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How the Dow Jones industrials fared Friday
Stocks ended a volatile session mixed Friday after the government reported that employers cut 651,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate jumped to 8.1 percent. The government also revised its …
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Citigroup shares tumble below $1 (Reuters)
Reuters – Shares of Citigroup , once the world’s most valuable bank, tumbled below $1 on Thursday, taking its year-to-date drop to 85 percent.
Posted by admin on March 9, 2009 under News |
N.Y. stocks end slightly higher after sinking to new 12-year low+
low+ (AP) – NEW YORK, March 6 (Kyodo)(EDS: RECASTING WITH END OF TRADING) New York stocks ended slightly higher Friday after wild ups and downs that sent the Dow Jones index briefly sliding to a…
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FTSE 100 flat despite US job losses (AFP)
AFP – The FTSE 100 index of leading shares proved resilient to more bad news from the United States on Friday to finish flat at 3,530.73 points.
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Wall Street ends mixed after Dow falls below 6,500
NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow Jones average dropping below 6,500 for the first time in 12 years in the day's trading. The U.S. Labor Department reporte…
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Stock markets pounded by bad news, mum China (AFP)
AFP – Stock markets around the world took a beating Thursday from a spate of bad recession news, worries over the financial sector and a deafening silence from China on much hoped-for new stimulus measures.
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Stocks drift further to the red zone
By Quintus Perera – Asian Tribune Acuity – the stock-brokering arm of HNB and DFCC in their weekly review indicated that stocks at the Colombo bourse suffered another week of losses as the week s…
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Obama touts recovery amid grim economic news (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama tried to highlight some good news and tout his economic plan on Friday, but the grim reality of plunging employment and faltering stock markets once again stepped on his message.
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Aussie share market to open higher on positive Wall St lead
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on Monday following Wall Street’s positive finish and ahead of a raft of employment and housing finance data this week. A late-day rally saw W…
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European stocks mixed ahead of US jobs report (AP)
AP – European markets were mixed Friday ahead of the publication of what is expected to be an especially bleak U.S. jobs report.