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Wall Street holds modest gains

BigPond News - 1 hour 39 minutes ago

Wall Street shares rose following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year.

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Wall Street stocks gain on optimism for US economy
EARTHtimes.org - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
New York - US stocks rose Wednesday after three separate reports offered signs that the US recovery is gaining steam. Consumer spending and new home sales rose more than expected in October, while weekly jobless claims dropped to their lowest rate si...
Wall Street ekes out gains
News 24 South Africa - 2 hours 41 minutes ago
US stocks have managed to hold onto modest gains ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Wall Street
The Wenatchee World - Wed Nov 25, 2:14 pm ET
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are higher in light volume following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales. Trading volume is thin Wednesday ahead of Thanksgiving. Light volume can exacerbate swings in the market.
Economic reports offset losses on Wall Street
The Star-Ledger - Wed Nov 25, 4:52 am ET
A brighter economic forecast from the Federal Reserve helped the stock market pare steep losses that followed uninspiring reports on consumer sentiment and housing. Stocks slipped from 13-month highs in light trading as gains in health care companies helped offset...
Les Leopold: Stop Socialism for the Rich: Nationalize Wall Street
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 25, 8:09 am ET
We should give strong consideration to nationalizing the largest banks in order to run them like public utilities. We also should consider placing banking employees into the civil service system to end the ridiculous wage distortions.
Fed forecast brightens Wall Street
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Wed Nov 25, 7:16 am ET
NEW YORK - A brighter economic forecast from the Federal Reserve helped the stock market pare losses that followed uninspiring reports on consumer sentiment and housing.
Wall Street recap
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Wed Nov 25, 12:13 am ET
Brighter Fed forecast helps market pare losses NEW YORK Abrighter economic forecast from the Federal Reserve helped the stock market pare losses that followed uninspiring reports on consumer sentiment and housing. Stocks slipped from 13-month highs in light trading yesterday as gains in health-care companies helped offset drops in financial and industrial stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
Robert Scheer: Still Doing God's Work on Wall Street
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 25, 4:39 am ET
Jail, anyone? Perhaps that's too harsh, and at any rate premature, but is anyone ever going to be held accountable for the behind-the-scenes sweetheart deals...
Local shares dip, track weak Wall Street
GMA News - Wed Nov 25, 1:09 am ET
Philippine share prices closed lower on Wednesday, tracking the equally sluggish overnight performance of US stocks.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-25 12:02 FACTBOX-Gulf Arab policy steps to address financial crisis
Interactive Investor - Wed Nov 25, 7:28 am ET
Nov 25 (Reuters) - Gulf Arab oil exporters have adopted an array of policy measures to ease tight liquidity and prop up sagging investor confidence during a global recession. Dubai's government took the latest step on Wednesday, raising a further $5 billion in a bond issue programme to support and fund state-linked companies. Below are details of government and central bank actions.
Is the Murdoch Bing Deal Really Just About the Wall Street Journal
MalaysiaNews.net - Wed Nov 25, 1:18 am ET
journalists have pounded the insanity of Murdoch's suggestion that News Corp publications might strike an exclusive indexing deal with Bing and delist itself from Google's search engine. However, wha...
Special Report: Global Financial Crisis >>
Eastday.com - Tue Nov 24, 8:28 pm ET
The U.S. dollar was mixed against major currencies on Tuesday as latest economic data suggested a slow recovery.
Wall Street down after 3rd quarter GDP growth cut
MalaysiaNews.net - Tue Nov 24, 7:45 pm ET
NEW YORK -- US stocks fell modestly Tuesday after the government revised down economic growth in the third quarter and a new survey showed lackluster consumer confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Aver...
Wall Street dips after GDP growth cut
Business Times (Malaysia) - Tue Nov 24, 7:44 pm ET
NEW YORK: US stocks drifted lower Tuesday after the government revised down economic growth in the third quarter and a new survey showed lackluster consumer confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 17.24 points (0.16 per cent) to 10,433.71, moving down from its highest close since October 2008. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dipped 6.83 points (0.31 per cent) to 2,169.18 and the broad-market ...
Wall Street Closes Modestly Lower Following Yesterday's Rally
MalaysiaNews.net - Tue Nov 24, 7:41 pm ET
(RTTNews) - Stocks closed lower by slim margins on Tuesday, as the day's light volume limited reaction to a batch of largely lackluster economic data. The major averages all closed in negative territ...