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S&P futures add to gains after data »

NEW YORK | Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:13am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wednesday as investors remained cautiously optimistic about progress on plans to lessen the euro zone’s debt woes.

International auditors headed to Greece to scrutinize [...]

Wall St dips after trade, jobless data »

By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK | Thu Sep 8, 2011 10:08am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks slipped on Thursday after data showed continued softness in the labor market but a shrinking trade gap, ahead of a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama detailing his plan for jobs [...]

U.S. probes computer algorithms after “flash crash” »

WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 5, 2010 5:36pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are investigating trading algorithms after they found that a computer-driven sale helped trigger May’s flash crash, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Tuesday.

Although regulators have rolled out a program to help [...]

Stock futures higher after recent losses »

By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK | Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:08am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Monday, following two weeks of losses for the S&P and Dow, as sentiment was lifted by several potential mergers and deals.

Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) bid $24 a share [...]

EURUSD downward after Greece turns junk, ZEW survey on tap »

Market Brief
The USDJPY traded at 91.65 after it weakened to 92.12, the lowest level since June 4 as speculation the worldwide economic recovery is intact damped demand for the safety of JPY. The NZDJPY was close to a four-week high before reports today may show Empire manufacturing expanded at a faster pace to 20 (prev. [...]

Wall Street set to dip after jobs data »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street was set for a slightly lower open on Thursday as a listless report on jobless claims offset cheer over a big software acquisition.

On the M&A front, German software company SAP AG (SAPG.DE)(SAP.N) plans to buy smaller U.S. rival Sybase Inc (SY.N) for $5.8 billion to acquire technology that delivers [...]

Dai-ichi Life gains on debut after $11 billion IPO »

TOKYO (Reuters) – Dai-ichi Life Insurance rose 14 percent on its debut on Thursday after pricing its $11 billion IPO at a discount to rivals, but investors remain wary of its growth prospects outside a mature Japanese market.

Deals  |  Asian Markets

The IPO was the world’s largest since Visa Inc’s $19.7 billion offering two years ago and was [...]

The pound and euro resume their advance after weaker-than-expected ADP report »

The pound and euro continued their incline against majors after a report showing that U.S. ADP employment change fell 23 thousands in March, defying analysts’ expectations of 40 thousands rise. The news boosted higher-yielding currencies that were already traded high earlier today. On the other hand, the dollar index, which tracks the dollar movements versus [...]

Key fundamentals from the euro zone and U.K. after introducing aid for Greece »

This week, the euro zone will release its confidence for March and unemployment for February data, while the U.K. will release its final GDP reading for the fourth quarter. However, the main focus remains on deficit issues in EU countries after offering help to Greece.
In the euro zone, confidence slipped suddenly in February after reaching [...]

World markets mostly higher after US stocks gain (AP) »

were mostly higher Tuesday, helped by an overnight rise on
U.S. health care
measure.
Major markets gained by 1 percent or less, reversing course after declines the day before. The dollar was up modestly against the euro and the yen, while
held above $81.
Sentiment was buoyed by another advance on Wall Street, where investors [...]