Stocks rise as GM, Caterpillar lead
Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with blue chip companies including Caterpillar Inc. , General Motors Corp. and Altria Group Inc. leading the gains.
Stocks Climb on Positive Company News
AP - Positive company news gave stocks a lift Wednesday, as Tracinda Corp. carried out a plan to substantially raise its stake in General Motors Corp., and Texas Instruments Inc. issued a brighter outlook.
Firm Makes Counterbid for Instinet Unit
AP - The proposed merger between the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and the electronic trading arm of Instinet Group Inc. could be delayed after an investment advisory company made a separate, higher bid for Instinet's institutional brokerage division.
Global indicators mixed for early markets ahead of oil inventory report
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators were mixed for North American stock markets early Wednesday as crude oil prices eased ahead of the weekly U.S. inventory report.
Wall St set to open up, oil stocks eyed
Reuters - U.S. shares were expected to open firmer on Wednesday with Texas Instruments offering support following upbeat forecasts after the bell last session.
Tuesday's Wall Street Glance
AP - Dow Jones Industrials
Status Report on Major Stock Indexes
AP - Stocks stumbled to a mixed finish Tuesday after a Federal Reserve official warned that interest rates might continue to climb.
Stocks trim gains after Greenspan rally
Reuters - U.S. stocks pared gains on Tuesday afternoon in program trading after a rally sparked by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's comments that investors said suggested the central bank was near the end of its campaign of interest-rate hikes.
Banks and oil push Toronto stocks higher
Reuters - Toronto stocks were firmly in positive territory at midmorning on Tuesday in a broadbased rally, led by stronger financial and energy stocks.
CORRECTED: Stocks gain on GM cuts, Fed comments
Reuters - U.S. stocks were higher in early morning trading on Tuesday, as investors keyed to comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that the narrowing gap between long-term and short-term interest rates did not necessarily indicate an economic slowdown is coming.
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