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Friday, May 16, 2008 Top Stories

United Stationers Inc. Reelects Zoghlin to Board of Directors to ... - Business Wire (press release) [Interact] [Visit Site]
United Stationers Inc. Reelects Zoghlin to Board of Directors to Business Wire (press release), CA - The company stocks over 100000 items, including technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, ..More»
European Stocks Advance; BA, British Energy, Shell Lead Gains (Bloomberg.com) [Interact] [Visit Site]
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, lifting the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a two-month high, on speculation earnings and takeovers will increase after British Airways Plc's profit doubled and British Energy Group Plc attracted bids. ..More»
LSE shares jump 10 percent - International Herald Tribune [Interact] [Visit Site]
LSE shares jump 10 percentInternational Herald Tribune, France.. The average daily order book volume in UK stocks was flat in April. And the LSE, which acquired Borsa Italiana in October, saw Italian equities trading ..More»
United Stationers Inc. Increases Share Repurchase Authorization - Business Wire (press release) [Interact] [Visit Site]
United Stationers Inc. Increases Share Repurchase AuthorizationBusiness Wire (press release), CA - The company stocks over 100000 items, including technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, ..More»
US STOCKS-Market falls on record oil price - Reuters India [Interact] [Visit Site]
US STOCKS-Market falls on record oil priceReuters India, India - By Cal Mankowski NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - US stocks fell on Friday after the price of oil hit a record and consumer sentiment data came in surprisingly ..More»
How I Trade Options - Finding A Stock - Step 3 [Interact] [Visit Site]
Now that my universe of stocks is smaller, it's time to use the most powerful tool I own - a trained eye. I click on symbols and I look for... ..More»
Positive but Choppy End to the Week [Interact] [Visit Site]
Realty stocks perhaps reacted to the unexpectedly continuing high WPI numbers of over 7.8% announced today. ..More»
U.K. Stocks Rally, Led by British Energy; BA, LSE Shares Climb (Bloomberg.com) [Interact] [Visit Site]
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose to the highest in more than four months, led by British Energy Group Plc after the company said it received a number of takeover proposals. British Airways Plc climbed after the airline doubled full-year profit. ..More»
Stocks Retreat As Housing Starts Jump - CBS 11 [Interact] [Visit Site]
Stocks Retreat As Housing Starts JumpCBS 11, TX - The uneasiness over energy prices follows a strong advance in stocks that left the broader market up 2.5 percent for the week before Friday's pullback. ..More»
Stocks slip as oil prices push to fresh records (AP via Yahoo! News) [Interact] [Visit Site]
Stocks slipped Friday as investors' nervousness over a fresh record for oil prices dented enthusiasm over a surprising jump in new home construction. ..More»
GA: Teen killed by homeowner had previous burglary arrest: "The [Interact] [Visit Site]
...accepts a detachable magazine and that has other characteristics of assault weapons, including telescoping stocks, threaded barrels and pistol... ..More»
Schaeffer's Daily Contrarian - Schaeffers Research [Interact] [Visit Site]
Schaeffer's Daily ContrarianSchaeffers Research, OH - Regular Schaeffer's readers are well aware that we use "hard" data such as put/call ratios and short interest to gauge the sentiment of stocks, sectors, ..More»
Market shrugs off weak industrial production data [Interact] [Visit Site]
Depreciating domestic currency against the dollar boosted export driven IT stocks. ..More»
U.S. stocks lower as oil hits new highs, confidence falls (MarketWatch via Yahoo! Finance) [Interact] [Visit Site]
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks fell on Friday for the second day in five as crude oil prices broke to another record high and consumer confidence slumped, darkening earlier cheer triggered by an unanticipated rise in April home construction. ..More»
Japan stocks edge lower, ending winning streak (AP via Yahoo! News) [Interact] [Visit Site]
Tokyo stocks edged lower Friday after a four-day winning streak as investors sold recent gainers such as precision equipment and electronics makers. ..More»