Stocks little changed after strong week as government issues mixed trade reportOctober 9th, 2009 Stocks steady in early going after trade reportNEW YORK — Stocks held on to the week's big gains Friday after the government issued a mixed trade report. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit declined 3.5 percent to $30.7 billion in August, as imports fell on lower oil demand.
US stocks mixed ahead of earnings reportsOctober 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks posted mixed results Wednesday as Wall Street braced for the start of the third-quarter earnings season in the US. Financial firms posted gains, but telecommunications companies were down on a light trading day in New York.
Stocks waver as market absorbs mixed news on home prices and consumer confidenceSeptember 30th, 2009 Stocks waver on housing, consumer confidence dataNEW YORK — The latest batch of mixed economic data is making it difficult for stocks to take direction. Stocks wavered early Tuesday after the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 53.1 in September, down from 54.5 in August, and much lower than the reading of 57 that economists had been expecting.
Food maker stocks mixed after Kraft announces bid to buy candy maker CadburySeptember 8th, 2009 Food stocks mixed on news of Kraft bid for CadburySAN FRANCISCO — Shares of food makers were mixed in Tuesday trading after Kraft announced a bid to buy British candy and drink maker Cadbury PLC for $16.7 billion in stock and cash. Cadbury rejected the offer, opening the possibility that other suitors will enter the fray.
US stocks little changed after jobs report; global markets riseAugust 20th, 2009 Stocks little changed at Wall Street openNEW YORK — Stocks are little changed in early trading, with investors wary of making big moves after a worse-than-expected weekly jobs report. The Labor Department says new claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly to 576,000 last week.
Stocks decline modestly in early trading on mixed earnings; investors grow cautiousJuly 28th, 2009 Stocks fall modestly in early tradingNEW YORK — Stocks are falling modestly in early trading despite a better-than-expected report on retail sales. The U.S. market has risen sharply throughout the spring and summer on hopes of a recovery.
Stocks fall as July consumer confidence falls; investors remain cautious about mixed earningsJuly 28th, 2009 Stocks slide as July consumer confidence fallsNEW YORK — Jitters about the economy are putting the stock market rally on hold again. Stocks fell moderately Tuesday after a private research group said consumer confidence fell more than expected in July.
Stocks trade mixed after weeklong stretch of gains; Advanced Micro, Wells Fargo disappointJuly 22nd, 2009 Stocks zigzag as companies post mixed resultsNEW YORK — Investors are taking a wary view of the latest batch of corporate earnings reports following a weeklong winning streak. Stocks traded mixed early Wednesday following a batch of uneven corporate results.
Stocks begin holiday-shortened week in positive territory, investors await week's key dataJune 29th, 2009 Stocks open higher ahead of week's key dataNEW YORK — Investors are beginning a holiday-shortened week on a positive note. Stocks are slightly higher in early trading Monday, following mixed moves in overseas markets.
US stocks mixed on worries about borrowing costsJune 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed Friday after an opening 1-percent surge boosted by good news on the employment front as the US government reported fewer jobs were lost in May than had been expected. But concern that higher borrowing costs will threaten the economic recovery overshadowed the good news on the labour front, with JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co shedding at least 1.5 percent, Bloomberg financial news agency reported.
Stocks lose ground following mixed data on manufacturing, factory orders, corporate earningsMay 1st, 2009 Stocks fall on mixed economic data, weak earningsNEW YORK — Stocks began May with moderate losses following mixed data on manufacturing and factory orders and weaker-than-expected earnings reports. Wall Street, coming off its best month in nine years, has been growing more optimistic the economy is stabilizing.
Stocks lose ground following mixed reports on manufacturing, factory ordersMay 1st, 2009 Stocks fall on mixed manufacturing, factory dataNEW YORK — Stocks are slipping following mixed data on manufacturing and factory orders. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index contracted at a slower pace in April.
Airline stocks mixed, Biden tells his family to avoid airplanesApril 30th, 2009 Sector Snap: Airline stocks mixedNEW YORK — Airline stocks were mixed in midday trading Thursday as investors reacted to better-than-feared news on jobless claims, but the carriers continued to be dogged by worry over the swine flu. Vice President Joe Biden angered some in the airline industry when he said he had told his own family to avoid traveling on airplanes and subways because of the swine flu, which is blamed for more than 150 deaths in Mexico and 120 reported cases in the U.S.
Stocks fall in early trading as Morgan Stanley results fall short of expectationsApril 22nd, 2009 Lackluster earnings reports send Wall Street lowerNEW YORK — Investors unnerved by mixed news from corporate earnings reports sent stocks lower in early trading Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter and reduced its dividend.
US stocks trade mixed on corporate earningsJanuary 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks traded mixed Friday as corporate earnings weighted on the market. The market was somehow lifted after President Barack Obama's meeting with top Democrat and Republican leaders on economic issues.
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