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Asian markets climb but caution limits gains
AP - Asian stocks rose modestly Wednesday as investors vacillated between hopes the worst of the global recession is over and worries the three-month market rally will evaporate.
FTSE 100 down at open
AFP - The London stock market lost ground on Tuesday due to weak corporate figures.
Stock futures signal dip; eyes on macro data
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors were poised to pocket a portion of their recent lofty gains ahead of key macroeconomic data.
World markets mixed as caution tempers optimism
AP - World stock markets were mixed Wednesday as investors vacillated between hopes the worst of the global recession is over and worries the three-month rally will evaporate.
Stock index futures lower ahead of key data
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors were set to book recent gains ahead of key macroeconomic data on jobs and manufacturing.
Wall Street heads for lower open after advance
AP - Wall Street headed for a slightly lower open Wednesday as investors awaited more evidence on the health of the economy.
European stocks slide as miners dented
AFP - Europe's leading stock markets tumbled in morning trade Wednesday, hit by falls to heavyweight mining and energy groups, while London was also affected by a recovering pound, traders said.
Britain's FTSE leads European stocks down
AP - European stock markets fell Wednesday as investors booked profits accumulated earlier in the week with Britain's FTSE 100 index leading the way down amid mounting uncertainty about the future of the Labour government and Prime Minister Gordon Brown in particular.
Bombardier reports dip in 1Q profits, revenue
AP - Bombardier Inc. says general economic weakness and order cancellations in its aerospace division have led to a decline in both profits and revenues during the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
Toll Brothers posts narrower loss for Q2
AP - Toll Brothers Inc. said it lost $83.2 million, or 52 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter as the luxury home builder continues to reduce the value of land and unsold homes on its books to reflect current prices.
Bob Evans Farms 4Q profit climbs on lower costs
AP - Bob Evans Farms Inc., operator of Bob Evans and Mimi's Cafe restaurants, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 31 percent, helped by the performance of its namesake restaurants and lower labor and food costs.
Wall Street opens lower after advance
AP - Worries about the labor market and the overall health of the economy sent stocks lower early Wednesday.
European stocks dragged down by Britain's FTSE
AP - Profit-taking helped push European stock markets lower Wednesday, with Britain's FTSE 100 index further undermined by mounting uncertainty about the future of the Labour government and Prime Minister Gordon Brown in particular.
Bombardier reports dip in 1Q profit, revenue
AP - Bombardier Inc., the world's third-largest maker of commercial aircraft, said Wednesday that economic weakness and corporate jet cancellations have pushed first-quarter profit down 31 percent.
FTSE 100 down on investor unease
AFP - The London stock market slipped sharply on Wednesday with investors hesitant about embracing signs that the economy was improving.
Worse-than-expected economic data thwarts rally
AP - The problem with rising expectations is that it gets tougher to beat them.
Guidance on short-selling needed: GAO
AP - Actions taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the height of the market turmoil last year appear to have reduced abusive short-selling, but the agency should provide clearer guidance to the brokerage industry for applying the rules, congressional auditors concluded in a report issued Wednesday.
Meltdown 101: Why the S&P 500 index is important
AP - The ups and downs of the Dow Jones industrial average may get most of the attention, but there's another stock index you should be watching: the Standard & Poor's 500, which offers a broader sense of how stocks are doing and determines the performance of many mutual funds.
How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday
AP - Investors sold off Wednesday, breaking the stock market's four-day rally after U.S. data on the services industry and factory orders came in below forecasts. Factory orders actually rose in April, but the report was a disappointment to investors, who had expected a larger increase.
Groups seek more SEC climate disclosure
AP - Federal regulators have not done enough to ensure that shareholders are aware of material risks to companies from greenhouse gas emissions, according to a pair of studies released Wednesday by environmental and investor groups.
SAIC 1st-quarter profit rises 13 percent
AP - SAIC Inc. says its first quarter profit grew 13 percent as revenue soared on U.S. military spending. It backed its full-year guidance.
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