Lackey hurting; Haren sharp for Diamondbacks

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Lackey hurting; Haren sharp for Diamondbacks
TUCSON, Ariz. — John Lackey is hurting, and his opening-day start for the Los Angeles Angels is in jeopardy. Dan Haren, meanwhile, is looking sharp for Arizona. He struck out 10 in seven in…

Profit-taking, bank caution halt market run-up (Reuters)

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Profit-taking, bank caution halt market run-up (Reuters)

Protesters are seen on deckchairs in front of the former Paris stock exchange as part of a demonstration against the upcoming G20 summit, in Paris, Saturday, March 28, 2009. G20 will take place in London on April 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Reuters – Wall Street capped a strong week on a down note on Friday as investors booked profits in the wake of the recent upward surge and bank shares dropped after bank executives indicated March had been a tougher month for the industry than the previous two.


Indian stocks stage rally

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Indian stocks stage rally
MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex rose for a fifth day yesterday, taking gains for the week to 12.1 per cent, its best performance since the last week of October, but there were signs of investor fatigue. Share…

China’s Consumers Are Still Spending (BusinessWeek Online)

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China’s Consumers Are Still Spending (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online – The economic news coming out of China sounds dismal. Twenty million job losses. Ten thousand factory closings. Sputtering exports. Foreign direct investment receding fast. Even normally tight-lipped government officials have warned about social unrest. There are some reasons for optimism: Chinese banks opened their spigots and increased lending to an astounding $237 billion in January and another $157 billion in February. The stock market has rebounded 35% since the beginning of the year, and February sales grew 25% after the government announced tax breaks for cars with small engines. …

Lower consumer spending dents sector; J.C. Penney, Lululemon up

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Lower consumer spending dents sector; J.C. Penney, Lululemon up
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Retail stocks traded mixed Friday after the Commerce Department reported that U.S. consumers retreated in February after splurging in January.

Best Buy jumps after quarterly results (Reuters)

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Best Buy jumps after quarterly results (Reuters)
Reuters – Shares of Best Buy jumped 7.9 percent to $36.10 before the opening bell on Thursday after the electronics retailer reported better-than-expected revenue and net earnings.

Drug stocks sag as Amgen rises on upgrade

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Drug stocks sag as Amgen rises on upgrade
) retracted 1.6%, or 126 points, to 7,800. Amgen shares were up 2% at $52.48 after J.P. Morgan raised its rating to overweight, citing the upcoming release of key clinical data for Amgen's oncology …

Profit-taking, bank caution halt market run-up (Reuters)

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Profit-taking, bank caution halt market run-up (Reuters)

Traders stand outside the New York Stock Exchange, March 27, 2009. Wall Street capped a strong week on a down note on Friday as investors booked profits in the wake of the recent upward surge and bank shares dropped after bank executives indicated March had been a tougher month for the industry than the previous two. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES BUSINESS POLITICS IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)Reuters – Wall Street capped a strong week on a down note on Friday as investors booked profits in the wake of the recent upward surge and bank shares dropped after bank executives indicated March had been a tougher month for the industry than the previous two.


Husband of slain Wis. woman vindicated, angry

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Husband of slain Wis. woman vindicated, angry
Lane McIntyre poses for a picture at his home in Beaver Dam, Thursday, March 26, 2009. McIntyre, the husband of Marilyn McIntyre who was killed in 1980, says he feels vindicated and angry after police…

Oil up slightly, dealers await U.S. stocks data (Reuters)

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Oil up slightly, dealers await U.S. stocks data (Reuters)

A worker checks pipes at PetroChina's Tarim Oilfield in Taklamakan Desert, in China's western Xinjiang region, Thursday, March 26, 2009. Profits at China's oil producers, steel makers and other major industrial companies fell sharply in January and February as sales were battered by the global economic crisis, data showed Friday. (AP Photo)Reuters – Oil rose slightly on Tuesday after U.S. stock markets bounced off their lows amid lingering optimism that the government’s plan to unburden banks of soured assets could help shore up the ailing economy.