Blue-chip stocks sag on rate fears
Reuters - U.S. blue-chip stocks slipped on Monday after data showing stronger-than-expected manufacturing activity last month raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will extend its campaign of interest-rate increases to stave off inflation.
Dow Sheds 18 on Inflation, Rate Worries
Ameriprise Shares Fall in Debut
AP - Shares of Ameriprise Financial Inc. fell in the stock's debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, as the financial-services company embarked on its spinoff from credit-card and travel giant American Express Co.
Stock markets mixed on positive U.S. manufacturing data, corporate news
Dollar holds gains after ISM data boost
Dollar pops up on headline ISM
Reuters - The dollar climbed back toward session and multi-month highs on Monday after a reading of U.S. manufacturing activity in September beat market expectations.
Economic Data Should Clarify Storm Matters
AP - Wall Street has been stewing in uncertainty over the economic impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but a new batch of data due in the week ahead will help clarify the situation.
Friday's Wall Street Glance
AP - Dow Jones Industrials
Appeals Court Reinstates Grasso Lawsuit
AP - A state appeals court has revived a libel lawsuit that former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard A. Grasso brought against his successor as part of a battle over $187.5 million in severance pay.
Wall Street set to open flat
Reuters - U.S. stock futures pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Friday with the Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator, seen rising and consumer confidence set to fall.
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