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Stocks narrowly mixed in early trading - San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK—Investors are searching for direction after two days of relatively flat trading. Stocks are narrowly mixed in early morning trading. A market surge that began a year ago appears to have run out of steam recently. Traders are looking for

Wireless Technology Market Alert for Clearwire Corp - Stockhouse
BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring communications company Clearwire Corp. (Nasdaq:CLWR). The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday March 11 - Democratic Underground.com
LONDON (AFP) – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned the European Commission its default swaps after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for a crackdown on derivatives trading to prevent a

Stocks narrowly mixed in early trading - San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK—Investors are searching for direction after two days of relatively flat trading. Stocks are narrowly mixed in early morning trading. A market surge that began a year ago appears to have run out of steam recently. Traders are looking for

Wireless Technology Market Alert for Clearwire Corp - Stockhouse
BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring communications company Clearwire Corp. (Nasdaq:CLWR). The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday March 11 - Democratic Underground.com
LONDON (AFP) – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned the European Commission its default swaps after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for a crackdown on derivatives trading to prevent a

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  • Scotiabank reports strong revenue growth and first quarter earnings of - Yahoo Finance
    - Earnings per share (diluted) of $0.91, compared to $0.80 - Net income of $988 million, versus $842 million - Return on equity of 17.4%, compared to 16.2% - Productivity ratio of 50.5%, versus 58.7% Year-to-date performance versus our 2010 financial

    Stock market rebound shows its age at 1-year mark - Danbury News-Times
    Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP The semi-circular trading desk, bottom, of Cuttone & Co., begins its first day of operation, Monday, March 8, 2010, at the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP The semi-circular trading desk, lower left, of

    Brazil stocks, currency slide after choppy session - Reuters
    SAO PAULO, March 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks and the national currency slid on Monday, led lower by financial companies and commodity producers in a day of choppy trading. Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa stock index .BVSP shed 0.39 percent to end at 68

    Stock Futures Fall On 1-Year Anniversary Of Low - NPR News
    Stock futures are falling, a year after the stock market hit bottom. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings Tuesday to help drive shares higher, investors are taking a breather after major indexes rose the past few weeks. Asian

    Stock futures trading in a narrow range as investors avoid big moves - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    NEW YORK - Stock futures are little changed as investors tread lightly following a big rally last week Dow Jones industrial average futures are down 7, or 0.1 percent, at 10,538. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures are down 1.20, or 0.1 percent

    Stock Futures Signal Dip; Texas Instruments Eyed - ABC News
    (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.36 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.23 percent at 1049 GMT (5:49 a.m. ET). Tech shares

    Stocks inch higher in early trading on fresh deals - San Francisco Chronicle
    Asian markets surged Monday in their first trading session following an upbeat U.S. jobs report Friday. European markets fell slightly. U.S. stocks rallied last week on encouraging economic data, including a better-than-expected employment report

    TSX almost flat as trading week kicks off - Vancouver Sun
    By the time trading stopped on Monday, the Toronto Stock Exchange was down slightly after going between gains and losses throughout the day. At the close, the S&P/TSX composite index was down 15 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 11,960. Most sectors were

    Scotiabank reports strong revenue growth and first quarter earnings of - Yahoo Finance
    - Earnings per share (diluted) of $0.91, compared to $0.80 - Net income of $988 million, versus $842 million - Return on equity of 17.4%, compared to 16.2% - Productivity ratio of 50.5%, versus 58.7% Year-to-date performance versus our 2010 financial

    Stock market rebound shows its age at 1-year mark - Danbury News-Times
    Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP The semi-circular trading desk, bottom, of Cuttone & Co., begins its first day of operation, Monday, March 8, 2010, at the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP The semi-circular trading desk, lower left, of

    Brazil stocks, currency slide after choppy session - Reuters
    SAO PAULO, March 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks and the national currency slid on Monday, led lower by financial companies and commodity producers in a day of choppy trading. Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa stock index .BVSP shed 0.39 percent to end at 68

    Stock Futures Fall On 1-Year Anniversary Of Low - NPR News
    Stock futures are falling, a year after the stock market hit bottom. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings Tuesday to help drive shares higher, investors are taking a breather after major indexes rose the past few weeks. Asian

    Stock futures trading in a narrow range as investors avoid big moves - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    NEW YORK - Stock futures are little changed as investors tread lightly following a big rally last week Dow Jones industrial average futures are down 7, or 0.1 percent, at 10,538. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures are down 1.20, or 0.1 percent

    Stock Futures Signal Dip; Texas Instruments Eyed - ABC News
    (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.36 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.23 percent at 1049 GMT (5:49 a.m. ET). Tech shares

    Stocks inch higher in early trading on fresh deals - San Francisco Chronicle
    Asian markets surged Monday in their first trading session following an upbeat U.S. jobs report Friday. European markets fell slightly. U.S. stocks rallied last week on encouraging economic data, including a better-than-expected employment report

    TSX almost flat as trading week kicks off - Vancouver Sun
    By the time trading stopped on Monday, the Toronto Stock Exchange was down slightly after going between gains and losses throughout the day. At the close, the S&P/TSX composite index was down 15 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 11,960. Most sectors were

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  • Law firm moving into KTGF building - Great Falls Tribune
    The law firm known for its folksy television commercials is getting ready to move into a former TV station building. Partners in the law firm of Hartelius, Durocher & Winter bought the former KTGF building at 118 6th St. S. from Max Media, law firm
    Source: www.greatfallstribune.com

    Rely on the BSDs — “Big Safe Dividends” - Financial Post
    dividend-paying stocks, there’s plenty of foreign issues covered, many of them ADRs or American Depositary Receipts trading on U.S. stock exchanges. As it happens, few of Carlson’s picks are Canadian dividend payers, but Canadians don’t need much
    Source: www.financialpost.com

    Law firm moving into KTGF building - Great Falls Tribune
    The law firm known for its folksy television commercials is getting ready to move into a former TV station building. Partners in the law firm of Hartelius, Durocher & Winter bought the former KTGF building at 118 6th St. S. from Max Media, law firm
    Source: www.greatfallstribune.com

    Rely on the BSDs — “Big Safe Dividends” - Financial Post
    dividend-paying stocks, there’s plenty of foreign issues covered, many of them ADRs or American Depositary Receipts trading on U.S. stock exchanges. As it happens, few of Carlson’s picks are Canadian dividend payers, but Canadians don’t need much
    Source: www.financialpost.com

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  • Stock futures narrowly mixed ahead of opening - BusinessWeek
    Stock futures are trading in a narrow range as investors avoid Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 4, or less than 0.1 percent, at 10,403. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures are up 0.50, or less than 0.1 percent, at 1,117.90, while

    Stocks firm; RIL, Tata Power surge - Economic Times
    MUMBAI: Equity benchmarks remained firm in afternoon trade with oil & gas and realty counters leading advances. Capital goods and technology stocks were trading with modest gains. At 2:40 pm, Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 16,961.71, up 189

    Computerized Trading will be the Future for Stock Exchanges - PRLog (free press release)
    He spent eight years as an executive at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong, serving as director of pan-Asia systematic trading, where he was influential to Asian reforms that increased market efficiency and attracted global investors. Brian formerly

    Stock futures narrowly mixed ahead of opening - BusinessWeek
    Stock futures are trading in a narrow range as investors avoid Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 4, or less than 0.1 percent, at 10,403. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures are up 0.50, or less than 0.1 percent, at 1,117.90, while

    Stocks firm; RIL, Tata Power surge - Economic Times
    MUMBAI: Equity benchmarks remained firm in afternoon trade with oil & gas and realty counters leading advances. Capital goods and technology stocks were trading with modest gains. At 2:40 pm, Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 16,961.71, up 189

    Computerized Trading will be the Future for Stock Exchanges - PRLog (free press release)
    He spent eight years as an executive at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong, serving as director of pan-Asia systematic trading, where he was influential to Asian reforms that increased market efficiency and attracted global investors. Brian formerly

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  • What Wall Street insiders are buying - MSN Money
    government, large professional money managers are required They broke down the data to see which areas of the stock market are capturing the attention of Wall Street insiders — as well as which individual stocks are the most popular.

    Indian Rupee Rises to 2-Week High on Plan to Cut Budget Deficit - Bloomberg
    The currency appreciated for a second day, rising in tandem with the nation’s stocks, after Mukherjee forecast in the Feb. 26 annual budget that the shortfall The stock market will extend gains and that will help the rupee rise gradually.”

    Oil hovers below $79 amid mixed US data - ksl.com
    SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices hovered below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mulled mixed signals about the strength of the U.S. economy. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 2 cents to $78.68 a barrel at midday Singapore time in

    U.K.’s firm buys AIG’s Asian unit for $35.5B - Southeast Missourian
    LONDON — British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed-out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers. AIG, which was

    Asian stocks rise amid Japan jobless fall - Salon
    A passer-by looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Asian stock markets mostly gained ground in early Tuesday trading after U.S. markets climbed to their highest levels in more than a month and Japan

    Symantec Is Aiding Government Probe of Cyber Attacks, CEO Says - BusinessWeek
    March 2 (Bloomberg) — Symantec Corp., the biggest maker of security software, is working with the Department of Homeland Security as it investigates the source of the cyber attacks against Google Inc., Chief Executive Officer Enrique Salem said

    AIG To Sell Asian Life Insurer To Repay Bailouts - NPR News
    American International Group Inc. is selling a cornerstone of its business, Asia-based life insurer AIA Group, in a government-approved $35.5 billion deal. The sale to British insurer Prudential PLC could reduce by nearly one-fifth the amount of

    What Wall Street insiders are buying - MSN Money
    government, large professional money managers are required They broke down the data to see which areas of the stock market are capturing the attention of Wall Street insiders — as well as which individual stocks are the most popular.

    Indian Rupee Rises to 2-Week High on Plan to Cut Budget Deficit - Bloomberg
    The currency appreciated for a second day, rising in tandem with the nation’s stocks, after Mukherjee forecast in the Feb. 26 annual budget that the shortfall The stock market will extend gains and that will help the rupee rise gradually.”

    Oil hovers below $79 amid mixed US data - ksl.com
    SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices hovered below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mulled mixed signals about the strength of the U.S. economy. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 2 cents to $78.68 a barrel at midday Singapore time in

    U.K.’s firm buys AIG’s Asian unit for $35.5B - Southeast Missourian
    LONDON — British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed-out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers. AIG, which was

    Asian stocks rise amid Japan jobless fall - Salon
    A passer-by looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Asian stock markets mostly gained ground in early Tuesday trading after U.S. markets climbed to their highest levels in more than a month and Japan

    Symantec Is Aiding Government Probe of Cyber Attacks, CEO Says - BusinessWeek
    March 2 (Bloomberg) — Symantec Corp., the biggest maker of security software, is working with the Department of Homeland Security as it investigates the source of the cyber attacks against Google Inc., Chief Executive Officer Enrique Salem said

    AIG To Sell Asian Life Insurer To Repay Bailouts - NPR News
    American International Group Inc. is selling a cornerstone of its business, Asia-based life insurer AIA Group, in a government-approved $35.5 billion deal. The sale to British insurer Prudential PLC could reduce by nearly one-fifth the amount of

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  • New curbs placed on short-selling - Everett Herald
    The SEC abolished the uptick rule in July 2007, when the stock market was near its peak. The SEC staff estimates that only 1.3 percent of all stocks hit the 10 percent decline threshold during normal trading days without wild market swings.
    Source: www.heraldnet.com

    IBI Affiliate Grey Crown Resources Limited Announces Signing of - Stockhouse
    Toronto, Ontario CANADA, February 25, 2010 /FSC/ - IBI Corp. (TSX - VX: IBI), a junior international mining and investment company, reports that IBI’s affiliate company, Grey Crown Resources Limited (”Grey Crown”) currently a private integrated gold
    Source: www.stockhouse.com

    China Enterprises Index down 0.91 pct — Feb. 25 - Investors Business Daily
    HONG KONG, Feb 25, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange went down 104.91 points, or 0.91 percent, to close Thursday’s trading at 11,388.50. The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and
    Source: www.investors.com

    Acquisition to Boost Sempra’s Mexico Operations - San Diego Business Journal
    Shares of Sempra Energy were up 9 cents in midday Feb. 24 trading on the New York Stock Exchange to $48.35. Its 52-week range is $36.43 to $57.18.
    Source: www.sdbj.com

    New curbs placed on short-selling - Everett Herald
    The SEC abolished the uptick rule in July 2007, when the stock market was near its peak. The SEC staff estimates that only 1.3 percent of all stocks hit the 10 percent decline threshold during normal trading days without wild market swings.
    Source: www.heraldnet.com

    IBI Affiliate Grey Crown Resources Limited Announces Signing of - Stockhouse
    Toronto, Ontario CANADA, February 25, 2010 /FSC/ - IBI Corp. (TSX - VX: IBI), a junior international mining and investment company, reports that IBI’s affiliate company, Grey Crown Resources Limited (”Grey Crown”) currently a private integrated gold
    Source: www.stockhouse.com

    China Enterprises Index down 0.91 pct — Feb. 25 - Investors Business Daily
    HONG KONG, Feb 25, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange went down 104.91 points, or 0.91 percent, to close Thursday’s trading at 11,388.50. The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and
    Source: www.investors.com

    Acquisition to Boost Sempra’s Mexico Operations - San Diego Business Journal
    Shares of Sempra Energy were up 9 cents in midday Feb. 24 trading on the New York Stock Exchange to $48.35. Its 52-week range is $36.43 to $57.18.
    Source: www.sdbj.com

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  • Stocks pull back in midday trading after worse-than-expected consumer - Newser
    The stock market is pulling back after a surprising drop in consumer confidence That view had sent stocks higher last week. Home Depot Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Macy’s Inc. and Target Corp. all reported better-than-expected earnings Tuesday.

    NASDAQ Halts Trading Today in Salix Pharmaceuticals Stock RALEIGH, N.C - dBusinessNews.com
    headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription pharmaceutical products for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix’s strategy is to in-license late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic drugs, complete any

    Shore fishermen to join rally in D.C. for easing catch limits - Asbury Park Press
    An estimated 3,000 fishermen from around the nation will rally on the Capitol steps in Washington Wednesday, but lobbyists for their causes and those of environmental groups already have been working the halls of Congress. New Jersey’s fishing

    Stocks pull back in midday trading after worse-than-expected consumer - Newser
    The stock market is pulling back after a surprising drop in consumer confidence That view had sent stocks higher last week. Home Depot Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Macy’s Inc. and Target Corp. all reported better-than-expected earnings Tuesday.

    NASDAQ Halts Trading Today in Salix Pharmaceuticals Stock RALEIGH, N.C - dBusinessNews.com
    headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription pharmaceutical products for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix’s strategy is to in-license late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic drugs, complete any

    Shore fishermen to join rally in D.C. for easing catch limits - Asbury Park Press
    An estimated 3,000 fishermen from around the nation will rally on the Capitol steps in Washington Wednesday, but lobbyists for their causes and those of environmental groups already have been working the halls of Congress. New Jersey’s fishing

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  • ASIA MARKETS: Taiwan Stocks May Benefit From Higher Liquidity - NASDAQ
    low and inflation making returns on safer assets less attractive, a tide of money — much of it from retail investors — sent the stock market on a climb that didn’t stop until the Asia financial crisis broke late into the decade. Darby sees
    Source: www.nasdaq.com

    This may well open up - Stockhouse
    it may not move up immediately if the price holds at 1541 or higher but as in has traded in the last couple of weeks do not be surprised if it moves up after a couple of minutes after market opens for trading.    The technicals do show a sell
    Source: www.stockhouse.com

    Beneficial Holdings Inc. Announces Tentative Dividend Ex-Date and - MSN Money
    Beneficial Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFHJ), a casino and hospitality investment and management holding company, previously announced its intention to issue a share dividend of 6 shares of free trading common stock for every 1 share of unrestricted
    Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

    Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal
    A man checks his mobile in front of at an electronic stock board in central Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 2.5%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.6%, South Korea’s Kospi Composite gained 2.0%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up 2.4%, China’s Shanghai
    Source: online.wsj.com

    ASIA MARKETS: Taiwan Stocks May Benefit From Higher Liquidity - NASDAQ
    low and inflation making returns on safer assets less attractive, a tide of money — much of it from retail investors — sent the stock market on a climb that didn’t stop until the Asia financial crisis broke late into the decade. Darby sees
    Source: www.nasdaq.com

    This may well open up - Stockhouse
    it may not move up immediately if the price holds at 1541 or higher but as in has traded in the last couple of weeks do not be surprised if it moves up after a couple of minutes after market opens for trading.    The technicals do show a sell
    Source: www.stockhouse.com

    Beneficial Holdings Inc. Announces Tentative Dividend Ex-Date and - MSN Money
    Beneficial Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFHJ), a casino and hospitality investment and management holding company, previously announced its intention to issue a share dividend of 6 shares of free trading common stock for every 1 share of unrestricted
    Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

    Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal
    A man checks his mobile in front of at an electronic stock board in central Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 2.5%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.6%, South Korea’s Kospi Composite gained 2.0%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up 2.4%, China’s Shanghai
    Source: online.wsj.com

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  • Indian equities among best in Asia for long-term: CLSA Report - IndiaTimes
    NEW DELHI: Investors across the world are waiting to buy Indian equities, but are waiting for a further correction as the country remains a favourite long-term equity market in Asia, foreign brokerage firm CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets has said. CLSA
    Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

    Indian equities among best in Asia for long-term: CLSA Report - IndiaTimes
    NEW DELHI: Investors across the world are waiting to buy Indian equities, but are waiting for a further correction as the country remains a favourite long-term equity market in Asia, foreign brokerage firm CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets has said. CLSA
    Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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  • Regulators shut banks in Calif., Ill., Fla., Texas, putting US bank - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    Recalls: Granola bars After Tiger pause in trading, stock market ends day up Austin plane crash exposes gap in US air security DNR: More Wis. power plants violate Clean Air Act Chu: Energy initiatives could bring jobs to Colo. WASHINGTON - Regulators

    Stock futures mixed ahead of jobs, inflation data - MLive.com
    (AP) — NEW YORK - Stock futures were trading in a narrow range Thursday as investors avoid making major predictions before reports on inflation and weekly jobless claims. Overseas markets mostly rose. Major indexes rose the past two days as

    Gold sector gives TSX a lift in late morning trading - Toronto Star
    The Toronto stock market moved higher late morning Thursday, led by gains in the mining sector following earnings reports from three big gold producers. The S&P/TSX composite index moved up 62 points to 11,697.5. The gain followed a solid six-day

    EnergySolutions Chairman and CEO Creamer steps down; Christensen to - Los Angeles Times
    Its stock tumbled almost 28 percent in morning trading. Christensen has served as EnergySolutions’ president since December 2008. He will also become a board member. EnergySolutions tapped independent director Steven Rogel to become its new chairman

    Regulators shut banks in Calif., Ill., Fla., Texas, putting US bank - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    Recalls: Granola bars After Tiger pause in trading, stock market ends day up Austin plane crash exposes gap in US air security DNR: More Wis. power plants violate Clean Air Act Chu: Energy initiatives could bring jobs to Colo. WASHINGTON - Regulators

    Stock futures mixed ahead of jobs, inflation data - MLive.com
    (AP) — NEW YORK - Stock futures were trading in a narrow range Thursday as investors avoid making major predictions before reports on inflation and weekly jobless claims. Overseas markets mostly rose. Major indexes rose the past two days as

    Gold sector gives TSX a lift in late morning trading - Toronto Star
    The Toronto stock market moved higher late morning Thursday, led by gains in the mining sector following earnings reports from three big gold producers. The S&P/TSX composite index moved up 62 points to 11,697.5. The gain followed a solid six-day

    EnergySolutions Chairman and CEO Creamer steps down; Christensen to - Los Angeles Times
    Its stock tumbled almost 28 percent in morning trading. Christensen has served as EnergySolutions’ president since December 2008. He will also become a board member. EnergySolutions tapped independent director Steven Rogel to become its new chairman

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