World markets
| Shanghai | 2,330.42 | +17.86 (0.77%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 8,831.93 | -44.89 (-0.51%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 20,756.98 | +17.53 (0.08%) |
| TSEC | 7,741.24 | +66.25 (0.86%) |
| FTSE 100 | 5,901.07 | +105.00 (1.81%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,515.15 | +37.00 (1.49%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,427.92 | +51.26 (1.52%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,577.28 | +23.80 (0.19%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,251.20 | -16.60 (-0.39%) |
| BSE Sensex | 17,604.96 | +173.11 (0.99%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.06% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 6 Month | 0.08% | -0.01 (-11.11%) |
| 2 Year | 0.23% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 5 Year | 0.76% | +0.02 (2.70%) |
| 10 Year | 1.92% | +0.02 (1.05%) |
| 30 Year | 3.12% | +0.01 (0.32%) |
Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign
WASHINGTON - The burst of job growth in January gives President Obama a fresh - but tricky - opportunity to revise the grim economic narrative of his presidency while offering Mitt Romney a choice: embrace a new optimism or campaign against a sinking ...
Top stories
The US economy added 243000 jobs in January, more than in December even as the impact of temporary holiday hiring came out of the measure, and the best reading in several years.
Stocks ended near session highs Friday, with the Dow finishing at its best level since May 2008, buoyed by a monthly government employment report that blew past estimates and a handful of impressive economic news.
By DR STEWART World Staff Writer A former Transport Workers Union benefits representative with Trans World Airlines, Mazzara watched helplessly as billionaire Howard Hughes' former airline filed bankruptcy and terminated employee pension plans in 1992.
Enlarge image ECB Loan Collateral Plan Said to Be Avoided by Some ECB Loan Collateral Plan Said to Be Avoided by Some Simon Dawson/Bloomberg The ECB is trying to improve funding access for banks in debt-strapped nations by widening the pool of eligible ...
By Lynnley Browning (Reuters) - The United States indicted Wegelin, the oldest Swiss private bank, on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts, the US Justice Department said on ...
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.98% | 7.85B |
| THLD | Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 131.78% | 146.89M |
| ZOLT | Zoltek Companies, Inc. | 38.44% | 450.57M |
| CLX | The Clorox Company | 1.64% | 9.21B |
| PCCC | PC Connection, Inc. | -19.01% | 272.53M |
| STRI | STR Holdings, Inc. | -20.09% | 375.66M |
| EL | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | -2.33% | 22.14B |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | 4.08% | 7.15B |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 10.92% | 41.19B |
| DRYS | DryShips Inc. | 11.34% | 982.19M |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +2.32% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.70% |
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| Energy | +1.31% |
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| Financial | +2.01% |
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| Healthcare | +0.66% |
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| Services | +1.24% |
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| Technology | +1.44% |
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| Transportation | +1.39% |
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| Utilities | +0.47% |
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