European markets show modest gains European stock markets extended a rally yesterday and the dollar edged higher, but with Wall Street closed for the Labour Day public holiday gains were limited in sluggish trading. Read more on Times of…. Click here to Read More
How the major stock indexes fared Friday By The Associated Press 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… Read more on FOX 12…. Click here to Read More
6 SepPetrobras sells 64 bln dlrs of stock to fund oil exploration Brazil’s Petrobras unveiled one of the world’s biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century. Read more on AFP via Yahoo!…. Click here to Read More
5 SepStock futures surge after jobs report Relatively encouraging report on the jobs market lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth Read more on The Globe and…. Click here to Read More
4 SepQ&A: Xavier Rolet, CEO, London Stock Exchange Xavier Rolet , the chief executive officer of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), is tackling fierce competition in Europe. In an attempt to turn around the region’s oldest independent bourse, he has put in place a new trading system, changed fees and is entering new markets. Read more on Business Standard…. Click here to Read More
3 SepGilead has repurchased $2.2 billion in stock Gilead Sciences Inc. said Wednesday it has repurchased $2.2 billion worth of its stock through Aug. 31 under its $5 billion buyback program. Read more on AP via Yahoo!…. Click here to Read More
2 SepHP board authorizes 10-billion-dollar stock buyback The board of directors of Hewlett-Packard has authorized spending up to 10 billion dollars to buy back stock in the US computer giant, whose share price has slumped since chief executive Mark Hurd abruptly resigned this month. Read more on AFP via Yahoo!…. Click here to Read More
1 SepSummary Box: Economic worries dog stock prices ANOTHER POOR SIGN: Traders digested another weak sign on the economy Monday, a report showing that personal incomes rose less than expected in July. STILL WATCHING: It’s a heavy week for economic data in the stock market, with the biggest report coming Friday on monthly employment figures. Read more on INO…. Click here to Read More
31 AugStock Wrap: The Real Story, August 26 NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Stocks were trading near their lows of the session late Thursday afternoon, and the Dow dropped below the 10,000 mark, as a weak reading on regional manufacturing overshadowed a better-than-expected decline in initial jobless claims and news that 3Par reached a revised merger agreement with Dell. Read more on…. Click here to Read More
30 AugCharles River announces new $300 million accelerated stock repurchase program Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. announced today that it has implemented an accelerated stock repurchase (ASR) program to repurchase $300 million of common stock, as part of its previously announced authorization from its Board of Directors to repurchase up to $500 million of common stock. The new ASR program will enable the…. Click here to Read More
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