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Wall Street 2/17/2012

10:16 : Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks mostly up on Greece optimism - Wall Street starts out marginally higher amid hopes Greece would get another round of rescue funds after a meeting of European finance ministers early next week.

Source : marketwatch-com

09:28 : Stocks set to open slightly higher on Greece - Wall Street stocks were set to open slightly higher Friday on optimism about Greece's bailout, but gains could be small as investors appeared ready to take a breather after the S&P 500 posted its best daily gain in two ...

Source : ibtimes-com

08:06 : Campbell Soup profit tops Wall Street estimates - (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, citing progress in its plan to turnaround its sagging U.S. soup business.

Source : reuters-com

06:37 : Indications: Stock futures flat as investors pause for breath - U.S. stock futures point to a flat start for Wall Street as investors pause for breath after a strong advance for markets in the prior session, with eyes on Greece and U.S. economic data.

Source : marketwatch-com

04:06 : Traders influenced LIBOR rates, says Canada regulator - WSJ - A group of traders and brokers had successfully managed to manipulate key interbank lending rates that affect loans around the world, one of the banks being investigated has told Canadian regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported ...

Source : ibtimes-com

Wall Street 2/16/2012

21:32 : Bank tells regulators of Libor manipulation: WSJ - LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A major bank has admitted to regulators that traders and brokers manipulated the London interbank offered rate (Libor), used to set lending interest rates around the world, The Wall Street ...

Source : marketwatch-com

06:30 : Market Morning: Greece, Moody's Dent Stocks - NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stock futures Thursday suggested Wall Street would open lower and European shares dipped on rising uncertainty over whether Greece would receive the funds needed to avoid default next month.#xD; ...

Source : thestreet-com

Wall Street 2/15/2012

20:48 : U.S., Afghanistan in talks with Taliban: report - LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. and Afghanistan have opened previously undisclosed three-way talks with the Taliban, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Karzai said ...

Source : marketwatch-com

19:38 : Japanese stocks lower after Wall Street losses - LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks edged lower in early trade, with overnight losses in U.S. shares helping send the Nikkei Stock Average down 0.3% to 9,233.97 and the Topix 0.4% lower. Car markers were broadly lower, with Toyota ...

Source : marketwatch-com

17:16 : Apple falls, drags Wall Street lower - Stocks fell on Wednesday for the third session in four, with market direction largely dictated by the swings in shares of Apple, the largest company in the world.

Source : ibtimes-com

17:14 : Wall Street ends down, led lower by Apple - Stocks closed lower on Wednesday for the third session in four, with market direction largely dictated by the swings in shares of Apple, the world's largest company in market value.

Source : ibtimes-com

17:13 : Apple falls, and Wall Street follows - Stocks fell on Wednesday for the third session in four, with market direction largely dictated by the swings in shares of Apple, the largest company in the world.

Source : ibtimes-com

12:16 : US stocks mixed as Greek bailout talks inch along - (02-15) 08:53 PST NEW YORK, (AP) -- Stocks are mixed on Wall Street as Greece inches closer to a deal to resolve its debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up an early gain and is ...

Source : sfgate-com

11:32 : FCC shoots down LightSquared network plan - BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Communications Commission has shot down a plan by LightSquared Inc. to build a new wireless network out concern that it would interfere with GPS devices, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. ...

Source : marketwatch-com

11:06 : Wall Street edges up at open on data, China - Stocks edged up at the open on Wednesday after better-than-expected New York Fed manufacturing data and remarks that reiterated China's commitment to investing in euro zone debt.

Source : ibtimes-com

09:29 : Wall Street set to open higher on China, NY Fed data - Wall Street stocks were set for a higher open on Wednesday after better-than-expected N.Y. manufacturing data and remarks reiterated China's commitment to investing in euro zone debt.

Source : ibtimes-com

Wall Street 2/14/2012

19:35 : Late Rally on Wall Street Sees AUD Regain Some Composure - The overnight currency sessions were littered with significant economic data but it was the ongoing influences that drove the majority of market direction. Greece’s austerity measures still remain on the table with European finance ministers to hold ...

Source : fxstreet-com

02:26 : Deutsche Bank near Kirch-dispute accord: Journal - TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Deutsche Bank AG, the Frankfurt financial-services major, is close to an accord under which it would pay about $1 billion to settle a dispute with the German media company Kirch Group, people familiar with ...

Source : marketwatch-com

Wall Street 2/13/2012

17:09 : U.S. Morning Call: Stock futures up, violence grips Greece - Feb. 13 - U.S. stock futures are pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as Greece takes steps to secure another bailout, but violence overnight in Athens offers a glimpse into the challenges that lay ahead.

Source : reuters-com

14:55 : Wall Street likes Monti, but still wary of Italy - A long, standing ovation greeted Italy's Mario Monti when he entered the packed Card Room on the seventh floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week.

Source : ibtimes-com

14:31 : EU, bank mulling Greek bailout details: WSJ - CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- European Union officials and leaders of the euro-zone's central bank still haven't hammered out key details of a bailout of Greece, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, two days before an important ...

Source : marketwatch-com

09:10 : Apple emerges as top American brand, Wall Street firms worst: Study - Apple emerges as top American brand, Wall Street firms worst: StudyApple and Google have emerged as top American brands as tech sector is distinguishing itself as only industry with mostly positive reputation.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

07:09 : U.S. Stock Futures Rise on Greece - U.S. stock-market futures pointed to a rebound for Wall Street from last week's losses, inspired by gains across Asia and Europe after Greece's parliament voted over the weekend to approve austerity measures.

Source : wsj-com

Wall Street 2/12/2012

18:40 : Greece will put stocks' rally to the test Monday - For the past six weeks, Wall Street traders have optimistically pushed the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 4.8 percent on a belief that the U.S. economic recovery is finally gaining momentum.

Source : msnbc-msn-com

18:28 : Jittery investors watch Greece, US economic data - NEW YORK (AP) -- For the past six weeks, Wall Street traders have optimistically pushed the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 4.8 percent on a belief that the U.S. economic recovery is finally gaining ...

Source : usnews-com

Wall Street 2/10/2012

14:11 : AllianceBernstein disappoints again - Money manager AllianceBernstein LP turned in another disappointing financial report on Friday, with fourth-quarter profit and revenue falling short of Wall Street expectations as clients continued to pull money ...

Source : ibtimes-com

13:48 : US stocks halt rally on eurozone doubts - US stocks are enjoying their best start to a year since 1987, but the week ended with echoes of 2011, as events in Greece had Wall Street on edge once again

Source : ft-com

12:46 : Wall Street drops as Greek talks stall, data weighs - U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on pace for its first weekly decline in the past six, after another snag in negotiations for a financial bailout package for Greece.

Source : ibtimes-com

10:24 : Greek Anxiety, Weak Data Knock Stocks Sharply Lower - Political strife in Greece that could potentially scuttle its much-needed bailout along with a round of weaker-than-expected data on the U.S. economy sent Wall Street tumbling on Friday.

Source : foxbusiness-com

10:20 : Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks slump as Greece deal delayed - Stocks fall sharply to begin the Friday session on Wall Street, after European finance minister stipulate conditions that Greece must meet before receiving another round of funds to stave off default.

Source : marketwatch-com