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TheStreet.com - Fri Dec 11, 5:10 pm ETAlcoa and Century Aluminum have been among the biggest percentage gainers on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 today.
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Alcoa and Century Aluminum have been among the biggest percentage gainers on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 today.
U.S. stocks are in a bear market that may last until 2018, and benchmark indexes may set new lows, said Alan R. Shaw, the technical analyst who retired from Citigroup Inc.
Better-than-expected retail sales and consumer confidence data lifted market sentiment Friday
Plus more stocks making headlines in Friday's market
Signs that consumers are shopping again prompted investors to do the same thing Friday, pushing the stock market just shy of a fresh 14-month closing high.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures gained, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may recoup its weekly loss, as China’s industrial output grew more than estimated and investors speculated a report may show U.S. retail sales rose.
Stock futures were pointing toward moderate gains Friday after a China industrial production report while waiting here in the U.S. for two reports on the health of the U.S. consumer
U.S. stock futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 38 points at 10,440, or about 39 points above fair value, as Wall Street prepares for a pair of reports that should offer of insight into the health of the consumer...( Read More )
U.S. stock futures rise on Friday after the government reports November retail sales well ahead of low expectation and data shows China's economic recovery is still roaring.
German American Bancorp, Peet's Coffee & Tea, American Physicians Service Group, Hawkins and Neogen are rated 'buy.'
Asian shares ended mostly higher Friday after data from China appeared to show that the economic recovery there is gaining momentum while brighter U.S. jobs data lifted stocks on Wall Street.
If a market surge occurs this month, it most likely will be tucked under the tree with a 'do not open until Christmas' sign.
Stocks moved cautiously higher out of the gate today, as the market digested a pair of upbeat economic reports...( Read More )
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Commodities and consumer stocks led the gains in the broader indices today.
U.S. stocks opened slightly higher Friday morning as November retail sales rose nearly twice as much as expected, while the dollar also improved.