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| Indications: U.S. stocks futures lifted by holiday sales report U.S. stock futures point to gains on Wall Street Monday as traders return from the Christmas break to be greeted by an upbeat report on holiday retail sales, while airlines were weaker in the wake of a foiled plot to blow up a U.S. passenger jet last Friday. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Stocks mixed after housing, confidence data NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fluctuated in a narrow range Tuesday after reports on home prices and consumer confidence came in largely as expected, showing a gradual improvement in the economy.... hosted.ap.org |
Beauty of the larger bank We might all, after listening to President Barack Obama's soaring rhetoric on breaking up the banks last week, be forgiven for thinking that a new dawn of small high street banks, all carefully looking after our money and not doing any of the nasty investment stuff is the future of banking. telegraph.co.uk |
Currencies: Dollar slide as stocks recover from rout The U.S. dollar on Monday declined versus the euro, though the buck was mixed versus other major counterparts, as fiscally troubled Greece found strong demand for its five-year syndicated bond issue. feeds.marketwatch.com |
UK jobs market 'worse than it seems' The impact of the recession on the British jobs market is much worse than official unemployment figures suggest, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). telegraph.co.uk |