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Merck KGaA and Millipore Announce Transaction - Stockhouse
Merck KGaA, a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, and Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which

There’s more to men’s health than a prostate check - AZCentral.com
Here’s news that time-strapped men should be happy to hear: Any vigorous exercise that caused sweating, even if performed as infrequently as one to three times a month, was associated in a study with an 18 percent reduction in the risk of developing

ICB Financial 2009 Financial Performance - Earthtimes
974) —– —– —- —– Net loans 201,311 205,018 -1.8% 186,716 —– —– —- —– Premises and fixed assets - net 9,834 10,181 -3.4% 10,281 Other real estate 144 —– —– —- —– Equity capital Preferred Stock

MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Seek Economic Ballast As March Begins - NASDAQ
U.S. stock investors, already seasick from choppy trading in the past month, aren’t likely to find calmer waters as March begins. Some major economic releases in the coming week, starting with the ISM manufacturing survey Monday and ending with the

Even the Smart Guys Don’t Always Get it Right - Wall Street Journal
That’s a lesson learned by some of the smartest investors in the market, a powerful new breed of traders known as “quants data, such as the historical movement of a stock and how that movement relates to other stocks or the rest of the market

Unknotting Father’s Reins in Hope of ‘Reinventing’ Libya - New York Times
Ten companies trade on the exchange, which says it does $400,000 worth of business on an average day. “The cost of running the stock market is more than the daily trading volume,” said Shokri M. Ghanem, the chairman of the National Oil

Document Management Software: EmailWire NewsWire Press Release Service - Earthtimes
(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 28, 2010 ) Houston, TX – EmailWire NewsWire and SEO Press release distribution service for Document Management Software and other industries today recommends the following buyers’ guide, “Learn how to reduce your paper

Merck KGaA and Millipore Announce Transaction - Stockhouse
Merck KGaA, a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, and Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which

There’s more to men’s health than a prostate check - AZCentral.com
Here’s news that time-strapped men should be happy to hear: Any vigorous exercise that caused sweating, even if performed as infrequently as one to three times a month, was associated in a study with an 18 percent reduction in the risk of developing

ICB Financial 2009 Financial Performance - Earthtimes
974) —– —– —- —– Net loans 201,311 205,018 -1.8% 186,716 —– —– —- —– Premises and fixed assets - net 9,834 10,181 -3.4% 10,281 Other real estate 144 —– —– —- —– Equity capital Preferred Stock

MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Seek Economic Ballast As March Begins - NASDAQ
U.S. stock investors, already seasick from choppy trading in the past month, aren’t likely to find calmer waters as March begins. Some major economic releases in the coming week, starting with the ISM manufacturing survey Monday and ending with the

Even the Smart Guys Don’t Always Get it Right - Wall Street Journal
That’s a lesson learned by some of the smartest investors in the market, a powerful new breed of traders known as “quants data, such as the historical movement of a stock and how that movement relates to other stocks or the rest of the market

Unknotting Father’s Reins in Hope of ‘Reinventing’ Libya - New York Times
Ten companies trade on the exchange, which says it does $400,000 worth of business on an average day. “The cost of running the stock market is more than the daily trading volume,” said Shokri M. Ghanem, the chairman of the National Oil

Document Management Software: EmailWire NewsWire Press Release Service - Earthtimes
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Tiny firm’s stock soars as hype drives buying - Seattle Times

Tiny firm's stock soars as hype drives buying Seattle Times Cascadia Investments's shares have skyrocketed, but it spends less on developing software than someone is spending to pump up the stock. … and more »

Buffett’s Berkshire profit jumps on derivatives - Sydney Morning Herald

Times Online

Buffett's Berkshire profit jumps on derivatives Sydney Morning Herald Investment income, which includes stock dividends and the interest payments from GE, Swiss Re and others, fell about 4 per cent to $US1.7 billion at … Berkshire Improves but Economy Crimps ResultsWall Street Journal Buffett: Execs should pay price for risky betsThe Associated Press Berkshire Hathaway $1B+ Investment Holdings At Yearend 2009Forbes (blog) Wall Street Journal (blog) -Reuters -New York Times all 725 news articles »

B Green Innovations, Inc. Receives $1.1 Million Series A Preferred Stock … - CNNMoney.com (press release)

B Green Innovations, Inc. Receives $1.1 Million Series A Preferred Stock … CNNMoney.com (press release) B Green Innovations (OTCBB: BGNN) is proud to announce today that it has received a preferred stock investment of $1.1 million on very favorable terms. 1. … Royce Focus Trust, Inc. Declares First Quarter Dividend on its 6.00 …MarketWatch (press release) all 67 news articles »

The Smart Guys Aren’t Always Right - Wall Street Journal

The Smart Guys Aren't Always Right Wall Street Journal One "truism" investors were told was that they should simply park their assets in stocks, such as a broad index like the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, …

Tiny firm’s stock soars as hype drives buying - Seattle Times

Tiny firm's stock soars as hype drives buying Seattle Times Cascadia Investments's shares have skyrocketed, but it spends less on developing software than someone is spending to pump up the stock. … and more »

Buffett’s Berkshire profit jumps on derivatives - Sydney Morning Herald

Times Online

Buffett's Berkshire profit jumps on derivatives Sydney Morning Herald Investment income, which includes stock dividends and the interest payments from GE, Swiss Re and others, fell about 4 per cent to $US1.7 billion at … Berkshire Improves but Economy Crimps ResultsWall Street Journal Buffett: Execs should pay price for risky betsThe Associated Press Berkshire Hathaway $1B+ Investment Holdings At Yearend 2009Forbes (blog) Wall Street Journal (blog) -Reuters -New York Times all 725 news articles »

B Green Innovations, Inc. Receives $1.1 Million Series A Preferred Stock … - CNNMoney.com (press release)

B Green Innovations, Inc. Receives $1.1 Million Series A Preferred Stock … CNNMoney.com (press release) B Green Innovations (OTCBB: BGNN) is proud to announce today that it has received a preferred stock investment of $1.1 million on very favorable terms. 1. … Royce Focus Trust, Inc. Declares First Quarter Dividend on its 6.00 …MarketWatch (press release) all 67 news articles »

The Smart Guys Aren’t Always Right - Wall Street Journal

The Smart Guys Aren't Always Right Wall Street Journal One "truism" investors were told was that they should simply park their assets in stocks, such as a broad index like the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, …

Representatives From Bitstream Inc. (BITS) and NYSSA to Ring The NASDAQ Stock … - MarketWatch (press release)

Representatives From Bitstream Inc. (BITS) and NYSSA to Ring The NASDAQ Stock … MarketWatch (press release) NYSSA introduced the Investment Research Challenge eight years ago as a means to promote best practices in research among the next generation of analysts. … National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) to Ring The NASDAQ …CNNMoney.com (press release) all 33 news articles »

Increase in jobless claims pushes down stocks - Washington Post

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Increase in jobless claims pushes down stocks Washington Post The Dow fell 53.13 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 10321.03, and the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell 2.31 points, or 0.2 percent, … Greek Debt and a Weak Job Sector Weigh on InvestorsNew York Times Greece Delays Asia, US Bond RoadshowWall Street Journal Stocks tumble on renewed concerns about economyThe Associated Press Minneapolis Star Tribune -InvestorGuide -Philadelphia Inquirer all 533 news articles »

Representatives From Bitstream Inc. (BITS) and NYSSA to Ring The NASDAQ Stock … - MarketWatch (press release)

Representatives From Bitstream Inc. (BITS) and NYSSA to Ring The NASDAQ Stock … MarketWatch (press release) NYSSA introduced the Investment Research Challenge eight years ago as a means to promote best practices in research among the next generation of analysts. … National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) to Ring The NASDAQ …CNNMoney.com (press release) all 33 news articles »

Increase in jobless claims pushes down stocks - Washington Post

Boston Globe

Increase in jobless claims pushes down stocks Washington Post The Dow fell 53.13 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 10321.03, and the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell 2.31 points, or 0.2 percent, … Greek Debt and a Weak Job Sector Weigh on InvestorsNew York Times Greece Delays Asia, US Bond RoadshowWall Street Journal Stocks tumble on renewed concerns about economyThe Associated Press Minneapolis Star Tribune -InvestorGuide -Philadelphia Inquirer all 533 news articles »

1. Do mutual funds offer a periodic investment plan? - MoneyControl.com
Firstly, we are not all investment professionals. We go to a doctor when we need medical advice or a lawyer for legal guidance, similarly mutual funds are investment vehicles managed by professional fund managers. And unless you rate highly on the

Allstate Swings To Profit On Better Investment Performance - NASDAQ
Allstate Corp. (ALL) swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the financial- services company benefited from a improvement in investment performance. Property and casualty insurers have benefited from rallying stock markets, but raising rates has been

IPOs: Companies continue to cut or delay stock offerings - San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK — Three companies pared down their IPOs, and another delayed its deal Wednesday, as a bumpy stock market and economic worries continue to make raising money through initial public offerings difficult. San Francisco-based real estate

Piedmont Office Shares Rise in IPO Debut - ABC News
Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock is rising after its pared-back IPO raised $174 million. The Atlanta real estate investment trust sold 12 million shares for $14.50. It had hoped to sell 18 million shares for $16 to $18 apiece. Weakness in the IPO

CEO Danny Alex Makes an Investment of $110,000.00 into Muscle Flex for - Forbes
BusinessWire - Muscle Flex Inc. (www.MuscleFlex.com) (Pink Sheets:MFLI) announced today that its CEO, Danny Alex, has made an additional investment of $110,000.00 into Muscle Flex Inc. by way of a direct investment for restricted stock at a share

PennantPark Investment: Stock on the Move Higher, Up 2% (PNNT) - Investors Business Daily
Feb 08, 2010 (SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) — PennantPark Investment ( PNNT ) is one of today’s best performing stocks, up 2% to $9.20. The S&P is currently trading 0.2% higher to 1,068 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading

Dow Jones Stock Index Getting Sold! - The Business Insider
The price was expected to be more than $600 million, according to sources who spoke to WSJ , though neither companies have released details. According to WSJ , the CME Group, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), NYMEX and other exchanges

Penny Stock and Hot Stock Alerts Delivered in Penny Stock Newsletter - Transworld News
Penny stock and hot stock alerts for investors seeking small cap companies in which to invest are available in the free investment newsletter published by XplosiveStocks.com. Each penny stock alert published in the XplosiveStocks is carefully

Google stock shunned by China - The Register
China has released its first public disclosure of its US stock investments, and there’s one profitable, fast-growing company that’s conspicuous by its absence: Google. The list of US companies in which the China Investment Corporation ( CIC ) holds

1. Do mutual funds offer a periodic investment plan? - MoneyControl.com
Firstly, we are not all investment professionals. We go to a doctor when we need medical advice or a lawyer for legal guidance, similarly mutual funds are investment vehicles managed by professional fund managers. And unless you rate highly on the

Allstate Swings To Profit On Better Investment Performance - NASDAQ
Allstate Corp. (ALL) swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the financial- services company benefited from a improvement in investment performance. Property and casualty insurers have benefited from rallying stock markets, but raising rates has been

IPOs: Companies continue to cut or delay stock offerings - San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK — Three companies pared down their IPOs, and another delayed its deal Wednesday, as a bumpy stock market and economic worries continue to make raising money through initial public offerings difficult. San Francisco-based real estate

Piedmont Office Shares Rise in IPO Debut - ABC News
Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock is rising after its pared-back IPO raised $174 million. The Atlanta real estate investment trust sold 12 million shares for $14.50. It had hoped to sell 18 million shares for $16 to $18 apiece. Weakness in the IPO

CEO Danny Alex Makes an Investment of $110,000.00 into Muscle Flex for - Forbes
BusinessWire - Muscle Flex Inc. (www.MuscleFlex.com) (Pink Sheets:MFLI) announced today that its CEO, Danny Alex, has made an additional investment of $110,000.00 into Muscle Flex Inc. by way of a direct investment for restricted stock at a share

PennantPark Investment: Stock on the Move Higher, Up 2% (PNNT) - Investors Business Daily
Feb 08, 2010 (SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) — PennantPark Investment ( PNNT ) is one of today’s best performing stocks, up 2% to $9.20. The S&P is currently trading 0.2% higher to 1,068 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading

Dow Jones Stock Index Getting Sold! - The Business Insider
The price was expected to be more than $600 million, according to sources who spoke to WSJ , though neither companies have released details. According to WSJ , the CME Group, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), NYMEX and other exchanges

Penny Stock and Hot Stock Alerts Delivered in Penny Stock Newsletter - Transworld News
Penny stock and hot stock alerts for investors seeking small cap companies in which to invest are available in the free investment newsletter published by XplosiveStocks.com. Each penny stock alert published in the XplosiveStocks is carefully

Google stock shunned by China - The Register
China has released its first public disclosure of its US stock investments, and there’s one profitable, fast-growing company that’s conspicuous by its absence: Google. The list of US companies in which the China Investment Corporation ( CIC ) holds

Micrus Endovascular Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Revenues of $22.8 - MSN Money
Micrus Endovascular Corporation MEND today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and raised fiscal 2010 revenue guidance. Highlights for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 include the

Neste Oil’s Financial statements for 2009 - Market Wire
ESPOO, FINLAND–(Marketwire - February 4, 2010) - Stock Exchange Release Neste Oil Corporation 4 February 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (EET) - Full-year comparable operating profit of EUR 116 million (2008: 602 million) - The year ended with a Q4 comparable

Sony boosts outlook after first profit in five quarters - Washington Post
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp ’s <6758.T> results offered tangible proof a restructuring at the electronics maker is starting to pay off as it halved its annual loss forecast on a rebound in flat-TV business and cost cuts. Sony’s first profit in five

Toyota Concerns Weigh on Nikkei - Wall Street Journal
Most Asian stock markets ended down Thursday as caution reigned ahead of the U.S. jobs report Friday, with Japanese shares hurt by deepening fears over Toyota Motor ’s vehicle recall. “We are consolidating after the bounce this week but the dust

BLADE Network Technologies Unveils Its Unified FabricArchitecture to - Market Wire
SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire - February 4, 2010) - BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE), the trusted leader in data center networking, today introduced its Unified FabricArchitecture™ (UFA), the industry’s fastest, smartest, most integrable and

Stocks: What Happened to the Tech Rally? - MSNBC
Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer of SmartGrowth Funds, believes the economic recovery could disappoint many optimistic tech investors According to Bloomberg data, the Nasdaq 100 has a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.57. That’s quite a rebound

Micrus Endovascular Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Revenues of $22.8 - MSN Money
Micrus Endovascular Corporation MEND today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and raised fiscal 2010 revenue guidance. Highlights for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 include the

Neste Oil’s Financial statements for 2009 - Market Wire
ESPOO, FINLAND–(Marketwire - February 4, 2010) - Stock Exchange Release Neste Oil Corporation 4 February 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (EET) - Full-year comparable operating profit of EUR 116 million (2008: 602 million) - The year ended with a Q4 comparable

Sony boosts outlook after first profit in five quarters - Washington Post
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp ’s <6758.T> results offered tangible proof a restructuring at the electronics maker is starting to pay off as it halved its annual loss forecast on a rebound in flat-TV business and cost cuts. Sony’s first profit in five

Toyota Concerns Weigh on Nikkei - Wall Street Journal
Most Asian stock markets ended down Thursday as caution reigned ahead of the U.S. jobs report Friday, with Japanese shares hurt by deepening fears over Toyota Motor ’s vehicle recall. “We are consolidating after the bounce this week but the dust

BLADE Network Technologies Unveils Its Unified FabricArchitecture to - Market Wire
SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire - February 4, 2010) - BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE), the trusted leader in data center networking, today introduced its Unified FabricArchitecture™ (UFA), the industry’s fastest, smartest, most integrable and

Stocks: What Happened to the Tech Rally? - MSNBC
Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer of SmartGrowth Funds, believes the economic recovery could disappoint many optimistic tech investors According to Bloomberg data, the Nasdaq 100 has a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.57. That’s quite a rebound

Comcast Expands Hours at Select Service Centers to Meet Colts Fans - MSN Money
In Advance of Big Game, Company Also Stocks Up on HD Boxes at Retail Locations and Adds More Colts On Demand Programming INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — As Hoosiers prepare to cheer on the Indianapolis Colts against the New Orleans Saints in

U.S. Stocks Retreat as Service Industries Trail Forecasts - Bloomberg
He is the chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., which manages $1 trillion from Newport Beach, California. The S&P 500 fell 3.7 percent in January, more than any month in a year, after China set higher reserves for lenders and

UPDATE 1-PNC sells $3 bln of stock at $54 a share - Reuters
* Raises funds to repay government bailout Stocks | Global Markets | Funds News | ETFs News * Sells 55.6 mln shares * Underwriters have option to buy 8.3 mln shares NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group (PNC.N) sold $3 billion of

MORE FROM THE BUSINESS JOURNAL - Central Penn Business Journal
That’s what analysts and business consultants are predicting after the Derry Cadbury gives Hershey the opportunity to become an international player overnight,” Matt Arnold, an analyst with St. Louis-based investment firm Edward Jones , said

Comcast Expands Hours at Select Service Centers to Meet Colts Fans - MSN Money
In Advance of Big Game, Company Also Stocks Up on HD Boxes at Retail Locations and Adds More Colts On Demand Programming INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — As Hoosiers prepare to cheer on the Indianapolis Colts against the New Orleans Saints in

U.S. Stocks Retreat as Service Industries Trail Forecasts - Bloomberg
He is the chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., which manages $1 trillion from Newport Beach, California. The S&P 500 fell 3.7 percent in January, more than any month in a year, after China set higher reserves for lenders and

UPDATE 1-PNC sells $3 bln of stock at $54 a share - Reuters
* Raises funds to repay government bailout Stocks | Global Markets | Funds News | ETFs News * Sells 55.6 mln shares * Underwriters have option to buy 8.3 mln shares NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group (PNC.N) sold $3 billion of

MORE FROM THE BUSINESS JOURNAL - Central Penn Business Journal
That’s what analysts and business consultants are predicting after the Derry Cadbury gives Hershey the opportunity to become an international player overnight,” Matt Arnold, an analyst with St. Louis-based investment firm Edward Jones , said

Emerging Stock Report Initiates Independent Research Coverage on - Yahoo Finance
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Emerging Stock Report Initiates Independent Research Coverage on - Yahoo Finance
To get our alerts AHEAD of the market follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EmergingStockRe About ESR: Emerging Stock Report is a leading provider of independent investment research for North American companies. Our services include research

Leap Wireless Considering a Merger, Reports Say - San Diego Business Journal
Leap Wireless International Inc., the San Diego parent of flat rate cell phone carrier Cricket Communications Inc., may merge with longtime competitor MetroPCS Communications Inc., according to several reports, including one from The New York Times

Microsoft Study Reveals Small and Midsize Businesses Using Hosted - Stockhouse
Microsoft Corp. today released its global SMB IT and Hosted IT Index 2010,(1) which investigates how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) across multiple segments fared during the recession and how they use technology. The research finds that

Asian, European markets advance after US gains - San Francisco Chronicle
World stock markets jumped Wednesday, following Wall Street higher after encouraging reports about the beleaguered U.S. housing sector helped restore confidence in an economic recovery. Several Asian bourses shot up more than 2 percent after the U.S

Leap Wireless Considering a Merger, Reports Say - San Diego Business Journal
Leap Wireless International Inc., the San Diego parent of flat rate cell phone carrier Cricket Communications Inc., may merge with longtime competitor MetroPCS Communications Inc., according to several reports, including one from The New York Times

Microsoft Study Reveals Small and Midsize Businesses Using Hosted - Stockhouse
Microsoft Corp. today released its global SMB IT and Hosted IT Index 2010,(1) which investigates how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) across multiple segments fared during the recession and how they use technology. The research finds that

Asian, European markets advance after US gains - San Francisco Chronicle
World stock markets jumped Wednesday, following Wall Street higher after encouraging reports about the beleaguered U.S. housing sector helped restore confidence in an economic recovery. Several Asian bourses shot up more than 2 percent after the U.S

US STOCKS-Wall St falls on tech earnings, global worry - CNN Money
to shun riskier investments, including stocks, although the country’s prime minister said it has not asked for a bailout. Stocks added to losses following news that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

Tuesday markets: Housing market strength boosts stocks - San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK — Signs of strength in the housing market pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its second straight gain of more than 100 points. An increase in the number of people with contracts to buy homes and the first profit at homebuilder D.R

Leap Wireless Considering a Merger, Reports Say - San Diego Business Journal
an investment banking firm, to contact possible buyers AT&T and Verizon Wireless, which are much larger and compete with Leap. Leap, with 4.7 million customers, was spun off from Qualcomm Inc. in 1998. In midday trading on Nasdaq on Feb. 2, shares

Emerging Stock Report Initiates Independent Research Coverage on - Yahoo Finance
To get our alerts AHEAD of the market follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EmergingStockRe About ESR: Emerging Stock Report is a leading provider of independent investment research for North American companies. Our services include research

UPDATE: MetLife Profit Falls 70% On Investment Losses - NASDAQ
MetLife Inc.’s (MET) fourth-quarter profit plunged 70% as losses on investments capped results even though the insurer posted strong growth in operating earnings. The New York-based company also confirmed it was in talks to buy part of American

PNC to repay TARP; sell stock, unit - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group ( PNC.N ) plans to pay back $7.6 billion to the government, raising most of the money by selling its investment servicing unit to Bank of New York Mellon ( BK.N ) and by issuing stock. PNC said on

PNC pays back bailout money, sells division to BNY - Yahoo Finance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — PNC Financial Services Group Inc. on Tuesday said it will pay back $7.6 billion in bailout funds to the U.S. government, a sign of confidence in the financial system. The financial services company received approval to redeem

Demand for Treasurys holds up even as housing numbers improve; Yields - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Interest rates were little changed in the bond market Tuesday even as new signs of strength emerged in the housing market. The National Association of Realtors said its pending homes sales index rose 1 percent in December, providing the

US STOCKS-Wall St falls on tech earnings, global worry - CNN Money
to shun riskier investments, including stocks, although the country’s prime minister said it has not asked for a bailout. Stocks added to losses following news that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

Tuesday markets: Housing market strength boosts stocks - San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK — Signs of strength in the housing market pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its second straight gain of more than 100 points. An increase in the number of people with contracts to buy homes and the first profit at homebuilder D.R

Leap Wireless Considering a Merger, Reports Say - San Diego Business Journal
an investment banking firm, to contact possible buyers AT&T and Verizon Wireless, which are much larger and compete with Leap. Leap, with 4.7 million customers, was spun off from Qualcomm Inc. in 1998. In midday trading on Nasdaq on Feb. 2, shares

Emerging Stock Report Initiates Independent Research Coverage on - Yahoo Finance
To get our alerts AHEAD of the market follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EmergingStockRe About ESR: Emerging Stock Report is a leading provider of independent investment research for North American companies. Our services include research

UPDATE: MetLife Profit Falls 70% On Investment Losses - NASDAQ
MetLife Inc.’s (MET) fourth-quarter profit plunged 70% as losses on investments capped results even though the insurer posted strong growth in operating earnings. The New York-based company also confirmed it was in talks to buy part of American

PNC to repay TARP; sell stock, unit - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group ( PNC.N ) plans to pay back $7.6 billion to the government, raising most of the money by selling its investment servicing unit to Bank of New York Mellon ( BK.N ) and by issuing stock. PNC said on

PNC pays back bailout money, sells division to BNY - Yahoo Finance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — PNC Financial Services Group Inc. on Tuesday said it will pay back $7.6 billion in bailout funds to the U.S. government, a sign of confidence in the financial system. The financial services company received approval to redeem

Demand for Treasurys holds up even as housing numbers improve; Yields - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Interest rates were little changed in the bond market Tuesday even as new signs of strength emerged in the housing market. The National Association of Realtors said its pending homes sales index rose 1 percent in December, providing the

Historic Photo Print Archive, Featuring Iconic 20th Century Images - The University of Texas at Austin
Share this story: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. New York, NY — Magnum Photos, Inc., MSD Capital, L.P. and the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin today jointly

Demand for Treasurys holds up even as housing numbers improve; Yields - Washington Examiner
Positive economic reports over the past two days have helped push stocks higher. Normally Treasurys would fall on signs of a strengthening economy because investors would be opting for riskier investments that have the potential for bigger returns

Historic Photo Print Archive, Featuring Iconic 20th Century Images - The University of Texas at Austin
Share this story: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. New York, NY — Magnum Photos, Inc., MSD Capital, L.P. and the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin today jointly

Demand for Treasurys holds up even as housing numbers improve; Yields - Washington Examiner
Positive economic reports over the past two days have helped push stocks higher. Normally Treasurys would fall on signs of a strengthening economy because investors would be opting for riskier investments that have the potential for bigger returns