Most Asian stock markets advance ahead of US earnings; European shares fallOctober 13th, 2009 World stock markets mixed ahead of US earningsHONG KONG — Most Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday, with Tokyo and Hong Kong indexes gaining almost 1 percent, as investors looked to earnings reports from major U.S. companies for insight about the economy.
Asian stock markets mostly higher in cautious trade, but Shanghai shares fall modestlyAugust 19th, 2009 Asia stock markets mostly higher in cautious tradeHONG KONG — Most Asian stock markets drifted higher Wednesday, but many investors held back for clues to whether the recent rally would resume or continue to peter out. Several major markets — including China, Japan and Hong Kong — fluctuated in thin, lethargic trade that bucked an overnight rebound on Wall Street.
US Bancorp shares drop as Bove cautious on growth plans; sees ongoing loan loss problemsAugust 17th, 2009 USB shares drop as Bove cautious on growth plansNEW YORK — Financial equities analyst Richard Bove said Monday that regional bank U.S. Bancorp's stock "might be ahead of itself," and the stock, which was up about 180 percent since its March low, slid nearly 4 percent in midday trading.
Asian stocks rise as better-than-expected earnings lift sentiment; Tokyo up nearly 2 percentJuly 31st, 2009 Asian stocks rise as earnings boost recovery hopesHONG KONG — Asian stock markets closed out a robust July with more gains Friday as better-than-expected earnings at companies from Japan to the U.S. reinforced hopes of stronger global growth.
Asian stocks rise as better-than-expected earnings lift sentiment; European shares weakerJuly 31st, 2009 Asian stocks gain, Europe falls as US GDP eyedHONG KONG — Asian stock markets closed out a robust July with more gains Friday as better-than-expected earnings at companies from Japan to the U.S. reinforced hopes of stronger global growth.
Asia stock markets largely mixed as powerful rally stalls; Tokyo weaker ahead of earningsJuly 28th, 2009 Asia stocks narrowly mixed as earnings eyedHONG KONG — Asian stock markets fluctuated Tuesday, pausing from a powerful two-week rally fueled by optimism about company earnings. Markets were narrowly mixed, with Tokyo's benchmark index weakening after a nine-day winning streak as investors awaited second-quarter results from Japan's Nissan, Sony and mega lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group later in the week.
US stock futures point to higher open ahead of data on labor, housing markets, more earningsJuly 23rd, 2009 Stock futures push higher ahead of economic dataNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are pushing higher ahead of data on the labor and housing markets, as well as more earnings reports.
Bank stocks mixed as analysts weigh in on earnings reports; Big hurdles seen for regionalsJuly 20th, 2009 Sector Snap: Banks mixed as credit issues persistNEW YORK — Bank stocks were mixed Monday as analysts weighed in on recent earnings reports, forecasting higher loan losses through the rest of the year, especially among regional banks. Bank of America Corp.
Asian markets extend gains as investors eye earnings, CIT rescue; European shares riseJuly 20th, 2009 World stocks gain as earnings, CIT boost sentimentHONG KONG — Asian stock markets extended their advance Monday, with investors emboldened by U.S. lender CIT Group's eleventh-hour deal to stave off bankruptcy and optimism about corporate earnings.
Stocks modestly higher ahead of earnings rush; financials get lift from analyst upgradeJuly 13th, 2009 Stocks rise modestly ahead of busy earnings weekNEW YORK — Stocks traded modestly higher Monday morning as investors were cautiously optimistic ahead of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector. Investors had been cautious as they prepare for earnings reports this week, including from some of the nation's largest financial firms.
Stocks futures move higher as investors prepare for earnings, economic dataJuly 13th, 2009 Stocks futures move up ahead of busy earnings weekNEW YORK — Stock futures traded higher Monday morning as investors brace for a crush of earnings reports, including key readings from the banking sector, this week. Futures have moved higher throughout the morning as European markets also gained strength after Asian markets tumbled overnight.
Stocks futures point to lower opening as investors prepare for crush of earningsJuly 13th, 2009 Stocks futures lower ahead of busy earnings weekNEW YORK — Stock futures are lower as investors brace for a crush of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector. Overseas, Asian markets tumbled Monfay, but European stocks have posted only modest losses.
Wall Street heads for higher open as investors await jobs data, retail sales reportsJune 4th, 2009 US stock futures point higher ahead of jobs dataNEW YORK — Stock futures are indicating a higher opening for the U.S. markets as investors await sales reports from retailers and data on the labor market.
Investors turn cautious after big gains, await bank stress test results, economic dataMay 5th, 2009 Stocks dip after prior day's big gainsNEW YORK — Caution returned to Wall Street Tuesday ahead of results of the government's stress tests of banks. Stocks dipped slightly in early trading following a big advance Monday that sent one key Wall Street indicator, the Standard & Poor's 500 index, into positive territory for the year and the Dow Jones industrials up more than 200 points.
Tokyo stocks open almost unchanged ahead of earnings reportsJanuary 25th, 2009 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks opened with little action Monday as cautious investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of upcoming corporate earnings reports by major Japanese companies. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average inched up 11.72 points, or 0.15 percent, to 7,756.97.
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