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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1196 business Stock Markets News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:06:35 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1196 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sec_pang ap/20090703/us_sec_pang AP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:06:35 GMT AP - A federal judge has granted the Securities and Exchange Commission's request to continue freezing the assets of a California financier charged in a fraud case involving hundreds of millions of dollars. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets ap/20090703/world_markets AP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:34:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.1caf3d22eb4545a4bd6da5c2c9385bcb.correction_hong_kong_world_markets_xkc103.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=HHgQOnFzmNtx3yCt46DUNQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocks retreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. Losses across Asia were somewhat tame compared to Wall Street, where markets pulled sharply lower. Oil prices weakened further, while the dollar was little changed against the yen. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0" /></a>AP - European stock markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors caught their breath after big losses the day before on U.S. jobs data. Wall Street's closure for the Independence Day holiday kept trading volumes exceptionally light.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.1caf3d22eb4545a4bd6da5c2c9385bcb.correction_hong_kong_world_markets_xkc103.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=HHgQOnFzmNtx3yCt46DUNQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocks retreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. Losses across Asia were somewhat tame compared to Wall Street, where markets pulled sharply lower. Oil prices weakened further, while the dollar was little changed against the yen. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_markets_canada_stocks nm/20090703/canada_us_markets_canada_stocks Reuters world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:20:05 GMT Reuters - Toronto's main stock index rose on Friday morning, boosted in part by Teck Resources Ltd's equity sale to China Investment Corp. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks afp/20090703/britainstocks AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:19:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246623465695-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=tzRh8BfOc2iF0W2BoGupeg--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="The FTSE 100 weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The FTSE 100 weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainstocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246623465695-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=tzRh8BfOc2iF0W2BoGupeg--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="The FTSE 100 weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/bs_nm/us_markets_global nm/20090703/us_markets_global Reuters business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:22:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.1caf3d22eb4545a4bd6da5c2c9385bcb.correction_hong_kong_world_markets_xkc103.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=HHgQOnFzmNtx3yCt46DUNQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocks retreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. Losses across Asia were somewhat tame compared to Wall Street, where markets pulled sharply lower. Oil prices weakened further, while the dollar was little changed against the yen. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - World stocks fell on Friday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report and a sluggish euro zone services sector survey reinforced expectations that the process of recovery in the global economy would be long and slow.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.1caf3d22eb4545a4bd6da5c2c9385bcb.correction_hong_kong_world_markets_xkc103.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=HHgQOnFzmNtx3yCt46DUNQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocks retreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. Losses across Asia were somewhat tame compared to Wall Street, where markets pulled sharply lower. Oil prices weakened further, while the dollar was little changed against the yen. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/stockseurope afp/20090703/stockseurope AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:49:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246610995932-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7OaXZafVf8VG1pxwh7HgFA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Europe's main stock markets weakened further after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Jean Ayissi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Europe's main stock markets weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246610995932-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7OaXZafVf8VG1pxwh7HgFA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Europe's main stock markets weakened further after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Jean Ayissi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/europestocksopen afp/20090703/europestocksopen AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/europestocksopen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246610995932-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7OaXZafVf8VG1pxwh7HgFA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Europe's main stock markets weakened further after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Jean Ayissi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Europe's main stock markets recovered slightly at the start of trade on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index edging up by 0.09 percent to 4,238.22 points.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/europestocksopen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246610995932-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7OaXZafVf8VG1pxwh7HgFA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Europe's main stock markets weakened further after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States.(AFP/File/Jean Ayissi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook nm/20090702/us_column_stocks_outlook Reuters business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:02:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r114819959.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=dgLVA14Bmy_q4jBiKtCzIg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With Wall Street stuck in a range since May, the start of second-quarter earnings season next week could prove to be a decisive factor for determining how much faith investors should have in an economic recovery.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r114819959.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=dgLVA14Bmy_q4jBiKtCzIg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street ap/20090702/us_wall_street AP business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:37:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.aafc59f7d62b4804926887e443aae9b8.wall_street_caps121.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zZsNNFZJBlp0IMQbUuHE4g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this June 30, 2009 photo, an unemployed worker, left, talks with an Employment Guide staffer at a job fair in San Jose, Calif. Stock futures fell ahead of the June unemployment report set for release before the market opens Thursday, July 2. Economists are expecting an increase. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - The stock market found little to celebrate heading into the long holiday weekend.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.aafc59f7d62b4804926887e443aae9b8.wall_street_caps121.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zZsNNFZJBlp0IMQbUuHE4g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this June 30, 2009 photo, an unemployed worker, left, talks with an Employment Guide staffer at a job fair in San Jose, Calif. Stock futures fell ahead of the June unemployment report set for release before the market opens Thursday, July 2. Economists are expecting an increase. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_bi_ge/dow_change_glance ap/20090702/dow_change_glance AP business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:52:49 GMT AP - How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20090702/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:47:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r3732007515.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=6VA_hl8Pa6JCxBcHuWXjSQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as a steeper-than-expected slide in June non-farm payrolls revived caution about economic recovery prospects.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r3732007515.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=6VA_hl8Pa6JCxBcHuWXjSQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street_box ap/20090702/us_wall_street_box AP business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:42:19 GMT AP - A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain afp/20090702/stocksbritain AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:05:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1245167805396-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=EniSX.8Aks487Cer4k3DzA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stocks in London ended the session sharply down on the back of dire unemployment figures released in the US and in the eurozone, where the rate hit a 10-year-high.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Stocks in London ended the session sharply down Thursday on the back of dire unemployment figures released in the US and in the eurozone, where the rate hit a 10-year-high.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_uk_afp/stocksbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1245167805396-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=EniSX.8Aks487Cer4k3DzA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Stocks in London ended the session sharply down on the back of dire unemployment figures released in the US and in the eurozone, where the rate hit a 10-year-high.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_canada_nm/canada_summary nm/20090702/canada_summary Reuters world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:29:15 GMT Reuters - More Canadians will be out of work in 2014 than prior to the recession, even if the economy recovers quickly and expands at a healthy clip for the next five years, a prominent economist forecast on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_madoff_sec nm/20090702/us_madoff_sec Reuters topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:48:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_madoff_sec"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3470460675.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=ZSqviIoLKO6L4J7X28gG0A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Accused swindler Bernard Madoff enters the Manhattan federal court house in New York, March 12, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back as 2004, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing agency documents and sources familiar with the investigation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_madoff_sec"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3470460675.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=ZSqviIoLKO6L4J7X28gG0A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Accused swindler Bernard Madoff enters the Manhattan federal court house in New York, March 12, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_beazer_homes_sec ap/20090701/us_beazer_homes_sec AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:30:33 GMT AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission charges the former chief accounting officer at Beazer Homes USA with committing fraud and misleading company auditors. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/us_nm/us_sec_brokerdealer nm/20090701/us_sec_brokerdealer Reuters us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:54:38 GMT Reuters - U.S. securities regulators narrowly adopted a rule on Wednesday that would bar broker-dealers from voting for corporate directors on behalf of their clients unless told to do so. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_uk_afp/stockseuropeclose afp/20090701/stockseuropeclose AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_uk_afp/stockseuropeclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1245227141920-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=33uA18nmPfyZgV9mAgqh6g--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="An electronic display board showing the FTSE 100 share index in London. The London stock market closed firmer as retailer Marks and Spencer reported strong sales and commodity prices spiked.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The London stock market closed firmer on Wednesday as retailer Marks and Spencer reported strong sales and commodity prices spiked.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_uk_afp/stockseuropeclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1245227141920-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=33uA18nmPfyZgV9mAgqh6g--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="An electronic display board showing the FTSE 100 share index in London. The London stock market closed firmer as retailer Marks and Spencer reported strong sales and commodity prices spiked.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sec_compensation_disclosure ap/20090701/us_sec_compensation_disclosure AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:48:57 GMT AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved rules requiring greater transparency for executive compensation at bailed-out firms and all public companies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sec_qwest ap/20090701/us_sec_qwest AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:57:30 GMT AP - Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio asked a judge Tuesday to decide in his favor in a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit, saying the company's stock plunge was the result of a telecommunications industry meltdown, not financial fraud.