Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 1, 2011. Stocks turned negative after a strong opening on Monday as relief over a last-ditch debt deal in Washington faded after a weak reading on the manufacturing sector. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks were poised for their third straight advance on Thursday after economic data pointed to continued gradual improvement in the economy.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 21, 2011.       REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)Reuters – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Tuesday, putting the S&P on track for a fifth day of losses as persistent concerns over Europe and a weaker reading on economic growth kept investors on edge.


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Pedestrians are reflected in a screen displaying the stock index prices in Tokyo October 3, 2011. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters – World stocks stumbled from the previous day’s 1-1/2 month high on Tuesday and government bonds rose as slower-than-expected Chinese growth data and a warning on France’s triple-A sovereign credit rating prompted investors to cut risks.


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The Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday. Europe's stock markets are awaiting US economic growth data.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP – Europe’s main stock markets traded mixed on Thursday as investors awaited vital US economic growth data, while London’s mining sector was boosted by rising commodity prices.


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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stock index futures were little changed on Thursday as investors looked ahead to data that could shed light on the economy’s health amid worries that global demand was slowing.


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The Toronto stock market was poised for a slightly lower open on a gloomy outlook from market heavyweight Research in Motion and weaker-than-expected data on the health of Canada’s economy.

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Weak reports on GDP, jobs weigh on stocks (AP)

By admin on April 28th, 2011

In this April 27, 2011 photo, Donald Vaneck, center, of Barclays Capital, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Federal Reserve assurances that the U.S. economic recovery is still on track helped support European markets Thursday, April 28, despite some bleak economic data from post-earthquake Japan.(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP – Stocks turned mixed Thursday after the government said the U.S. economy slowed in the first three months of this year.


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Stock futures rise following strong GDP data

By admin on March 26th, 2011

NEW YORK- Stock futures were pointing to a stronger open Friday ahead of a report that’s expected to show that the U.S. economy grew at a faster pace in the fourth quarter than the previous one.

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