The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Conn's, Kirkland's, Internap Network Services, rue21, Seahawk Drilling, Digital River, Peet's Coffee & Tea, optionsXpress Holdings, Semtech, and Cninsure.
The health of the American economy and the level of accommodation in monetary policy are the two most important factors that influence U.S. stock price movements. In 2011, it seems U.S. equities may get support both.
Stocks rallied for a second straight session as traders sentiment was buoyed by some strong November chain-store retail sales figures and by the European Central Bank (ECB) to maintain liquidity safety measures for troubled banks.
In an Interview with IBTimes, Srinivas Thiruvadanthai explores the concept of balance sheet recessions and other factors that make the Great Recession so severe.
Pending home sales in the U.S. rose in October, contrary to expectations of a drop, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors.
Merck & Co. Inc. said it agreed to acquire privately-held diabetes treatment developer SmartCells Inc. in a deal that could exceed $500 million.
FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) raised about $211 million from its initial public offering (IPO) of 15,060,000 shares, priced at $14 per share -- the company now has a total market value of about $1 billion.
Applications for the jobless benefits in the U.S. rose more-than-expected for the week ended Nov. 27, after falling sharply to lowest levels since July 2008 in the previous week.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Sequenom, Itron, Leap Wireless International, Netflix, Synopsys, ARM Holdings, Clearwire, ASML Holding, Vodafone Group, and Voltaire.
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to higher opening on Thursday but pared earlier gains after the Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims climbed last week.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Ku6 Media, Finisar, Sangamo Biosciences,Wet Seal, optionsXpress Holdings, Rediff.com India, JA Solar Holdings, Magic Software Enterprises, SodaStream International, and Aruba Networks.
If the ECB lives up to market expectations, the pair could rise further but a strong resistance area is up there, between 1.3266 (key long-term resistance) and 1.3357 (38.2 fibonacci retracement from June 7 lows), between which the 100-day SMA (1.3323) is also falling.
The global economic recovery had started losing momentum from mid-2010 and all the indicators point to weaker growth next year, said a report by United Nations (UN) on Wednesday.
PepsiCo Inc. announced an agreement to acquire 66 percent of Russia's dairy and fruit juice company Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods for $3.8 billion to boost its base in key markets in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Upon completion of the deal, PepsiCo will be around twice the size of its nearest food and beverage competitor in Russia.
World trade growth slowed in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) figures. An 18 percent rise in global merchandise trade annually in value terms was remarkably lower than the 26 percent increase registered in the second quarter.
Europe's biggest tour operator TUI Travel reported a full-year pretax loss, blaming weaker trading in the UK, mainly due to increased winter losses resulting from capacity-led volume reductions. However, underlying pretax profit rose 4 percent on good turnaround progress.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Semtech, Sequenom, ON Semiconductor, Ansys, rue21, TD Ameritrade Holding, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, E*TRADE Financial, Compuware, SunPower, and Synopsys.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Finisar, Gordmans Stores, optionsXpress Holdings, Global Industries, Tractor Supply, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Metabolix, Isle of Capri Casinos, Natural Alternatives International, and NCI.
France and Germany, the two leading countries of the euro zone, may have intentionally engineered a competitive currency devaluation by pushing private investors to share the burden of future sovereign bailouts.
Stocks rallied sharply on a slew of good economic data, including jobs, productivity and regional growth.
U.S. stocks rallied in early trade on Wednesday as strong data on private payrolls, and better-than-expected manufacturing reports from China and Europe buoyed sentiment.
Consumers spent $1.028-billion online during Cyber Monday, up 16 percent from a year ago, and first time such spending surpassed the billion-dollar level. It was also the busiest online shopping day ever.
Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is set to unveil details about its plan to launch its LTE 4G wireless networks in the United States.
Futures on major U.S. indices extended earlier gains on Wednesday after ADP reported that private-sector employment recorded the largest gain in three years in November.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Corinthian Colleges, TICC Capital, ICAgen, NGP Capital Resources, and Take-Two Interactive Software.
Planned job cuts in the U.S rose sharply in November to reach an eight-month high, a nation-wide survey of employers revealed.
Credit card delinquencies are falling in the U.S. as millions of consumers have simply stopped using their credit cards.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Mercer Insurance Group, OmniVision Technologies, Xenoport, Mecox Lane, Acergy, SodaStream International, L & L Energy, Orckit Communications, and Savient Pharmaceuticals.
The U.S. home loan demand fell sharply in the week ended Nov. 26, as the mortgage rates continue to rise from their lowest levels, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said on Wednesday.
The force of political will binding together a seemingly crumbling euro zone is still strong, but the imperatives of domestic economic realignments could force members to an exit option, analysts have said; and the road out of the bloc doesn’t exactly look daunting.
