US stocks fall on easing enthusiasm for Fed move

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US stocks fall on easing enthusiasm for Fed move
US stocks plunged after strong gains in the week amid waning enthusiasm over a Federal Reserve move to inject another $US1 trillion into the financial system to prop up the economy. The Dow Jones Ind…

U.S. SEC probes subprime, builders, hedge funds (Reuters)

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U.S. SEC probes subprime, builders, hedge funds (Reuters)
Reuters – Several U.S. investigations into subprime lenders involve possible insider trading before announcements of negative news about the lender, a Securities and Exchange Commission member said on Friday.

Stocks fluctuate as Bernanke talks on exec pay

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Stocks fluctuate as Bernanke talks on exec pay
News ) – Stocks are fluctuating as investors examine Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's calls for banking supervisors to pay "close attention" to compensation practices.Bernanke says regulators h…

Wall Street cautiously optimistic this week (AP)

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Wall Street cautiously optimistic this week (AP)

Investors Stuart Baker (R) and Judith Welling, who had invested with financier Bernard Madoff, are interviewed outside a Manhattan Federal courthouse after Madoff was sent by a judge to jail to await sentencing on March 12, 2009 in New York City. A US appeals court on Friday denied bail to Wall Street fraudster Bernard Madoff, as prosecutors highlighted public outrage in a slew of emails.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Rick Gershon)AP – Wall Street knows it shouldn’t get ahead of itself.


Banks, commods up as Europe stocks close higher

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Banks, commods up as Europe stocks close higher
By Joanne Frearson LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – European shares closed higher on Thursday with banks and commodities taking the lead, but gains were capped as investors fretted about the implications …

Citigroup pares earlier gains (Reuters)

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Citigroup pares earlier gains (Reuters)
Reuters – Shares of Citigroup pared earlier gains as the stock resumed trading before the opening bell.

Banks, commods up as Europe stocks close higher

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Banks, commods up as Europe stocks close higher
By Joanne Frearson LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – European shares closed higher on Thursday with banks and commodities taking the lead, but gains were capped as investors fretted about the implications …

Sector Snap: Analyst cuts restaurant ratings (AP)

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Sector Snap: Analyst cuts restaurant ratings (AP)
AP – Restaurant stocks mainly fell Thursday after a Raymond James analyst downgraded his rating on a number of sit-down restaurant stocks, saying they are now fairly valued.

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Playtech up on positive results comment

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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Playtech up on positive results comment
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 14:40 GMT Playtech up on positive results comment ————————————————- Shares in Playtech recove…

Asian markets mixed on worries about US inflation (AP)

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Asian markets mixed on worries about US inflation (AP)

An investor prepares to leave from a private securities company Friday March 20, 2009 in Shanghai, China. China's main stock market index rose for a fifth day Friday, ending the week up 7.2 percent as higher commodity prices pushed up oil, coal and metals stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 15.33 points, or 0.7 percent to close at 2281.09.  (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP – Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious amid worries the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest move to combat recession in the world’s largest economy will lead to rampant inflation.