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ECONOMY Tue Nov 18, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq falling more than 3 percent, as worries about the worsening global economic downturn hounded markets. The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI:^DJI - News) was down 156.19 points, or 1.89 percent,.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Nov 14, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were lower on Friday after a report showed sales at retailers suffered a record drop in October as falling home values and declining stocks unnerved consumers. S&P 500 futures fell 17.80 points and were below fair.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Nov 4, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InterSystems Corporation today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has renewed a contract for Four Points Technology, LLC to provide the InterSystems CACHÉ® high-performance object database for the V.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Oct 31, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- It's finally over. One of the most stomach-churning and fear-inducing months that stock investors have ever experienced came to a close on Friday. As of Friday's market close, the S&P 500 had plunged 16.9%, or 198 points, for the month. That's the wors.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Oct 30, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

finance.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended gains on Thursday after a government report showed the pace of contraction in the U.S. economy in the third-quarter was slightly less than expected. S&P 500 futures rose 31.70 points and were above fair v.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Oct 18, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation is on track to build fewer homes this year than at any time since the end of World War II, adding to the woes of an economy that analysts said Friday has almost certainly entered a recession. While the economic outlook darke.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Oct 17, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses on Friday as a report showing that housing starts slid in September heightened recession fears. S&P 500 futures fell 12.80 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taki.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Oct 15, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses on Wednesday after a government report showed a steeper-than-expected decline in September retail sales, heightening recession fears. S&P 500 futures dropped 25.9 points and were below fair value,.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Oct 13, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average rebounded more than 500 points today as Wall Street snapped back from last week's devastating losses after major governments announced further steps to support the global banking system, including plans by.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Oct 10, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street extended its devastating losses Friday, but prices swung sharply as investors scooped up shares decimated by more than a week of intense and panicked selling. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 700 points in the opening mi.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Sep 19, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street extended a huge rally Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 375 points, giving them.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 19, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BERLIN (AP) -- German investor confidence recovered in August from a 16-year low the month before, rising unexpectedly by 8.4 points as fears of an economic downturn in Europe's biggest economy appeared to ease, a key survey released Tuesday found. The r.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Aug 4, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were lower on Monday after a government report showed a higher-than-expected reading in a key inflation gauge. S&P 500 futures fell 2.60 points and were slightly below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 31, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Thursday following lower-than-expected U.S. gross domestic product growth in the second-quarter and a jump in weekly jobless claims. S&P 500 futures erased early gains to drop 8.1 points, and below its fa.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jul 25, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks jumped on Friday following a government report that showed new orders of durable goods rose unexpectedly in June, calming worries about the profit outlook and the economy. S&P 500 futures rose 5.60 points and were above fair.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 16, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pared gains on Wednesday following a report that showed consumer prices grew at a faster-than-expected pace in June, heightening concerns about inflation amid soaring energy costs. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.8 points an.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 10, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 turned negative on Thursday as the price of oil jumped more than $5 and financial stocks fell on worries about more credit losses. The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI:^DJI - News) was down 8.79 points, or 0.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jul 4, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Mortgage rates fell last week The benchmark 30-year fixed home loan rate fell 10 basis points to 6.35%, ending a 5-week uptrend to a 9-month peak, mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said. Weaker economic data made a Fed rate hike less likely, pushing Tre.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose to session highs on Thursday after the government reported a loss of 62,000 jobs on non-farm payrolls in June, a figure which came close to Wall Street's expectations. S&P 500 futures were 7.5 points higher,.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Jun 28, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street ended a depressing week with another big loss on Friday, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid ever-escalating worries about high oil prices and fallout from the credit crisis. The major indexes are.. Read More