Friday, October 21, 2005

Stock Markets Morning News 10/21/2005

Stocks open higher on Google results

Reuters - U.S. stocks rose sharply at the open on Friday, with Nasdaq leading the gains, after Web search company Google Inc. reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations, stirring enthusiasm for technology shares.

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Dow Down, Nasdaq Up in Morning Trading

Refco brokers are seen outside the natural gas futures pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange October 18, 2005. Moscow-based hedge fund VR Group, named by Refco as a major creditor, said on Friday it would challenge the U.S. broker's bankruptcy filing and that its operations were not under threat from the case. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)AP - Stocks traded mostly higher Friday as strong quarterly earnings at Google Inc. helped cushion investors' disappointment over Caterpillar Inc.'s full-year forecast.


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Stocks mixed: Lower oil keeps TSX negative, Google helps Wall Street

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market piled on more losses Friday as the energy sector continued to retreat as crude oil fell below $60 US a barrel.

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Dollar slips as rally loses steam

Reuters - The dollar fell against the euro and the yen on Friday after its rally fueled by expectations of higher U.S. interest rates ran out of steam and traders took profits.

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Thursday's Wall Street Glance

AP - Dow Jones Industrials

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Big Movers in the Stock Market

AP - Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

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Nikkei snaps 6-day sell-off

Reuters - Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.7 percent on Thursday and was on track to snap a six-day losing streak as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors to pick up Advantest Corp. (6857.T) and other technology stocks.

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Stock futures point to lower open

Reuters - U.S. shares were set to open weaker on Wednesday, adding to the previous session's losses on a disappointing revenue forecast from chipmaker Intel .

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NYSE Members Polled on Archipelago Deal

AP - An anonymous group of New York Stock Exchange members has commissioned a survey that seeks to gauge seatholder interest in alternatives to the exchange's planned acquisition of Archipelago Holdings Inc.

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U.S. stocks set to start lower as oil jumps to $64

Reuters - U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a weaker opening on Wall Street on Monday as oil prices rose more than 2 percent to $64 a barrel.

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