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Asia stocks up as US small business mood improves
BANGKOK (AP) — Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. Continue reading
Stocks close lower after making records; S&P snaps 5-day rally
Stocks closed lower Thursday, after the Dow and S&P 500 briefly touched fresh all-time highs. Meanwhile, the U.S Continue reading
Stocks end mixed but finish higher for the week
Stocks finished narrowly mixed in lackluster trading Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq snapping their five-day winning streak, after a pair of weaker-than-expected economic reports did little to excite Wall Street.Still, all three major averages finished in positive territory for the week, zigzagging between weekly gains and losses for the seventh time. Continue reading
Doping Scandal: Bookmakers To Refund Bets
Several UK bookmakers have announced they will return bets to race-goers who placed money on horses tested positive for steroids. Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Australia Stocks Lead Asia Before China Data
Australian stocks climbed Tuesday in the wake of some upbeat earnings reports and positive cues from Wall Street, while Japanese shares wavered with the U.S. Continue reading
Thatcher: No Silence At Football Matches
Football refuses to mark Lady Thatcher’s death as many debate the legacy she left – positive or not – on the national game. Continue reading
When CEOs get demoted (by the companies they founded)
With RIM’s recent launch of its Blackberry 10, founder and board member Mike Lazaridis may have felt he’d, in some way, seen his company to safe harbor. “Safe” may be an overstatement, given competition in the mobile smartphone market these days and RIMs place in it, but let’s just say it gave him a positive event to step out on. He will retire in May.But Lazaridis gave up CEO leadership at RIM ov.. Continue reading
Asian Markets Trade Marginally Higher
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) – Asian markets are mostly trading in positive territory on Tuesday, with investors shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street, where stocks drifted lower overnight amid some dis… Continue reading
JT McNamara Paralysed After Cheltenham Fall
JT McNamara remains in hospital in a “very positive frame of mind” after surgery for a neck injury he suffered earlier this month. Continue reading
Asian Markets Mostly Trade In Positive Territory
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) – Asian stock markets are mostly trading in positive territory on Thursday, with investors tracking cues from Wall Street where stocks ended higher overnight amid easing worries … Continue reading
