Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday on renewed concerns about the euro zone’s financial health, but encouraging employment data was expected to limit the decline.


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Futures point to slight gains after data (Reuters)

By admin on December 29th, 2011

Traders await the start of the trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stock index futures pointed to modest gains at the open on Thursday as a decline in Italian bond yields offset a weak reading on jobless claims a day after the S&P 500′s gains for the year were erased.


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Stock market decline takes shine off 2011 IPOs (AP)

By admin on December 16th, 2011

AP – This was supposed to be the year that the IPO market fully recovered from the financial crisis, as the economy and global stock markets healed.

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Stock market decline takes shine off 2011 IPOs (AP)

By admin on December 16th, 2011

AP – This was supposed to be the year that the IPO market fully recovered from the financial crisis, as the economy and global stock markets healed.

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2011 file photo, trader Anthony Cerar, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks rose Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, amid growing optimism that European leaders will approve aggressive plans by the end of the week to rescue the region from a debt crisis that has roiled financial markets for months.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP – Stocks edged lower in midday trading Wednesday as differences emerged between European officials struggling to craft a debt-crisis deal ahead of this week’s leadership summit. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 15 points.


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Egypt stock market drops on political unrest (AP)

By admin on November 21st, 2011

A protester throws a gas canister towards Egyptian riot police, not seen, near the interior ministry during clashes in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP – Egypt’s benchmark stock index extended its decline for a second consecutive day and airport officials reported a sharp drop Monday in international passenger arrivals as deadly clashes in the capital cast fresh doubts about the country’s political stability days before pivotal parliamentary elections.


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Berkshire Hathaway posts lower 3Q profit (AP)

By admin on November 4th, 2011

AP – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday that its third-quarter profit fell 24 percent from a year ago due to a sharp decline in the value its equity derivative contracts following the wild swings in the stock market this summer.

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Futures drop on euro zone worry (Reuters)

By admin on September 6th, 2011

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters – Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for a third straight decline, on renewed fears the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis was worsening, and tracking a slump in European stocks.


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