Posted on Wednesday, 6th July 2011 by Jesse Walker
– Stocks closed sharply higher and the Nasdaq notched an eighth day of gains on Thursday as improved labor market and retail sales data added to optimism a day before the critical June payrolls report. Equities have been on a tear recently as improving economic data and a potential resolution to Greece’s fiscal issues paved [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 18th August 2010 by Jesse Walker
(Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Thursday as investors awaited weekly jobless claims data and earnings from technology giants Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc for signs of improvement in the tepid economic recovery. At 8:30 a.m. EDT, the Labor Department will report first-time claims for jobless benefits for the week ended August 14. Economists [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 15th July 2010 by Jesse Walker
SINGAPORE | Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:57am EDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks remained under pressure on Thursday as worries about a U.S. economic slowdown persisted, even as a spate of Chinese data pointed to only a mild cooling in that economy. China’s annual economic growth eased to 10.3 percent in the second quarter from [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th April 2010 by Jesse Walker
There’s No Business Like FOX Business Stock futures pulled back slightly on Thursday ahead of key economic data, including weekly initial jobless claims and March industrial production figures As of 7:30 a.m. in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 19 points, or 0.17%, to 11046, the S&P 500 futures fell 2.5 points [...]
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