Monday, November 07, 2005

Stock Markets Morning News 11/7/2005

Stocks turn lower, led by energy shares

Reuters - U.S. stocks turned lower on Monday, led by declines in energy shares, as oil prices slipped below $60 a barrel.

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Stocks Are Mixed As Oil Prices Decline

AP - Stocks traded mixed Monday as oil prices eased below $60 a barrel and a legal dispute raised questions about Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of Guidant Corp.

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Report: NYSE May Consider Bid for LSE

AP - The New York Stock Exchange is considering entering the bidding war for the London Stock Exchange, according to a British newspaper report.

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TSX flat, Geac computer agrees to $1B buyout; NY moves higher on lower oil

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market was flat Monday as lower energy and gold stocks were balanced by higher tech and base metals issues as investors took in a huge acquisition in the Canadian technology sector.

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Stocks Set to Open Up After Tech Gains

AP - With a calendar bereft of important economic or earnings releases, U.S. stock market futures were higher Monday after last week's strong technology sector gains.

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Investors Wonder if Rally Can Continue

AP - Wall Street just closed out its second straight week of substantial gains that helped erase the memory of a truly scary October, and investor sentiment remains high. But long-term economic problems remain, and that has traders wondering whether the market has enough going for it to keep fueling the rally.

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Stocks End Higher Despite Weak Jobs Data

A Refco broker works on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange, October 18, 2005. Hedge fund company Man Group said on Monday it had submitted a bid to acquire some of the assets and operations of bankrupt Refco Inc. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)AP - A late rally gave Wall Street a modest advance Friday after a lackluster employment report left investors wondering about the pace of economic growth and inflation. The major indexes each gained more than 1 percent this week.


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Friday's Wall Street Glance

AP - Dow Jones Industrials

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NYSE sets date for Archipelago vote

USATODAY.com - Ignoring a movement by dissident shareholders to change the terms of the deal, the New York Stock Exchange has set a date of Dec. 6 for its seat holders to vote on its proposed merger with the electronic trading platform Archipelago.

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Wall Street seen mixed

Reuters - Shares on Wall Street are expected to open mixed on Friday, with investors hoping monthly non-farm payrolls figures later will further demonstrate a healthy economy, but one with inflationary pressures contained.

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