The New Zealand sharemarket started strongly today, following a 1.8 per cent gain yesterday and after US stocks had their biggest rise in a fortnight.By 10.10am the NZSX-50 benchmark index was up 38.6…
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Major Latin American markets closed higher Tuesday, tracking a surge on Wall Street where investors interpreted news of further write-downs at some overseas banks as a s…
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The dollar extended gains Tuesday, at one point rising more than 2% against the yen as stocks soared after the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index unex…
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Of all of the industies deploying Linux and open source software, financial services have been among the earliest adopters. But what do banks and brokerages see in these emerging alternatives besides …
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Fortune 500 ) Tuesday morning due to expectations of more credit writedowns. And Morgan Stanley analysts in London wrote in a report that "the industry is facing the most severe investment bankin…
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Throughout the subprime debt crisis, investors have been wary of the stock market, particularly financial sector shares, and have favored government-backed Treasurys instead. But sentiment shifted Tue…
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NEW YORK – Wall Street began the second quarter with a big rally Tuesday as investors rushed back into stocks, optimistic that the worst of the credit crisis has passed and that the economy is f…
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By Howard Stutz By Las Vegas Gaming Wire LAS VEGAS, Nevada — March was not a good month for the stock prices of casino companies and slot machine makers. All 10 of the gaming stocks charted by Las…
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A day after ending their worst quarter in nearly six years, stocks got the second quarter off to its best start in 70 years. Strong demand for a Lehman convertible offering eased worries that the inv…