US retail sales fall 0.3% in Dec »

US retail sales fall 0.3% in Dec

US retail sales fall 0.3% in Dec
Fri, Jan 15 2010, 05:38 GMT
after a consensus-missing retail sales report, although positive revisions meant little negative fallout in markets. The S&P500 is currently little changed, and waits for benchmark Intel’s Q4 earnings report which will be released after the close of trading. Also important [...]

On the wires: Dubai home prices fall 52% on foreclosures in past year. »

On the wires:  Dubai home prices fall 52% on foreclosures in past year.

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Alcoa misses Street estimate, shares fall »

Alcoa misses Street estimate, shares fall

Alcoa misses Street estimate, shares fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alcoa Inc posted a narrower quarterly loss on Monday, but the results fell short of expectations and the aluminum producer’s stock fell more than 5 percent.
The company blamed higher power bills, a weak U.S. dollar and costs of temporarily shutting down its smelters in [...]

European stocks fall on eve of key US jobs data (AFP) »

European stocks fall on eve of key US jobs data 
    (AFP)

's leading stock markets dropped on Thursday, the eve of major US jobs figures, and as British investors awaited the
's latest decision on interest rates.
fell by 0.29 percent to stand at 5,514.37 points in late morning deals.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.83 percent to 5,984.19 points and in Paris the
lost 0.50 percent [...]

Pfizer shares fall after Prevnar FDA delay »

Pfizer shares fall after Prevnar FDA delay

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc shares fell 1 percent on Thursday after it said a U.S. decision on whether to approve the company’s new version of its big-selling Prevnar vaccine that fights pneumonia and meningitis would push past the deadline.
The delay on action for Prevnar 13 marked the second setback this week for [...]

Greenback’s fall in part is a correction to the strength seen in December »

Greenback’s fall in part is a correction to the strength seen in December

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US initial jobless claims fall 28k last week to 452k »

US initial jobless claims fall 28k last week to 452k

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Asian stocks between rise and fall as year 2009 approach its end »

Asian stocks between rise and fall as year 2009 approach its end

Sun, Dec 20 2009, 10:42 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
As the dollar strengthened and this year is about to end, markets were affected by what can be called “the end of the year’s fever”. We can see world equity markets fluctuating and moving in undetermined sides, while the U.S dollar managed to [...]

TI sees Q4 earnings at high end but shares fall »

TI sees Q4 earnings at high end but shares fall

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Texas Instruments Inc said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue would be at the high end of its target range, but its shares fell almost 2 percent as some investors had higher expectations.
TI said it now expects earnings per share of 47 cents to 51 cents for the current [...]