Nasdaq Stock Market News

  • Stocks rebound at close Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:15PMNEW YORK - Stocks bounced back today, regaining a good chunk of the ground lost yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average finished with a gain of 62 points at 9,015.
  • General Cable leads Cincinnati stocks to Tuesday gains Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:06PMGeneral Cable Corp.’s stock surged Tuesday as Cincinnati stocks posted their fourth gain in five days Tuesday. (BGC) (PG) (BGC) (ASH) (BKYF) (LABL) (KR)
  • Peoples Community sale to CenterBank dies Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:19PMCenterBank has pulled out of its deal to buy the branches, deposits and some assets of troubled Peoples Community Bancorp Inc., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (IBNK) (PCBI)
  • Stocks pare gains following mixed economic reports Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:15PM(AP:NEW YORK) Stocks pared their earlier gains Tuesday following disappointing readings on pending home sales and factory orders. While investors expected the data to show further deterioration, they were hoping the pace of the declines would slow.
  • FDA Approvals For Sterile Vancomycin HCl USP, 500 Mg/Vial; 1 G/Vial And Sterile Vancomycin HCl USP, 5 G/Vial Pharmacy ... Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:15PMAkorn-Strides, LLC announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approvals for two Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) for Sterile Vancomycin HCl USP, 500 mg/vial, 1 g/vial and Sterile Vancomycin HCl USP, 5 g/vial Pharmacy Bulk Package. Akorn-Strides, LLC is a Joint Venture that was formed in 2004 by Akorn, Inc.
  • US STOCKS-Tech spurs gains despite dismal economic data Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:07PMNEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as strength in the tech sector, led by a second day of gains for Apple Inc, blunted concerns about weak data on factory orders and pending home sales.
  • BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Mixed In First Trading Day Of Yr Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:03PMNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. stock market futures were mixed ahead of the first trading session of 2009 as investors eyed a sharp drop in crude-oil prices and looked ahead to a reading on manufacturing activity.
  • Hopes on Obama to fix global economic woes Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:59PMWHAT a year that was. One that many would like to forget. How the mighty have fallen. President George W. Bush was "shoe-ed" out but has left enough damage, death and destruction for generations to remember him by.
  • Market starts year on a high Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:59PMTHE Australian share market opened the year higher as energy and metal producers gained on rises in commodity prices.
  • Local stocks open higher Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:45PMTHE Australian sharemarket has opened the new year on a higher note as energy and metal producers gained after rises in commodity prices.
  • Top 10 national business stories of 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:38PM
  • Stocks close out worst year since 1931 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:26AMWall Street closed out its worst year since the Great Depression Wednesday after an unstoppable credit crisis and a dreadful economic outlook left investors questioning their faith in stock markets.
  • Market woes pull down local stocks Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:24AMAlthough some firms bucked the trend, most took major losses
  • Credit markets head into uncertain 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:07AMNEW YORK (AP) - The credit markets, long a shadowy and little understood part of the financial system for many investors, turned into headline makers during 2008, simply because they stopped working.
  • Journal of a plague year: Faith cracks Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:00AMIt has been a year of record misery: the largest bankruptcy, bank failure and Ponzi scheme in US history; $720 billion in writedowns and losses by financial institutions; $30.1 trillion in market valuation wiped out.
  • Madoff Lists Assets for SEC; Agency Mum on Details Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:57AMBernard Madoff gave the Securities and Exchange Commission a list of his personal assets Wednesday, but investors may have to wait to learn whether the filing contained any clues as to the whereabouts of their missing billions, as the agency declined to reveal details about the list. Any Madoff assets could eventually be tapped to make restitution to victims of what authorities say was a massive ...
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-31 06:08 HK shares draw curtains on worst year in 3 decades Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:17AMBy Parvathy Ullatil
  • Financials lead TSX to another triple-digit boost; N.Y. rises on GMAC financing Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:11AMTORONTO - The Toronto stock market racked up a strong, triple digit advance for a second day with all sectors well into positive territory except for the gold group.
  • Asia, Pacific markets mostly higher Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:07AMMost Asia and Pacific markets were solidly in positive territory Wednesday during limited trading on the final session of a dismal year.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-31 05:57 Taiwan stocks end steady ahead of New Year holiday Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:02AMTAIPEI, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks inched up 0.05 percent on Wednesday, ending 2008 with the biggest annual slump in 18 years, as DRAM and LCD shares rose following government plans to help the two industries.
  • Journal of a Plague Year: Faith in Markets Cracks Under Losses Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:58AMDec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- It has been a year of record misery: the largest bankruptcy, bank failure and Ponzi scheme in U.S. history; $720 billion in writedowns and losses by financial institutions; $30.1 trillion in market valuation wiped out.
  • Alcoa, Koppers, WESCO among stock market’s morning gainers Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:30PMAt midday, the three major market indexes were showing gains of roughly 2 percent from Monday’s close. (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (HNZ) (KOP) (NCC) (NCX) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WCC)
  • Wall Street shrugs off housing data Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:29PMU.S. shares rose in early trading despite a report that showed a record drop in home prices in October.
  • Financials boost TSX; N.Y. up despite all-time weak consumer confidence Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:25PMTORONTO - Financial shares helped give the Toronto stock market a solid lift late in the morning.
  • Area investment advisers cautiously optimistic Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:44AMThe brutal stock market has battered local investment advisers, but their innate optimism remains intact.
  • Stocks up after GMAC lifeline, dip in retail sales Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:17AMWall Street rose modestly in light post-holiday trading Friday, but was still cautious about embarking on a year-end rally following dreary preliminary readings on holiday spending.
  • 2008 year in review: Big news, small news and in between Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 10:25AMJANUARYPDBossuJan. 1: Former Benedictine High School coach Augie Bossu, who led football and baseball teams at the school from 1953-2006, dies at 91. The FBI resumes its search for the mysterious "D.B. Cooper" who hijacked an airliner in 1971,...
  • It was a wild ride Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 9:34AMFinancial bailouts. Plunging stocks. The dreaded “R” word.
  • Business Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:09AMBattered US stocks enter the New Year next week on expectations of a gradual market recovery as president-elect Barack Obama moves to drag the world’s biggest economy out of recession.
  • Comcast Expands Carriage For NFL Network’s Insight Bowl Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 9:35PMDec. 31 Game Coverage Part Of 24-Hour Free Preview In Minneapolis-St. Paul NFL Network will present Insight Bowl on New Year’s Eve, with local market carriers for both participating schools on board for the high-definition telecast.
  • Brother: Madoff suicide investor lost own money Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:40PMPARIS (AP) — The French financier who killed himself after losing more than $1 billion of his clients’ investments to Bernard Madoff’s alleged fraud also saw his own family’s money disappear, his older brother told The Associated Press on Friday.
  • Where did all the money go? Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 10:46AMIt has become the biggest mystery to emerge from the US$50 billion Bernard Madoff scandal: Where did all the money go?
  • Stocks rise slightly in pre-holiday trading Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:24PMNEW YORK - Wall Street rose modestly in light holiday trading yesterday after the government released downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on rising U.S. joblessness and declining consumer spending.
  • Dow rises 48.99 points to 8,468.48 after reports on unemployment claims, consumer spending Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:48PMWall Street rose modestly in light holiday trading Wednesday after the government released downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on rising U.S.
  • USVI diocese loses $2 million in Madoff scheme Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:04PMRoman Catholic schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands will have to turn away parents seeking financial aid for their children because of losses in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, church officials said Wednesday.
  • Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: ProShares Ultra Health Care, ProShares Ultra Technology and ... Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:58PM CHICAGO----Kevin Matras writes about ETFs and how to use them to make 2009 a great year. ETFs in this week’s article include ProShares Ultra Health Care , ProShares Ultra Technology and ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods .
  • Capstone, Quiksilver, Walt Disney: U.S. Equity Market Preview Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:51PMDec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in U.S. trading on Dec. 26. Markets closed today at 1 p.m. and will be shut tomorrow for the Christmas holiday.
  • Stocks advance in light trading Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:42PMn Wall Street shrugs off downbeat economic news during short Chrsitmas Eve session
  • NYU sues Merkin over Madoff losses Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:33PMHedge fund executive Ezra Merkin has been sued again for entrusting investments with confessed swindler Bernard Madoff, this time by New York University, which said it lost about $24 million.
  • New jobless claims jump more than expected Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:25PMWASHINGTON -- Wall Street made a modest advance in light holiday trading Wednesday after downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on U.S. joblessness and consumer spending.
  • Stocks advance in light, Christmas Eve trading Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:24PMNEW YORK - Wall Street rose modestly in light holiday trading Wednesday after the government released downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on rising U.S. joblessness and declining consumer spending. Advertisement: C & M Ford Sales Inc. Employee Pricing PLUS For a limited time you pay what we pay! Plus up to $6,000 cash back on most Ford vehicles!
  • Stocks mixed in light, Christmas Eve trading Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 3:42PMNEW YORK - Wall Street was narrowly mixed Wednesday in light holiday trading after the government released downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on U.S. joblessness and consumer spending.
  • Stocks mixed in light, Christmas Eve trading (6:55 a.m.) Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 3:35PM NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was narrowly mixed today in light holiday trading after the government released downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on U.S. joblessness and consumer spending.
  • Stocks mixed in light, Christmas Eve trading Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 3:34PMWall Street was narrowly mixed Wednesday in light holiday trading after the government released downbeat, but unsurprising, readings on...
  • Stocks mixed ahead of Christmas break Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 3:31PM North American stocks were mixed at the start of a shortened trading session Wednesday following a big sell-off in overseas markets and a string of negative economic reports in Canada and the United States.
  • Market slips further into bear grip Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:34AMThe Indian stocks market slipped further into the bear phase today led by consumer durables, realty and banking sectors. The drop was largely due to profit-booking by traders in these sectors ahead of the derivative settlement tomorrow.
  • CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:13AMWall Street pulled back again Tuesday for the fifth straight day in muted trading ahead of the holiday, as another round of reports showed further deterioration in the housing market and broader economy.
  • Commodities stocks give TSX lift Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:46AMCommodities stocks helped the Toronto stock market end the day in positive territory, despite a downturn on Wall Street spurred by sour economic news.
  • Fears for 4th quarter grow Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:46AMAs the longest recession in a quarter-century intensifies, analysts believe the small decline in economic activity in the third quarter has worsened significantly in the current fourth quarter.