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Techs shine, Nasdaq up over 2 pct and energy fallsEarthtimes (press release), UK - By Cal Mankowski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as investors snapped up technology bellwethers, including Apple Inc and IBM , and a stronger ..More»

Stocks slightly higher amid of earnings from ExxonMobil, data on consumer spending. Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as investors looked past... ..More»

Equity Market UpdateForex Hound, NY - By Christian Tegllund Blaabjerg US stocks rise at the opening on the back of better than expected technology earnings despite rising jobless claims and ..More»

The Bovespa Index of the most-traded stocks on the Sao Paul exchange surged 6.38% to 67,896.13 at 3:32 pm EST, its biggest gain in three... ..More»

May 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks climbed, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its first gain this week, as better-than-estimated technology earnings helped overshadow rising jobless claims and accelerating inflation. ..More»

JAPAN'S stocks fell for a second day after the central bank lowered its growth forecast, and as companies from Kirin Holdings Co to Tokyo Electric ..More»

The farm bill and the food crisisNieman Watchdog, MA - Not only are more dollars required to buy the same barrel of oil or ton of rice, but investors see commodities as a better investment than stocks. ..More»

Stocks gave up sharp gains and closed lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point but left investors guessing about the central bank's next move. ..More»

AT&T mobile TV: No one watchingBloggingStoc.. The cellular companies are just going to make people mad. Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 247wallst.com and the author of the Ten Stocks Under $10 letter, ..More»

Wall Street flat in early tradingDetNews.com,&.. Stocks had closed mixed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, as expected, and left open the possibility of a pause but ..More»

...is not his specialty.In fact till recently at least the acclaimed Ken Fisher son of the great Phil Fisher was extremely bullish on US stocks. ..More»

US STOCKS-Market gains on tech, dollar; Nasdaq up 2 pctReuters India, India - NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - US stocks rose on Thursday as investors snapped up technology bellwethers, including Apple Inc (AAPL. ..More»

May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fell for a third time in four days, led by energy and commodity producers, after oil prices slid for a third day and gold declined to an almost four- month low. ..More»

US STOCKS-Techs shine, Nasdaq up over 2 pct and energy fallsReuters India, India - By Cal Mankowski NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - US stocks rose on Thursday as investors snapped up technology bellwethers, including Apple Inc (AAPL. ..More»

U.S. stocks tilt higher after a choppy start as inventors contend with a mixed stream of economic data and Exxon Mobil Corp.'s nearly $11 billion in earnings, which had the oil giant's per-share profits falling under expectations. ..More»