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Stocks advance after mixed economic data

The third quarter is starting on a positive note after reports showed the fourth straight monthly rise in pending home sales in May, and improvements in manufacturing activity in the United States, Great Britain, and the 16 countries that share the ...

From MADLEN READ AP BUSINESS WRITER, Salt Lake Tribune,  1 Jul 2009

Stock market starts 3Q on high note

NEW YORK—A mixed bag of economic data is lifting stocks. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The third quarter is starting on a positive note after reports showed the fourth straight monthly rise in ...

From MADLEN READ, Denver Post,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Standard Poor's,  Citigroup,  General Mills, Inc.

Strong quarter ends cautiously as earnings loom

NEW YORK - Investors carried Wall Street to a remarkable second-quarter performance even though stocks' big spring rally stalled weeks ago. The major indexes all managed to end the quarter with double-digit percentage gains. Now, whether the market ...

From MADLEN READ, AZ Central.com,  30 Jun 2009
Related Topics: NASDAQ,  Standard Poor's,  Dow Jones,  CBIZ, Inc.

Stocks end mixed as savings rate jumps

Investors are nervous because consumers are saving more than they're spending. Stocks are ending mixed Friday following a Commerce Department report that personal spending, incomes and savings all rose in May. The report suggests consumers are ...

From MADLEN READ, Taiwan News,  27 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Standard Poor's

Stock market slides as savings rate jumps

Investors are nervous because U.S. consumers are saving more than they're spending. Stocks were mostly lower Friday after the Commerce Department reported that personal spending, incomes and savings all rose in May. What troubled investors, ...

From MADLEN READ, Taiwan News,  27 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Standard Poor's,  Federated Investors, Inc.,  NASDAQ,  Palm, Inc.

Stock market mixed as savings rate jumps

traders appeared eager to take some profits from that jump ahead of the weekend, analysts said. NEW YORK » Investors are nervous because consumers are saving more than they're spending. Stocks were mixed Friday after the Commerce Department ...

From MADLEN READ AP BUSINESS WRITER, Salt Lake Tribune,  26 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Federated Investors, Inc.,  NASDAQ,  Standard Poor's,  Palm, Inc.

Stocks slide as savings rate jumps

Standard & Poor's 500 index futures are down 0.60, or 0.1 percent, at 915.70. Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 8.00, or 0.5 percent, to 1,465.00. KB Home is reporting Friday, June 26, a smaller loss for its second quarter than a year ago but the ...

From MADLEN READ, Long Beach Press-Telegram,  26 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Standard Poor's,  KB Home,  Federated Investors, Inc.,  NYSE,  NASDAQ

Stock futures slip ahead of personal spending data

Investors are trading warily again as the average consumer moves back into focus. Stock futures moved lower ahead of data on personal spending and consumer sentiment. The market expects the Commerce Department to report a modest rise in May spending, ...

From MADLEN READ, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Lennar Corporation,  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.,  Ben Bernanke,  Bank of America

Stock market declines as savings rate jumps

NEW YORK—Investors are nervous because consumers are saving more than they're spending. Stocks were mostly lower Friday after the Commerce Department reported that personal spending, incomes and savings all rose in May. What troubled investors, though, ...

From MADLEN READ, Boston Globe,  26 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Federated Investors, Inc.,  Standard Poor's,  NASDAQ,  Palm, Inc.

Stocks push higher, led by homebuilders, retailers

A handful of positive earnings reports are giving investors a reason to buy stocks. Gains in homebuilders, retailers and other consumer discretionary stocks pushed the market higher Thursday. In midday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average ...

From MADLEN READ, Taiwan News,  25 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones,  Standard Poor's,  Lennar Corporation,  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.,  Toll Brothers Inc.

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