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Wall Street ends week with hope (AFP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:56:26 GMT

Street signs outside the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street heads into next week with strong tailwind from recent days' rally and brighter outlook as traders keenly await President Barack Obama to unveil new plans for boosting the shaky US economy.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Wall Street heads into next week with strong tailwind from recent days' rally and brighter outlook as traders keenly await President Barack Obama to unveil new plans for boosting the shaky US economy.


SEC reaches settlement with ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:31:37 GMT
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its civil lawsuit against former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio.
Stocks extend September rally after jobs report (AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:37:49 GMT

In this Sept. 1, 2010 photograph, traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - The stock market had its first winning week in a month thanks to better news on the economy.


Summary Box: Stock market snaps a three-week slump (AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:01:50 GMT
AP - SEPTEMBER RALLY: The stock market had its first winning week in a month after better news on employment and manufacturing lifted shares.
How the major stock indexes fared Friday (AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:56:15 GMT
AP - The stock market had its first winning week in a month after news on the economy started getting better. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains. Even after its four-day run, which added 438 points to the Dow, the index is still 6.8 percent below its April high.
Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism (Reuters)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:43:39 GMT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.


A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:38 GMT
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:
Stocks jump after relatively upbeat US jobs data (AP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:52 GMT

In this Sept. 1, 2010 photo, traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Stocks pushed higher Friday after a relatively upbeat U.S. jobs report for August eased concerns about the pace of the economic recovery in the world's largest economy.


European stocks soar on US data; dollar breaches 85 yen (AFP)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:47:24 GMT

A trader sits in front of a board displaying the German share index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt. European equities surged on Friday and the dollar jumped above 85 yen as financial markets welcomed a better-than-expected payrolls report in the US.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - European equities surged on Friday and the dollar jumped above 85 yen as financial markets welcomed a better-than-expected payrolls report in the United States.


 "Quote stuffing" a focus in flash crash probe (Reuters)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:36 GMT

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on August 31. Asian and European stocks were rising, lifted by bargain-hunting and upbeat data, as dealers set aside Wall Street's worst August performance in nine years amid stubborn US recovery doubts.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)Reuters - U.S. regulators probing the May flash crash are focusing on a trading practice known as "quote stuffing", in which large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell stocks are placed and canceled almost immediately.


US Def Sec: Afghans should lead corruption fight (AP)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:53:09 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, is greeted by top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that while the fight against corruption must be led by Afghans, the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft.


Report: SEC Investigating canceled trades (AP)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:25:08 GMT
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into certain types of stock trade orders that could be distorting share prices and trading volume, according to The Wall Street Journal.
European stocks drop before ECB rate call (AFP)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:02:55 GMT

File photo of a trader at the Frankfurt stock exchange. European stock markets slid on Thursday as investors took profits from recent gains amid caution before the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - European stock markets slid on Thursday as investors took profits from recent gains amid caution before the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.


Ex-hedge fund manager charged with insider trading (Reuters)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:33 GMT
Reuters - A former hedge fund manager has been accused by a U.S. regulator of illegal insider trading in MedImmune Inc securities prior to the acquisition of the pharmaceutical company by Britain's AstraZeneca Plc.
Some BofA shareholders can apply to tap $150M fund (AP)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:31:37 GMT

Mickey Levy, chief economist for the Bank of America, leaves for the midmorning break of the Saturday session of the annual Federal Reserve conference, in Jackson, Wyo., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Investors who lost money when Bank of America Corp. bought Merrill Lynch without disclosing Merrill's problems can start applying to tap a $150 million compensation fund.


Equities make bright start to September (AFP)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:32 GMT

A woman walks past an electronic share prices board in Tokyo. Asian and European stocks were on the rise, lifted by bargain-hunting and upbeat data, as dealers set aside Wall Street's worst August performance in nine years amid stubborn US recovery doubts.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Asian and European stocks rose on Wednesday, lifted by bargain-hunting and upbeat data, as dealers set aside Wall Street's worst August performance in nine years amid stubborn US recovery doubts.


Strong Asian data boosts world stocks (Reuters)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:46:51 GMT

People are reflected in a stock index board outside a brokerage in Tokyo August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - World stocks kicked off September on a stronger note on Wednesday as data showed a manufacturing rebound in China and stronger-than-expected growth in Australia, while the yen held near recent 15-year peaks against the dollar.


SEC says it lacked authority to charge Moody's (AP)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:23:32 GMT
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has declined to seek fraud charges against Moody's Investors Services over its ratings of risky investments that led to the financial crisis.
Fed approves sale of Morgan Stanley stock shares (AP)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:40:38 GMT
AP - The Federal Reserve has approved a request by a Chinese sovereign wealth fund to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of New York investment giant Morgan Stanley.
Summary Box: September the worst month for stocks (AP)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:24:03 GMT
AP - SEPTEMBER SLUMP: September is historically the worst month in the market and one of only three, along with February and June, when stock prices typically decline. The Standard & Poor's 500 index has declined an average of 0.6 percent in Septembers since 1950.