Bullish Blog

AP - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange:

Reuters - A huge influx of “erroneous” orders prevented the New York Stock Exchange from disseminating quotes shortly after the start of trading on Friday.

AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:

Reuters - NYSE Euronext said it sold a big stake in its U.S. derivatives trading platform to five powerful market players, following the pattern of exchange operators partnering with dealers in the face of possibly sweeping regulatory changes.

AFP - The leading stock exchange fell victim to profit-taking on Friday as data showed spending by US consumers fell in September for the first time in five months.

AP - To help energy companies meet a requirement of providing more detailed information to investors when reporting oil and natural gas reserves, federal regulators issued new accounting guidelines Friday.

AFP - Oil prices sank Friday, mirroring losses on global stock markets, after surging the previous day on news that the United States had emerged from recession.

AP - Trans-Atlantic stock market operator NYSE Euronext said Friday its net income plunged 28 percent in the third quarter as it cut prices in a bid to counter falling trading volume.

Reuters - The Dow industrials suffered its worst slide since July on Friday on concerns that the economic recovery won’t be robust enough to sustain the seven-month stock rally, while financials sank on renewed worries about Citigroup’s balance sheet.

AFP - European equities paused on Friday after a global rally was sparked by news the US economy has emerged from recession, following France, Germany and Japan out of the worst downturn since the 1930s.