Bullish Blog http://www.bullishblog.com The Stock Market Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 5 alluring dividend plays Everyone loves a consistent winner. The MSN CAPS community helps investors identify stocks that can bring stability and excellence to a portfolio. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/CAPS5AlluringDividendPlays.aspx Coke pins China hopes on Beijing blitz An association with the Olympics helps the soft-drink maker connect with 1.3 billion consumers. A trickier task is teaching the Chinese 'how to drink Coke and how to love Coke.' http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/CokePinsChinaHopesOnBeijingBlitz.aspx H-P profit rises to $2 billion The PC giant gets a boost from international sales. Worries about financials and the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to weigh on investors. Mortgage applications fall. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Dispatch/080820markets.aspx Wall St rises as bank, energy shares rebound (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as bank and energy shares rebounded even as investors dumped Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on fears of an imminent government bailout of the housing finance companies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc Wall Street finishes erratic day higher (AP) AP - Wall Street scored a moderate gain after a volatile session Wednesday that saw the major indexes ratchet up and down on the seesawing price of oil and mixed feelings about the financial sector. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street London shares close higher (AFP) AFP - London shares closed nearly 1% higher Wednesday, breaking a three-day losing streak as commodities made gains. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain European shares recover slightly (AFP) AFP - Europe's main stock markets enjoyed modest recoveries early Wednesday as share-price gains for heavyweight mining and energy groups help to lift indices that dived a day earlier, dealers said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/bs_afp/stockseurope China stocks jump on speculation over policy plans (AP) AP - Chinese stocks surged Wednesday in their biggest gain in nearly four months on speculation Beijing plans new economic stimulus measures and other policies aimed at reviving the country's languishing markets. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_bi_ge/china_markets China shares surge 7.63 pct on policy support hopes (AFP) AFP - Chinese share prices surged to close 7.63 percent higher on Wednesday amid renewed hopes that Beijing will soon act to support the ailing stock market, dealers said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/bs_afp/stockschinaclose Global stocks gain, dollar rises towards 2008 peak (Reuters) Reuters - World stocks edged higher on Wednesday after the previous day's tumble to their lowest level in almost two years attracted some buyers, while rebounding commodity prices helped resource shares. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/bs_nm/markets_global_dc