Avalon Pharmaceuticals Receives NASDAQ Deficiency Notice

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Avalon Pharmaceuticals Receives NASDAQ Deficiency Notice
0 posts Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVRX), today announced that on November 20, 2008 it received a Deficiency Notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC notifying the Company that it is not in …

Isolation shields frontier stock markets from crash (Reuters)

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Isolation shields frontier stock markets from crash (Reuters)

Traders update share prices at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad October 9, 2008. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)Reuters – Trading with whiteboards and paper slips, a handful of fledgling stock markets such as Iraq and Ghana have escaped the crash of their more developed rivals — benefiting in large part from isolation and lack of liquidity.


UK at a Glance-UK Stocks — Factors to watch on Nov 27

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UK at a Glance-UK Stocks — Factors to watch on Nov 27
LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up as much as 1.2 percent on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, tracking gains in the United States and Asia on renewed ho…

Oil jumps 7 percent on Wall Street gains (Reuters)

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Oil jumps 7 percent on Wall Street gains (Reuters)

A woman looks at the price of gas as she fills up in South Beach, Miami, January 2, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters – Oil jumped by more than 7 percent to over $54 per barrel on Wednesday as the U.S. stock markets rallied and giant energy consumer China cut interest rates.


U.S. Stocks Rise, Looking Past Dire Economic Data

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U.S. Stocks Rise, Looking Past Dire Economic Data
U.S. stocks rose in afternoon trading Wednesday, brushing off early declines after grim economic data and gloomy forecasts from manufacturer Deer & Co. and jeweler Tiffany & Co.

FTSE 100 closes down 0.44% (AFP)

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FTSE 100 closes down 0.44% (AFP)

An investor looks at a computer screen showing the FTSE 100 share index at the close of trading in London. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 0.44 percent at 4,152.69 points after a volatile trading session.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP – The FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 0.44 percent at 4,152.69 points after a volatile trading session on Wednesday.


BCE sinks, but other telecoms gain

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BCE sinks, but other telecoms gain
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – BCE Inc. sank 37% after the Montreal-based phone company's plan to go private hit a potential deal-killing snag, but most telecommunications stocks rose in Wednesday action.

Oil jumps 7 percent on Wall Street gains (Reuters)

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Oil jumps 7 percent on Wall Street gains (Reuters)

A woman looks at the price of gas as she fills up in South Beach, Miami, January 2, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)Reuters – Oil jumped by more than 7 percent to over $54 per barrel on Wednesday as the U.S. stock markets rallied and giant energy consumer China cut interest rates.


Stocks open sharply higher after interest rate cut

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Stocks open sharply higher after interest rate cut
Chinese shares opened sharply higher on Thursday following an unusually big interest rate cut of 1.08 percentage points, which was announced by the central bank after Wednesday's closing. The benchma…

Dow, S&P 500 clinch 4th straight winning session (AP)

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Dow, S&P 500 clinch 4th straight winning session (AP)

Traders chat at the floor of the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad October 9, 2008. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)AP – A stock market gaining confidence in the nation’s financial system bolted higher Wednesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials and Standard & Poor’s 500 index to their first four-day advance since last spring.