Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1196 Stock Markets News en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 21:18:39 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1196 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/wall_street_week_ahead ap/20080511/wall_street_week_ahead AP Sun, 11 May 2008 21:18:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/wall_street_week_ahead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.761aae2ff0dd42ba98b3fa7bb9cf1aed.paulson_interview_dcsa101.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=RF7WSYYSgHuIOTROm25iAA--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson talks about efforts to heal the U.S. economy during an interview with The Associated Press at the AP's Washington bureau, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Paulson said that the turmoil that has gripped Wall Street and took a turn for the worse yet again in March has eased somewhat. 'There's progress,' he said. 'I think we're closer to the end of this than the beginning.' (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent — and this week's data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/wall_street_week_ahead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.761aae2ff0dd42ba98b3fa7bb9cf1aed.paulson_interview_dcsa101.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=RF7WSYYSgHuIOTROm25iAA--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="photo" title="Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson talks about efforts to heal the U.S. economy during an interview with The Associated Press at the AP's Washington bureau, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Paulson said that the turmoil that has gripped Wall Street and took a turn for the worse yet again in March has eased somewhat. 'There's progress,' he said. 'I think we're closer to the end of this than the beginning.' (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street ap/20080510/wall_street AP Sat, 10 May 2008 10:59:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.b401d182b74a4ae983134b3045d4d660.oil_prices_nydk107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=qawYhx8BcTELanPJGBgbsg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Traders work the Crude Oil trading pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, May 9, 2008, as oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices. All three major indexes suffered losses for the week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.b401d182b74a4ae983134b3045d4d660.oil_prices_nydk107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=qawYhx8BcTELanPJGBgbsg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work the Crude Oil trading pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, May 9, 2008, as oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc nm/20080509/markets_stocks_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 20:30:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_07t070952_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=h7uQH30TfeQBiBw0VpIVSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as the price of oil set another record and concerns about the financial sector flared up again after American International Group Inc reported a massive loss.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_07t070952_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=h7uQH30TfeQBiBw0VpIVSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/bs_afp/stockseurope afp/20080509/stockseurope AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 11:51:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ncy98.090508135041.photo00.photo.default-512x326.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=c55_kC.GtXBnWbnKC0cojg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A trader standing in front of an index board at the stock exchange in Frankfurt in March 2008. European stock markets fell sharply as record high crude prices above 125 dollars per barrel hurt oil-exposed airlines and heightened concerns about inflation and rising costs(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European stock markets fell sharply on Friday as record high crude prices above 125 dollars per barrel hurt oil-exposed airlines and heightened concerns about inflation and rising costs, dealers said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ncy98.090508135041.photo00.photo.default-512x326.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=c55_kC.GtXBnWbnKC0cojg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A trader standing in front of an index board at the stock exchange in Frankfurt in March 2008. European stock markets fell sharply as record high crude prices above 125 dollars per barrel hurt oil-exposed airlines and heightened concerns about inflation and rising costs(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080508/bs_ibd_ibd/20080508corner ibd/20080508/20080508corner Investor's Business Daily Thu, 08 May 2008 21:59:32 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Buying a mutual fund is a different game than buying a stock. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/fortress_dc nm/20080508/fortress_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 16:27:13 GMT Reuters - Fortress Investment Group LLC reported a quarterly loss on Thursday and its share price fell sharply after its hedge fund business suffered in turbulent market conditions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_nasdaq ap/20080508/earns_nasdaq AP Thu, 08 May 2008 15:51:03 GMT AP - Nasdaq OMX Group said Thursday that its quarterly profit surged in its first combined reporting period that included Sweden's OMX stock exchange. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets ap/20080508/japan_markets AP Thu, 08 May 2008 11:09:40 GMT AP - Japanese shares sank Thursday on profit-taking and renewed fears over inflation in line with soaring global oil prices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/bs_nm/markets_usa_stocks_dc nm/20080507/markets_usa_stocks_dc Reuters Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:31 GMT Reuters - U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday, with all three major indexes down more than 1 percent, on concerns about inflation and higher interest rates as oil jumped to a record above $123 a barrel. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/wl_canada_afp/canadainveststocks afp/20080507/canadainveststocks AFP Wed, 07 May 2008 17:12:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/wl_canada_afp/canadainveststocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080507/capt.cps.ncn58.070508191150.photo00.photo.default-512x318.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=AWK3oevLd_dnH1Fvh0VNWw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Nervous Canadians are sitting on a record 45 billion dollars in cash instead of investing it, fearing volatility in stock markets, a Canadian bank said Wednesday.(AFP/Illustration)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nervous Canadians are sitting on a record 45 billion dollars in cash instead of investing it, fearing volatility in stock markets, a Canadian bank said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/wl_canada_afp/canadainveststocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080507/capt.cps.ncn58.070508191150.photo00.photo.default-512x318.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=AWK3oevLd_dnH1Fvh0VNWw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="Nervous Canadians are sitting on a record 45 billion dollars in cash instead of investing it, fearing volatility in stock markets, a Canadian bank said Wednesday.(AFP/Illustration)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_nyse_euronext ap/20080506/earns_nyse_euronext AP Tue, 06 May 2008 11:06:39 GMT AP - NYSE Euronext said Tuesday its profit more than tripled in the first quarter, reflecting the addition of Euronext NV's activities to those of the parent of the New York Stock Exchange last year and higher trading volumes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080506/bs_afp/stockschinashares afp/20080506/stockschinashares AFP Tue, 06 May 2008 05:11:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080506/bs_afp/stockschinashares"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080506/capt.cps.ncd26.060508071006.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=OC5fDsR2mOWkK0T2rEqm3A--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A Chinese investor walks in front of a price board at a security firm in Beijing on May 5. Chinese stock markets are bracing for fresh pressure when new shares become freely tradable(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chinese stock markets are bracing for fresh pressure in May when a massive number of new shares will become freely tradable after being locked up under local regulations, state media said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080506/bs_afp/stockschinashares"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080506/capt.cps.ncd26.060508071006.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=OC5fDsR2mOWkK0T2rEqm3A--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chinese investor walks in front of a price board at a security firm in Beijing on May 5. Chinese stock markets are bracing for fresh pressure when new shares become freely tradable(AFP)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080505/bs_ibd_ibd/20080505funds01 ibd/20080505/20080505funds01 Investor's Business Daily Mon, 05 May 2008 21:51:52 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The bleeding finally stopped in April as the market started recovering from its worst quarter in 51/2 years. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/lf_nm/traders_anxiety_dc nm/20080505/traders_anxiety_dc Reuters Mon, 05 May 2008 12:19:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/lf_nm/traders_anxiety_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_04t205132_450x333_us_traders_anxiety.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=nwv92Mek0H4qfE1pthf2UA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A telephone clerk trades on the floor of the London Metal Exchange in central London in this March 18, 2008 file photo. Increased volatility grips stock markets, big investment banks tot up losses from a credit market seizure and jobs are slashed -- being a trader has seldom been more stressful. (Dylan Martinez/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Increased volatility grips stock markets, big investment banks tot up losses from a credit market seizure and jobs are slashed -- being a trader has seldom been more stressful.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/lf_nm/traders_anxiety_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_04t205132_450x333_us_traders_anxiety.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=nwv92Mek0H4qfE1pthf2UA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="A telephone clerk trades on the floor of the London Metal Exchange in central London in this March 18, 2008 file photo. Increased volatility grips stock markets, big investment banks tot up losses from a credit market seizure and jobs are slashed -- being a trader has seldom been more stressful. (Dylan Martinez/Files/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/bs_nm/markets_global_dc nm/20080505/markets_global_dc Reuters Mon, 05 May 2008 10:21:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/bs_nm/markets_global_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_04t232411_450x304_us_markets_global.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=2lEnhmQVlO.4rPogHLmD_Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="An investor looks at a personal digital assistant in front of an electronic board in a brokerage hall in Shanghai, April 30, 2008. China's key stock index jumped nearly 5 percent in heavy trade on Wednesday, led by oil refiners and Ping An Insurance, after companies' first-quarter earnings growth generally proved better than feared. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The dollar and European stocks weakened slightly on Monday in holiday-thinned markets while euro zone government bonds rose after positions became oversold following Friday's better than expected U.S. employment data.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/bs_nm/markets_global_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_04t232411_450x304_us_markets_global.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=2lEnhmQVlO.4rPogHLmD_Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="An investor looks at a personal digital assistant in front of an electronic board in a brokerage hall in Shanghai, April 30, 2008. China's key stock index jumped nearly 5 percent in heavy trade on Wednesday, led by oil refiners and Ping An Insurance, after companies' first-quarter earnings growth generally proved better than feared. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080503/ts_afp/stocksusweekly afp/20080503/stocksusweekly AFP Sat, 03 May 2008 02:02:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080503/ts_afp/stocksusweekly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080503/capt.cps.nbn09.030508035958.photo00.photo.default-318x512.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=XdqdfKVaDMwzD8UW9EB6xA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="A Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange March 11 in New York City. With shaky conviction, Wall Street investors are starting to come out from their shell in anticipation of global credit squeeze easing and a skirting of a major US economic downturn.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - With shaky conviction, Wall Street investors are starting to come out from their shell in anticipation of global credit squeeze easing and a skirting of a major US economic downturn.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080503/ts_afp/stocksusweekly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080503/capt.cps.nbn09.030508035958.photo00.photo.default-318x512.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=XdqdfKVaDMwzD8UW9EB6xA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="photo" title="A Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange March 11 in New York City. With shaky conviction, Wall Street investors are starting to come out from their shell in anticipation of global credit squeeze easing and a skirting of a major US economic downturn.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_bi_ge/bonds ap/20080501/bonds AP Thu, 01 May 2008 21:46:52 GMT AP - Investors moved out of Treasury bonds on Thursday as a rally in stocks sent the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 190 points. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/us_nm/sec_fraud_dc nm/20080501/sec_fraud_dc Reuters Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:26 GMT Reuters - Regulators at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are preparing for more cases of corporate fraud, as weak economic conditions could drive companies and workers over the edge, a top U.S. regulator said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/wl_canada_nm/canada_markets_canada_stocks_col nm/20080501/canada_markets_canada_stocks_col Reuters Thu, 01 May 2008 14:55:46 GMT Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell on Thursday morning as energy and mining shares dropped on softer commodity prices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080430/ap_on_re_us/birmingham_mayor_sec ap/20080430/birmingham_mayor_sec AP Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:50:57 GMT AP - A Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Mayor Larry Langford of taking more than $156,000 from a friend whose firm made millions on risky bond transactions that have pushed an Alabama county to the brink of bankruptcy.