Stocks leap on economy and jobs news

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Stocks leap on economy and jobs news
Wall Street soared higher today after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up.The Dow J…

SEC proposes international accounting plan (AP)

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SEC proposes international accounting plan (AP)
AP – Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a plan to allow public companies to begin using international accounting standards for reporting financial results in two years, and may require them to do so starting in 2014.

What about insurance stocks

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What about insurance stocks
Michael Goldberg, an analyst at Desjardins Securities, asked an intriguing question in a research note on Thursday: With so much focus on banks, is the opportunity in life insurance companies being ov…

Investors Exited Stock Funds In July (Investor’s Business Daily)

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Investors Exited Stock Funds In July (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – Investors yanked $26.36 billion from stock funds in July — the most since $44.84 billion in January. July trumps June’s outflow figure of $4.82 billion, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Stocks head for mixed open as investors watch oil

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Stocks head for mixed open as investors watch oil
Wall Street headed for a narrowly mixed open Monday as investors watched to see if oil will extend its recent losses and also awaited a reading on existing home sales.

SEC may back international accounting standards (Reuters)

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SEC may back international accounting standards (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. companies would be able to file financial results using international accounting standards according to a timetable U.S. securities regulators will propose next week.

U.S. Stocks Turn Mostly Higher As Financials Come Off Lows

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U.S. Stocks Turn Mostly Higher As Financials Come Off Lows
, market analyst at Standard & Poor's. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 12 points, or 0.1%, to 11,430, with 17 of its 30 components trading higher. The blue-chip index rebounded in …

Merrill reaches tentative deal with SEC over ARS (Reuters)

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Merrill reaches tentative deal with SEC over ARS (Reuters)

A Merrill Lynch sign is seen above the main entrance to its headquarters in New York, January 17, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)Reuters – Merrill Lynch & Co Inc struck a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to buy back billions of dollars of auction-rate securities, in a settlement little different from one the bank reached a day earlier with several states.


Coldwater Creek 2nd-quarter earnings tumble 64 percent, but beat Wall Street

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Coldwater Creek 2nd-quarter earnings tumble 64 percent, but beat Wall Street
August 27, 2008 – 6:12 p.m. SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) – Women's apparel retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit tumbled 64 percent, but beat Wall Street's ex…

This week, investors eye oil prices, spending data (AP)

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This week, investors eye oil prices, spending data (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the post that handles shares of Merrill Lynch July 29, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)AP – It was another seesaw week on Wall Street, but it ended with a jolt of good news: a $6-a-barrel tumble in oil. This week, investors will be watching to see if crude extends its drop or bounces back up again.