Stocks slump on weak service-sector data
Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with investors growing jittery after data showed growth in the economy's vast services sector slowed more sharply than expected in September.
Stocks Slip on Service Sector Reading
Global indicators mostly negative for North American markets; oil price flat
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators were mostly negative for North American stock markets early Wednesday while a key crude oil price stayed below $64 US a barrel ahead of the weekly U.S. inventory report.
NY stocks set for sluggish start
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, a day after stocks were hit by interest-rate concerns, while trading will also be cautious ahead of services data.
Dollar slips but poised near highs
Reuters - The dollar slipped on Wednesday but held near a three-month high against the euro and a 16-month peak versus against the yen as more Federal Reserve officials made clear U.S. interest rates are heading even higher.
Nikkei hits four-year high, slips back
Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei stock average hit a new four-year intraday high before finishing the morning session a tad weaker on Wednesday as earnings concerns hit Pioneer Corp. and other technology issues.
Tuesday's Wall Street Glance
AP - Dow Jones Industrials
SEC moves forward on Nasdaq application
Reuters - The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. on Tuesday moved ahead in its long-standing push to be recognized as an exchange by U.S. market regulators.
Stocks extend losses after Fed comments
Reuters - U.S. stocks extended losses on Tuesday after Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said the U.S. central bank needed to be vigilant on inflation, triggering worry about a longer cycle of interest-rate hikes.
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.
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