Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Aug 26 - Reuters UK
First-half results due at 0500 GMT. Net profit seen down 5 percent at 144 million Swiss francs in Reuters poll. Britain’s healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog has rejected an appeal to make three drugs available to kidney cancer patients on the
Gain in consumer confidence sends stocks higher - Bennington Banner
NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound in consumer confidence and more healing in the housing industry have put stocks back on an upward path. Banks, retailers and homebuilders were Tuesday’s biggest winners, helping to lift the major indexes about 0.3 percent
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks edge up; eyes on oil and China - Forbes
HONG KONG, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with thin summer trading volumes keeping prices choppy and centred on short-term chart targets, while oil hovered near $72 a barrel, capped by a surprising rise in U.S. inventories
Japan Stocks Rise on U.S. Confidence, Home Prices; Noritz Jumps - Bloomberg
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks rose after U.S. consumer confidence gained and American home prices dropped less than estimated. “The market is sandwiched between the U.S. economy’s recovery from the housing recession and concern that
Stocks open higher; Infosys, SBI lead - Financial Express
Updated: Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 1001 hrs IST Mumbai: Equities rose in early trade on Wednesday, tracking higher peers across Asia and led by outsourcer Infosys Technologies and top lender Say Bank of India. At 9:57 a.m., the 30-share BSE index
Oil drops below $72 on bearish U.S. crude stocks - Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil extended losses below $72 on Wednesday after sliding 3 percent from its highest since last October a day ago, hit by industry figures showing a hefty rise in U.S. crude stocks and overshadowing upbeat economic data
European stocks end positive - MyIris
European stocks rose extending a 10-month high for the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index, as confidence among US consumers climbed and telecommunication companies rallied. Vodafone Group and France Telecom climbed more than 2% after JPMorgan Chase & Co
Asia Stocks Advance on US Consumer Confidence - ABC News
Asian stocks posted modest gains Wednesday, lifted by rising U.S. consumer confidence and a healing housing market that sent Wall Street higher overnight. But analysts stated investors remain cautious about the global economic outlook and have yet to
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