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With sparse data, focus returns to Europe
(Reuters)
5 Feb 2012 at 9:24am
Reuters - Europe will again be at the center of investors' focus this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction.
Why small companies' stocks deserve a closer look
(AP)
5 Feb 2012 at 9:15am
AP - Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.
Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash
(Time.com)
5 Feb 2012 at 6:15am
Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows
Deutsche Boerse board member wants CEO out: paper
(Reuters)
5 Feb 2012 at 4:33am
Reuters - Deutsche Boerse's (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator's supervisory board told a newspaper.
Nasdaq core profit tops expectations
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 3:32pm
Reuters - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's core profit topped analysts' expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a rise in revenue from market data and technology, which helped offset a soft trading environment.
SEC names top federal auditor to accounting board
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 3:27pm
AP - Federal regulators have appointed a top government auditor as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which polices the accounting industry.
SEC reaches settlement with former Qwest CFO
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 3:14pm
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with former Qwest Communications International Inc. Chief Financial Officer Robert Woodruff over its civil fraud lawsuit.
Jobs report lifts Dow to highest mark since '08
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 2:57pm
AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, before the financial meltdown later that year. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high.
How the major stock indexes fared on Friday
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 1:59pm
AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis.
Nasdaq vaults to 11-year high on surge in jobs
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 1:42pm
Reuters - A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.
Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 11:44am
Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.
Markets rally after forecast-busting US jobs data
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 6:42am
AP - Stocks spiked sharply higher on Friday after forecast-busting U.S. jobs figures reinforced hopes that the recovery in the world's largest economy is gathering pace at a time when other regions, notably Europe, may be heading back into recession.
Nervous markets eye U.S. jobs report, Greece
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 2:17am
Reuters - Caution ahead of U.S. jobs numbers kept a lid on gains for stock markets on Friday after an optimistic start to the year that has added more than 7 percent to global company values.
Summary Box: Stocks finish mixed
(AP)
2 Feb 2012 at 2:39pm
AP - WE CAME HERE FOR THIS? Stocks traded in a narrow range all day and finished mixed and nearly unchanged. Only the Nasdaq moved more than a tenth of a percent.
A list of notable IPOs on the Nasdaq and NYSE
(AP)
2 Feb 2012 at 2:22pm
AP - Some recent high-profile stock offerings on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:
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