Stocks Rise for Fourth Day, Euro Climbs as Greek Concerns Ease
Stocks rose for a fourth day, the euro strengthened to a three-week high against the dollar and commodities rallied after Greece’s government took the first step in adopting an austerity plan aimed at averting a default.
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European Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Gain in 6 Months as Japan Angst Eases
European stocks rose the most in six months this week, as investors speculated that Japan will prevent further radiation leaks from its stricken nuclear plant and the U.S. economy grew at a faster-than-forecast pace.
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European stocks up on German growth prospects
Hopes that German growth and new European Union measures will help ease the debt crisis boosted European stocks on Friday, though Asia remained shaken by fears that China will have to take action to cool off its economy.
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Stocks Climb on China Output, Basel Requirements; Dollar Drops
Stocks climbed, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for 2010, and the dollar weakened after China’s industrial output surged and regulators gave banks as much as eight years to meet capital requirements.
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Stocks continue rally as European debt worries ease
Stocks resumed their rally Wednesday as investors brushed off fresh worries about the health of European banks.
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European Stocks Rise for Seventh Day as BP Rallies; Nokia Falls
European stocks rose for a seventh day, the longest winning streak for nine months, after a Spanish bond sale eased concern about the region’s debt and BP Plc surged, overshadowing worse-than-forecast U.S. economic reports.
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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ”Buy” Stocks: Novellus Systems, United Parcel Service, Manhatten Associates, Inc. and …
CHICAGO—-Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: [...]
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-05 08:15 Italian Stocks – Factors to watch on May 5
MILAN, May 5 (Reuters) – The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
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Stocks plunge, partially recover on concerns about Greece
NEW YORK – The stock market had one of its most turbulent days in history as the Dow Jones industrials dropped…
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Market pros look for reason behind steep drop in stocks; trading error suspected
Updated at 1:41 p.m. CNBC is reporting that a trading error at a major firm may have caused the drop in the market today. Details to follow.
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