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  • Stocks climb as employers cut fewer jobs

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 7:42 pm ET  
    Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock... AP

    NEW YORK - Investors grew more confident about the economy but also worried that a brighter employment picture will mean rising interest rates. Full Story »

  • Monster, DuPont, Take-Two are big movers

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 6:02 pm ET  

    NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: Full Story »

  • How the major stock indexes fared on Friday

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 5:11 pm ET  

    Investors grew more confident about the economy but also worried that a brighter employment picture will mean rising interest rates. Stocks closed higher Friday but only after giving up much of their early gains. Indexes touched new highs for year in the morning following news that job cuts fell sharply in November, but that report also brought expectations that the Federal Reserve could hike rates or remove other supports from the economy. Full Story »

  • Stocks end higher as jobs data brightens outlook

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 4:49 pm ET  
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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as data showed the economy shed far fewer jobs than expected last month, brightening the outlook for the economy and profits. Full Story »

  • A look at economic developments around the globe

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 2:42 pm ET  

    A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: Full Story »

  • State regulator: Jury still out on SEC post-Madoff

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 1:52 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission culture that allowed the Madoff fraud scandal to go undetected for nearly two decades may not change and the agency isn't doing enough to support investor protection proposals in Congress, according to a top state regulator. Full Story »

  • FTSE 100 advances on impressive US data

    AFP – Fri Dec 4, 12:26 pm ET  
    The leading stock exchange advanced, powered by better than expected... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - The leading stock exchange advanced on Friday, powered by better than expected employment data from the United States. Full Story »

  • Dollar surge reins in European, US stock advance

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 12:16 pm ET  
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    LONDON - European and U.S. stock markets pared much of their gains Friday as investors reassessed an upbeat U.S. jobs report and a surging dollar hit commodity stocks hard, particularly in London. Full Story »

  • European stocks drop before US jobs data

    AFP – Fri Dec 4, 7:15 am ET  

    LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets fell on Friday following overnight losses on Wall Street and ahead of key US jobs data. Full Story »

  • Tokyo bourse ordered to pay Mizuho $121M damages

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 6:36 am ET  

    TOKYO - A court ordered the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday to pay 10.7 billion yen ($121 million) in damages to Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. over massive losses in a botched transaction. Full Story »

  • SEC pushes to reform mutual fund fees

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 11:41 am ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator pushed on Thursday to reform mutual fund fees that traditionally used to stimulate fund growth and help cut shareholder expenses. Full Story »

  • Filing: Fired CEO claims NC security co. broke law

    AP – Thu Dec 3, 8:09 am ET  

    RALEIGH, N.C. - The fired former chief executive of Law Enforcement Associates, a maker of security gear for police and military customers worldwide, has claimed the Raleigh-based company violated U.S. export and insider trading laws, the company disclosed in an SEC filing. Full Story »

  • Big-Cap Growth Led In November On Wings Of Rally

    Investor's Business Daily – Wed Dec 2, 7:42 pm ET  

    The precious metals sector led stock funds in November as they snapped back from declines in October. Bond funds invested in Treasuries generally edged those in corporates as investors ducked for cover when the Dubai default crisis exploded. Full Story »

  • Nasdaq Stock Market delists 4 small companies

    AP – Wed Dec 2, 5:57 pm ET  

    NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Stock Market on Wednesday said it will delist the stocks of four small companies. Full Story »

  • Biotech cos. rise as gov't OKs new stem cell lines

    AP – Wed Dec 2, 3:39 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Shares of companies developing stem cell therapies surged Wednesday on news that the federal government has cleared 13 new stem cell lines for testing, bringing to a close nearly a decade of restrictions. Full Story »

  • The 10 Strangest Mutual Funds

    U.S. News & World Report – Wed Dec 2, 3:17 pm ET  

    When mutual funds step off the beaten path, there's no telling what will happen. In the past, for example, oddball funds have fought the war on terror (the Ancora Homeland Security Fund), tried to prop up the sky (the Chicken Little Growth Fund), and fantasized about swinging a presidential election (the Blue Fund). And although those three particular funds--all of which have been liquidated--failed, others have stepped in to carry the torch and preserve a long and proud tradition of eccentric investing styles. Here are the 10 quirkiest funds we could find: Full Story »

  • Gold pushes TSX to 14-month high

    Reuters – Wed Dec 2, 2:24 pm ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose to its highest level in more than 14 months on Wednesday, adding to a big gain in the previous session, as record high gold prices sparked a rally in shares of gold miners. Full Story »

  • SEC ramps up probes of hedge funds: source

    Reuters – Wed Dec 2, 1:54 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators have stepped up their probes of hedge funds and are asking some firms to hand over information about their performance and trades, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Full Story »

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