Posted by Reuters: Business News on March 8, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks hit session highs midmorning on Tuesday, led by bank and industrial shares, as a tick down in crude prices shifted investor attention to a stronger U.S. economy.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 7, 2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks got a tentative boost on Tuesday from U.S. President Barack Obama’s compromise deal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts, while the euro ticked up but remained…
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 30, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures turned positive on Thursday after data showed a decline in applications for unemployment insurance and a tick-up in the final revision of second quarter U.S. gross domestic product.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 9, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose for a sixth day in seven on Thursday ahead of weekly data that was expected to show a tick down in applications for unemployment insurance.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 13, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar eased on Friday after overnight gains and ahead of euro zone growth data, boosting metal and crude prices, while world stocks drifted higher. The dollar rose overnight against a basket of currencies but succumbed to another sporadic bout of profit-taking, and traders said the currency’s broad weakness was likely to continue over the longer term.
