks soar (AFP)

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European stocks rally, banks soar (AFP)

Men look at a stock index board at the Korea Stock Exchange in Seoul. Europe's main stock markets have rebounded sharply, with banks extending their recent recovery as a US bailout package neared approval and after gains across Asia and overnight on Wall Street(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP – Europe’s main stock markets rebounded sharply on Wednesday, with banks extending their recent recovery as a US bailout package neared approval and after gains across Asia and overnight on Wall Street, traders said.


Norfolk Southern 4Q profit up, tops Wall St. estimate as higher prices beat softer demand

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Norfolk Southern 4Q profit up, tops Wall St. estimate as higher prices beat softer demand
NEW YORK (AP) – Railroad operator Norfolk Southern said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent as higher shipping prices and lower fuel costs offset tumbling demand for goods. Norfolk Sout…

FTSE 100 in the red (AFP)

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FTSE 100 in the red (AFP)

The FTSE 100 index was in the red as jitters persisted about a global financial crisis which has sparked tens of thousands of job cuts so far this week.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP – The FTSE 100 index was in the red on Tuesday as jitters persisted about a global financial crisis which has sparked tens of thousands of job cuts so far this week.


Commercial paper market has made headway, but far from recovered

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Commercial paper market has made headway, but far from recovered
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – The commercial paper market, due for a three-month check-up after a late-2008 resuscitation by the Federal Reserve, faces a tough recovery and possibly more aid from the …

SEC official: agency did not detect Madoff fraud (Reuters)

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SEC official: agency did not detect Madoff fraud (Reuters)

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff is escorted by police and photographed by the media as he departs U.S. Federal Court after a hearing in New York, January 5, 2009. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters – The Securities and Exchange Commission did not examine the advisory operations of accused financial swindler Bernard Madoff despite the firm registering in September of 2006, a top SEC official told lawmakers on Tuesday.