Stocks edge higher in early trading (AP) - Comments Off
AP - Investors are searching for direction Wednesday, after two days of relatively flat trading. Stocks edged higher in early morning trading.
Wall Street opens higher as M&A heats up (Reuters) - Comments Off
Reuters - Wall Street rose at the open on Wednesday as a slew of new corporate deals and a surge in bailed out U.S. financial stocks boosted investor sentiment.
FTSE 100 shares slip in early trade (AFP) - Comments Off
AFP - Leading shares nudged lower at the start of trade on Wednesday amid continuing uncertainty over Europe’s economic outlook.
Asian stocks near 6-week highs, cool to China data (Reuters) - Comments Off
Reuters - Asian stocks hovered near six-week highs on Wednesday as Chinese data showed exports and imports in February were better than expected, while the euro and the pound suffered on renewed concerns about Europe’s fiscal problems.
World stocks flat but pound takes another hit (AP) - Comments Off
AP - World stock markets traded in a narrow range Wednesday as investors looked for renewed direction, while the British pound continued to founder following unimpressive industrial output figures.
Buffett may be your best investment - Comments Off
A $10,000 stake in Berkshire Hathaway in 1964 would have grown to $80 million during the Oracle of Omaha’s tenure. Indexes and mutual funds are far behind.
SEC chief economist leaving (AP) - Comments Off
AP - The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector.
Summary Box: Gains slow after big year for stocks (AP) - Comments Off
AP - A YEAR LATER: The Dow Jones industrial average is up 61.4 percent since it closed at a 12-year low of 6,547 on March 9, 2009. On paper, U.S. stocks have gained about $5.7 trillion but are still down about $5.5 trillion from the peak in October 2007.
How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday (AP) - Comments Off
AP - Financial companies led stocks higher Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the market’s hitting a 12-year low. The gain in bank stocks came as traders reacted to rumors that the government might prohibit the trades known as short sales in the stocks of companies it owns. Such a move would be aimed at preventing sharp drops in stocks including Citigroup Inc. and American International Group Inc.
Kroger, Ruby Tuesday, UAL are big movers (AP) - Comments Off
AP - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:







