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IBDand#039;s Top 10 - Tuesday
2007-10-17 12:11:00 Oct. 17, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Oil Nails Another Record High 1 Crude oil raced to $88.20 a barrel as global supply concerns exacerbated tensions over Turkey’s military plans vs. Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Nov. crude contracts settled up $1.48 to $87.61, a record close. Some analysts also cited fund buying. ... More About: Tuesday
European govt bonds flat, gilts outperform as UK inflation stays low
2007-10-16 12:11:00 LONDON, Oct. 16, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — European government bonds were steady, while gilts gained sharply after UK inflation undercut expectations, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England could cut interest rates in the months to come. UK CPI inflation was unchanged in September from August, at 1.8 pct, comfortably ... More About: Inflation , Bonds , Stays , Govt
Sylvania Resources says production to rise to 6,685 oz per month by Q3 2008
2007-10-16 12:11:00 LONDON, Oct. 16, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Sylvania Resources Ltd said its production will rise to 6,685 ounces per month by the third quarter of 2008 at a cash cost of less than 2,000 zar per ounce. Low-cost platinum producer Sylvania, which has three platinum group metals (AMEX:PLG) projects ... More About: Production , Rise , Month
OFFICIAL CORRECTION European Sept new car registrations down 1.5 pct yr-on-
2007-10-16 12:11:00 (ACEA corrects nine months to Sept registrations to up 0.8 pct) BRUSSELS, Oct. 16, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — New car registrations for the EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland fell 1.5 pct in September from a year earlier to 1,420,043 units, European automobile association ACEA said. ACEA ... More About: Official , Registration , Regis
Regis to merge European salons into Franck Provost Group; retain 30 pct sta
2007-10-16 12:11:00 PARIS, Oct. 16, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Regis Corp (NYSE:RGS) said it has agreed to merge its European franchise salon operations into the Franck Provost group. Regis will maintain a 30 pct stake in the merged entity, while Provost’s management will oversee the combined operations. Regis’ UK ... More About: Group , Merge
London shares - mid-morning features
2007-10-16 12:11:00 LONDON, Oct. 16, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — FTSE 100 risersStandard Life 284 up 4 Possible bid for ResolutionRoyal Dutch Shell 2,075 up 20 Buoyant crude priceTullow Oil 629-1/2 up 4 Bid speculation; buoyant crude priceSABMiller 1,419 up 6 Sanford Bernstein ‘outperform’ with 1,660 pence ... More About: London , Features , Morning , Shares , Feat
Psychiatric Solutionsand#039; Sales Gains Accelerate
2007-10-16 12:11:00 Oct. 16, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Psychiatric Solutions PSYS appears to be forming the right side of a base it started in April. The company provides mental-health services through about 75 facilities. Growth in earnings per share ranged from 28% to 43% in the past four quarters, keeping pace with the gains of earlier ... More About: Sales , Chia , Accelerate
Sandamp;P 500, Dow Retreat Amid Banking Jitters
2007-10-16 12:11:00 Oct. 16, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — The major NYSE indexes lost ground Monday amid continued worries about the banking sector and rising crude oil prices. The S Myers RBN added 1.39 to close at 61.09. After the close, the industrial gear maker beat views with a 64% increase in fourth-quarter earnings, ex ... More About: Banking , Retreat
Wireless Growth In India Calls Out To U.S. Leader
2007-10-16 12:11:00 Oct. 16, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — AT T) most attracted to the growth of India ’s market,” Hodulik said. “The country is going to bring on more wireless customers in the next two years than we have in the whole U.S. to date.” In India, wireless networks cover only about 60% of the country. ... More About: Wireless , Calls , Growth , Leader
IBDand#039;s Top 10 - Monday
2007-10-16 12:11:00 Oct. 16, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Citigroup Falls On Dour Outlook 1 The banking giant said Q3 profit fell 56% to 47 cents a share, topping recently lowered views by 3 cents. Revenue grew 20% to $43.5 bil. But Citi C said parts of the fixed-income market “have shrunk dramatically” and may not ... More About: Monday
Trends andamp; Innovations - Monday
2007-10-16 12:11:00 Oct. 16, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — ‘Green’ chemists a growing niche Environmental chemistry is becoming the hottest science major. The idea is that chemical process and products can be designed without using toxins or generating hazardous waste. Currently, a dozen colleges in the U.S. teach “green chemistry,” and the number is growing. Cambridge ... More About: Trends , Innovations , Monday , Inno
Niceand#039;s Products Help Monitor Call Centers
2007-10-15 12:11:00 Oct. 15, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Nice Systems NICE began forging its cup-with-handle base back in May. It broke out of that pattern Thursday, moving past its buy point 20 39.08. A stock is considered to be in buying range up to 5% past its buy point. So in Nice’s case, the upper ... More About: Products , Monitor , Call
NYSE Stocks Bounce But Volume Softens; Chipotle Suffers Hit
2007-10-15 12:11:00 Oct. 15, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Stocks got a leg up Friday from a stronger-than-expected report on retail sales, suggesting that the fallout from the subprime-mortgage meltdown may be limited. The New York composite and Dow each climbed 0.6%, while the S P 500 rose 0.5%. But volume declined from Thursday’s sell-off. Sterlite ... More About: Bounce , Volume
Harmonic Plays The Right Chords For Providers Of Digital Television
2007-10-15 12:11:00 Oct. 15, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Flip on Bravo or MTV tonight, and you might have Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) to thank. The networking gear company provides the technology that gets our favorite shows from the providers to our TV sets. Harmonic HLIT has seen faster growth of late as cable and satellite TV providers ... More About: Television , Chords , Plays , Digital , Ovid
IBDand#039;s Top 10 - Friday
2007-10-15 12:11:00 Oct. 15, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Stocks Rebound As Techs Lead 1 The Nasdaq led with a 1.2% gain as techs tried to bounce from Thu.’s sell-off. The Dow rose 0.6%, the NYSE composite and S P 400 rose just 0.2%. Volume fell from Thu.’s brisk pace. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 4 ... More About: Friday
Nasdaq Rises, Retakes Most Of Thursdayand#039;s Loss
2007-10-15 12:11:00 Oct. 15, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — The Nasdaq bounced back to life Friday as it rebounded from the previous day’s sell-off. The composite climbed 1.2%, but volume was lighter than during Thursday’s frenzied level. Baidu.com BIDU, which led the market south Thursday afternoon, was a big recipient of Friday’s gains. The stock climbed 14.20 ... More About: Loss
Telefonicaand#039;s long-term IDR affirmed at and#039;BBB and#039; with sta
2007-10-15 12:11:00 MUMBAI, Oct. 15, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Fitch Ratings said it has affirmed Telefonica SA’s (OOTC:TEFOF) long-term issuer default rating (IDR) at ‘BBB ‘ with a stable outlook, citing the company’s strong market positions in each of its core markets. The rating affirmation followed Fitch’s recent meetings with the ... More About: Long , Term
Madrid shares near highs midday led by Santander; Telefonica down
2007-10-15 12:11:00 MADRID, Oct. 15, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Share prices were higher in midday trade led by gains in Santander after upgrades from UBS (NYSE:UBS) and SocGen, while Telefonica succumbed to some profit-taking after last week’s strong gains. At 11.39 am, the IBEX-35 index was up 42.40 points at 15,300.50, ... More About: Madrid , Shares , Ares
Asian stocks mixed ahead of US data; Hong Kong, Shanghai set records - UPDA
2007-10-15 12:11:00 SINGAPORE, Oct. 15, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — (Adds closing levels throughout)Stock markets across Asia ended mixed Monday with the Japanese and Australian benchmarks limping after recent gains while Shanghai and Hong Kong set fresh records as investors continued to bet on the China growth story. Most regional markets were flat ... More About: Stocks , Data , Asian
Hong Kong shares close at new high led by China Mobile, commodity plays - U
2007-10-15 12:11:00 Oct. 15, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed at a record high led by China Mobile , mainland commodity counters and local property stocks, with sentiment overall bolstered by a new high on the Shanghai bourse. China Mobile posted strong gains following target price ... More About: Hong Kong , Close , High
Deutsche Boerse buys back 23.7 mln eur worth of shares Oct 8-12
2007-10-15 12:11:00 FRANKFURT, Oct. 15, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Deutsche Boer se AG said it bought back 224,000 of its own shares in the period Oct 8-12 for a total of 23.7 mln eur. This corresponds to an average share price of 105.76 eur, it said. In the first quarter of ... More About: Back , Worth , Shares , Wort
Stocks rise following economic data
2007-10-12 19:54:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street advanced Friday, with tech shares charging higher amid word of a proposed buyout in the sector and others rising on economic readings that indicated the economy continues to push ahead. Oracle Corp.’s (NASDAQ:ORCL) bid for ... More About: Stocks , Data , Economic , Rise
London shares rally to close near seven-year high; BP up; NY higher UPDATE
2007-10-12 19:54:00 (updates with more detail) LONDON, Oct. 12, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — UK blue chips enjoyed a late rally and closed near their highest in seven years, with FTSE 100 heavyweight BP (NYSE:BP) (TSX:BP’U) extending yesterday’s gains and Wall Street shares edging up, encouraged by retail sales and inflation ... More About: London , Rally , Update , Close , High
Agency seeks to quell cell phone rumors
2007-10-12 19:54:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — WASHINGTON (AP) - An e-mail warning consumers that cell phone numbers will soon be released to telemarketers is making the rounds again, and government officials have a key detail they’d like to add: it’s totally bogus. The e-mails say that recipients must ... More About: Phone , Cell Phone , Rumors , Agency , Cell
NRC panel hears Vermont Yankee concerns
2007-10-12 19:54:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel came for a narrow purpose, but its three members got the broad brush from both sides in the debate over nuclear power. The NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board wanted to hear ... More About: Panel , Vermont , Concerns , Mont
Xcel reintegrating nuclear operations
2007-10-12 19:54:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL) plans to integrate nuclear operations from a one-time joint venture into its energy supply unit, the electricity company said Friday. Xcel will transfer operating licenses for its Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in ... More About: Nuclear
Stocks Look To Rebound At Open
2007-10-12 19:54:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Stock futures pointed to a higher open Friday, thanks to the latest round of economic data, after reversing hard on Thursday. Nasdaq futures gained 10 points vs. fair value, S P 500 futures rose 2 points and Dow futures rallied 20 points. Foreign markets were mostly ... More About: Stocks , Open
Stocks Rise, Leaders Mixed In Early Trade
2007-10-12 19:54:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Strong retail sales, Oracle’s hostile bid for BEA Systems (NASDAQ:BEAS) and mixed earnings results gave stocks a steady lift. The Nasdaq rose 0.8% as of 10:16 a.m. The NYSE composite and S P 500 futures rose 2 points and Dow futures rallied 20 points. Foreign ... More About: Stocks , Trade , Early , Rise , Leaders
Nasdaq Pulls Higher, NYSE Holds Gains; Volume Mixed
2007-10-12 19:53:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Tech stocks continued retaking ground Friday morning, driving volume higher on the Nasdaq while NYSE volume lagged. The Nasdaq rose 0.9% at 11:14 a.m. ET, with computer makers, telecoms and biotech stocks doing the heaviest lifting. The NYSE composite, Dow and S P 500 futures rose 2 ... More About: Higher , Volume , Mixed , Mixe
Indexes Near Session Highs
More articles from this author:2007-10-12 19:53:00 Oct. 12, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Stocks extended their gains in early afternoon trade, boosting the major market indexes to session highs. As of 1 p.m. ET, the Nasdaq continued to outperform with a 1.2% gain. The NYSE composite and Dow were each up 0.6%, while the S P 500 futures rose ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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