HK stocks seen rising with property, resource plays
Reuters UK - HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks should climb on Thursday, pacing gains on Wall Street, with property stocks prone to gain sway after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last rate-setting meeting suggested the bank would keep slicing
Seoul stocks seen up on techs, but inflation drags
Reuters - SEOUL, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are prone to climb on Thursday, led by tech companies such as Samsung Electronics (005930.KS: Quote , Profile , Research ) after the sector rallied on Wall Street buoyed by a strong outlook from Hewlett-Packard
Chinese Internet stocks trade blended, Shanda rises with ‘Atrix’ game
CNBC - NEW YORK - Shares of Chinese World wide web companies traded blended Wednesday, with shares of Shanda International Entertainment Ltd. rising after the company stated it acquired an exclusive license to operate an on the internet game in China. Shanda stated late Tuesday
UPDATE 4-Toronto stocks charge higher on resources rally
Reuters - TORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index charged higher on Wednesday, shrugging off early losses, as resource shares were boosted by new highs from oil and gold prices. The energy and materials sectors, which combined make
Mexico stocks rally, but peso loses ground
Reuters - MEXICO CITY, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks rose in volatile trade on Wednesday, boosted by heavyweight America Movil, as the peso lost ground on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve might hold back on aggressive interest rate cuts. The IPC stock
REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-US stocks rise after Fed economic forecast
Forbes - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks rose Wednesday after a U.S. Federal Reserve forecast of lower economic growth prompted hopes for lower interest rates andafter strong profits at Hewlett-Packard Co (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) overcame worries
Web retail stocks mostly rise; Bidz climbs after increase to share
CNBC - NEW YORK - Shares of major World wide web companies traded blended Wednesday, with Bidz.com Inc. rising after the on the internet jewelry auctioneer said it will increase a share buyback plan to $20 million and raise its revolving credit line. Bidz shares rose 66
US STOCKS-Market stays up after Fed minutes; tech helps
Reuters - NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks stayed higher on Wednesday in choppy trading after the release of minutes from the previous Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting. Optimism about unexpectedly strong profits from computer maker Hewlett
US STOCKS-Wall St rallies on tech advance, Fed
Forbes - Hopes that the Federal Reserve will keep cutting interest rates also buoyed sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 123.66 points, or 1.00 percent, at 12,460.88. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 14.72 points, or 1.09 percent, at 1
U.S. Stocks Pare Advance After Fed Lowers Growth Forecast
Bloomberg - Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks pared gains after the Federal Reserve cut forecasts for economic growth and raised unemployment projections. Fed policy makers now expect U.S. gross domestic product to increase by 1.3 percent to 2 percent in 2008
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