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Whether American Airlines keeps Japan Airlines or loses JAL, the outcome will not affect its credit ratings or that of parent AMR, Standard & Poor's Rating Services said Friday. Nor, for that matter, will the outcome affect ratings for Delta Air Lines, which is trying to woo...
By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.Investors will also get a glimpse of how holiday shopping could shape up with Black Friday, which...
By Ellis MnyanduNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell DELL and homebuilder D.R. Horton DHI as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic.Following the S&P 500's gain of more than 60 percent...
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (NYSE: S) corporate family rating sending the stock price down 9 cents to close at $3.76....
Investors sold off to send the markets down to a modestly lower close with the Dow losing 14 points to 10,318 over disappointing corporate earnings. Nasdaq fell 10 points to 2146.
Today’s damage to the markets began in the early morning hours when the currency markets went crazy. The Euro sank, the US dollar rose, and the S&P 500 futures declined significantly.
All of this action left the S&P 500 in a state of “uh oh”
Some significant damage was done this day…
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U.S. stocks closed modestly lower Wednesday, after paring deeper losses, as weak housing data and grim outlook from tech companies fuelled worries about the economy. Stocks struggled to stay near the 13-month high reached the prior session as jittery investors decided to book profits. Gold prices rose for the fourth straight session.
The Dow, which had slid as much as 77 points in the morning trading, closed down 11.11 points, or 0.1%, to 10,426.31. The broader S&P 500 index slipped 0.52, or 0.1%, to 1,109.80, while the Nasdaq, hurt by the weakness in tech shares, fell 10.64, or 0.5%, to 2,193.14. Bond prices fell, pushing yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.37% from 3.33% late Tuesday. Crude prices advanced 44 cents to settle at $79.58 per barrel. Volume remained light, with only 1.063 billion shares trading on the NYSE, and declining issues ahead of advancers by an 8 to 7 margin.
Technology shares were under pressure after Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) gave grim forecasts and BMO Capital Markets noted Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), the maker of Blackberry phones, faces increased pressure as consumers opt for cheaper phones. However, shares in Sprint Nextel(NYSE:S) continued their forward run, jumping 6.7% after the previous session's 13% surge, on reports the company had paid off $1 billion in debt.
A weak housing report fuelled recovery concerns but shares in the sector managed to move higher after Citigroup (NYSE:C) raised Pulte Homes (NYSE:PHM) to “buy," saying the shares are "undeservedly out of favor." Citigroup raised its price target on the firm to to $12 from $11. DR Horton (NYSE:DHI) rose 1.9% and Ryland (NYSE:RYL) advanced 0.8%, while Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) fell 0.9%.
Financials also helped stem the retreat as hedge fund operator John Paulson noted in a quarterly post to shareholders that Bank of America shares will reach $29.81 by the end of 2011.
Seven of the ten S&P500 industry sectors moved lower Wednesday. Tech shares slipped 0.6%, followed by 0.5% declines in basic materials, industrials, and utilities, 0.4% drops in oil and gas, 0.2% retreat in consumer services, and a 0.01% fall in consumer goods. Stemming the retreat in the sector were financials, up 0.8%, and telecommunications, up 0.2%. In a quarterly post to shareholders, hedge fund operator John Paulson said he expects Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) shares to double over the next few years.
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Sprint Nextel (S) has expanded its fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband network to two more US cities. The third largest US carrier has officially launched commercial services in San Antonio and Austin in Texas. The companys 4G services now covers about 25 markets in the US, with plans to address more than 120 million people by [...]
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