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October 27, 2009
Threeand six-month Treasury bills remain at historically low levels
Interest rates on six-month Treasury bills rose for the second straight week in yesterday’s auction after nearly two months of record lows, while...
Third-quarter earnings for Verizon and Owens & Minor
The company continues to manage the decline in its wireline business as customers increasingly disconnect their landlines in favor of cell phones. Revenue...
Wall Street recap
Stocks slide as rising dollar hits oil prices NEW YORK Astrengthening dollar and worries about an overheated market pounded stocks. Stock indexes started...
October 26, 2009
Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial stock teachers
A federal judge has tossed out guilty verdicts against two salespeople who used late-night infomercials to tout their stock-trading abilities.
Wall Street points toward higher open
NEW YORK—Stock futures pointed to a modestly higher opening to start the week as investors await the government’s first reading on third-quarter...
Asia markets rise on growth reports
BANGKOK—Asian markets mostly rose today, shrugging off a fall on Wall Street as South Korea’s fastest growth in over seven years underscored...
October 25, 2009
Stock information
WALL STREET For the week that ended Oct. 23. Dividends Quarterly unless noted Increased Artesian Rescs .1873 from .1784 Bank of Marin .15 from .14 Boardwalk...
October 24, 2009
Earnings: Microsoft, Honeywell, Bank of McKenney
Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to do the same. Microsoft said yesterday that its revenue kept...
Wall Street: Stocks fall as investors take profits
Stocks end week lower as investors cash in NEW YORK Investors dumped stocks and locked in profits yesterday after the glow of a week full of strong earnings...
October 23, 2009
Stock futures point to mixed opening
Stock futures headed toward a mixed open Friday, as investors looked to another round of earnings reports and the latest data on the housing market.
World markets gain on recovery hopes
BANGKOK—World stock markets rose today, spurred by another batch of optimistic quarterly reports from major companies in the U.S. and Asia even as...
Earnings: AT&T, Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Capital One
AT&T Inc.‘s net income dipped as revenue from traditional landlines fell faster than the company cut costs. But AT&T pleased investors yesterday...
Wall Street recap: Stocks rise as financial, consumer stocks gain
Stocks rise as financial, consumer stocks gain NEW YORK Investors encouraged by a good batch of earnings reports and forecasts jumped back into stocks...
October 22, 2009
Wall Street points to lower open
NEW YORK—Stock futures are pointing toward a modest decline at the open, continuing a sell-off that began late in trading a day earlier. Overseas...
World markets drop amid China policy doubts
HONG KONG—Global stock markets dropped today as weakness on Wall Street and uncertainty about Chinese stimulus measures that have pumped up the country’s...
Dollar loses luster as euro breaches $1.50
The euro broke through $1.50 against the dollar for the first time in 14 months yesterday as a recovering stock market further sapped the U.S. currency’s...
Wall Street recap
Stocks turn lower as note on bank worries traders NEW YORK Spooked traders unraveled a rally in stocks late yesterday as a downbeat assessment of a bank...
October 21, 2009
Stock futures point to lower Wall Street open
Stock futures are pointing to a lower opening on Wall Street as third-quarter earnings reports once again set the market’s mood.
World stocks lower ahead of more U.S. earnings
World stock markets fell modestly Wednesday after soft U.S. housing data reined in some of the optimism generated by a raft of better-than-expected earnings....
Earnings: DuPont, Pfizer, Coca-Cola
DuPont Co. offset falling sales and prices by cutting costs, and the chemical maker reported larger-than-expected third-quarter profits yesterday. DuPont...
Wall Street recap
Stocks fall after mixed economic data, earnings NEW YORK Adisappointing report on housing starts made investors nervous about the economy yesterday and...
October 20, 2009
Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open
The stock market is pointing to a higher open as more companies report higher third-quarter profits. Chemical maker DuPont and health insurer UnitedHealth...
Asian stocks up after U.S. earnings
HONG KONG—Most Asian stock markets climbed today as a rash of better-than-expected earnings reports from major U.S. companies buttressed confidence...
Wall Street recap
Stocks rise as earnings reports top expectations NEW YORK Investors are seeing the kind of earnings numbers that make them feel confident about stocks....
October 19, 2009
Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open
The stock market is pointing to a higher open as investors await companies’ earnings reports for clues about consumers’ mood and the economy’s...
World stocks rise as U.S. earnings eyed
HONG KONG—Asian stock markets were mostly higher today as investors looked to bellwether U.S. companies and China for guideposts to the strength...
October 17, 2009
Seniors fear lack of Social Security COLA increase
Statisticians may think the price of everything is staying low, but it doesn’t look that way to the ladies at the Friendship Cafe at Good Shepherd...
Wall Street recap
Bank of America and GE reports drag down stocks NEW YORK Stocks ended a strong week with a flash of selling after Bank of America Corp. and General Electric...
October 16, 2009
Stock futures flat after GE earnings report
Stock futures are little changed as a drop in revenue at General Electric weighed on the market.
European stocks buoyed as Dow keeps above 10,000
European stock markets rose modestly Friday after another strong finish on Wall Street, with more U.S. earnings reports expected to drive market sentiment...
