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September 8, 2010 10:32 AM EDT
Bulls Back From Vacation

 

Investors returned from a forced wintry holiday to build on last Thursday’s rally and Friday’s attempted turn-around. If you look at the top performing sectors on the day, you’ll see a familiar theme. Basic Materials and Energy provided excellent strength, supported by Technology and, finally, Financials. From the start, commodities were th... full story >>


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Movers & Shakers: Wednesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

Microtune, Navistar, NetSol, Talbots, Wet Seal, ZymoGenetics were among the stocks making notable moves in Wednesday's stock market.



Europe Markets: European markets reverse losses to trade higher

A successful Portuguese debt auction provides some relief, although bank stocks are mostly lower.



Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks rise as Europe worries fade

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks bounced back from the previous day's declines as concerns about European bank health subsided.



Currencies: Dollar weaker against euro, U.K., Canadian units

The U.S. dollar weakens versus most major rivals on Wednesday amid better news out of Canada and the U.K. and a positive opening for U.S. stocks.





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Overnight Stocks

MSFT - Microsoft Corp., whose Internet-identification service was partly shut down for an hour this morning, is looking into reports that a “limited number” of customers were able to gain access to other users’ accounts. The breach occurred wh...


Harvard Univ. +/- Harvard University's $26B endowment is looking to unload a portion of its $5B real-estate portfolio as it seeks better investment opportunities and to reduce its exposure to the troubled property market. The university's endowment i...


RIMM +


Commission to Reduce Federal Deficit + President Barack Obama has picked Republican former Senator Alan Simpson and former Clinton administration official Erskine Bowles to lead a commission on reducing the federal deficit. The president plans to sign an executive order creat...


SPG, GGWPQ + Simon Properties Group Inc., already the nation's largest shopping-mall owner, made a $10B bid to acquire rival General Growth Properties Inc., which is seeking to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings, in a takeover effort that could alter...




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