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Treasurys down ahead of auctions, ISM data
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys declined early Tuesday, sending 10-year note yields to the highest level in almost a month, before the government's first note auction of the week and data expected to show more weakness in the services sector of the economy. Ten-year note yields rose 5 basis ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys declined early Tuesday, sending 10-year note yields to the highest level in almost a month, before the government's first note auction of the week and data expected to show more weakness in the services sector of the economy. Ten-year note yields rose 5 basis ... more »
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Oil rallies amid OPEC output cuts, Gaza fighting
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures rallied above $50 a barrel Tuesday, propelled by evidence that members of the OPEC oil cartel are going ahead with announced production cuts as well as by heightened tensions in the Middle East, where Israel continued its ground offensive in Gaza. Crude oil for ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures rallied above $50 a barrel Tuesday, propelled by evidence that members of the OPEC oil cartel are going ahead with announced production cuts as well as by heightened tensions in the Middle East, where Israel continued its ground offensive in Gaza. Crude oil for ... more »
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LabCorp cuts 2009 forecast, reaffirms 2008 view
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings on Tuesday lowered its 2009 earnings forecast to a range of $4.75 to $4.95 a share from its previous view of $5.00 to $5.25 a share. "Given the ongoing deterioration in the economy, it seems prudent to forecast lower growth for 2009 ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings on Tuesday lowered its 2009 earnings forecast to a range of $4.75 to $4.95 a share from its previous view of $5.00 to $5.25 a share. "Given the ongoing deterioration in the economy, it seems prudent to forecast lower growth for 2009 ... more »
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Gold falls for third session on stronger dollar
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell Tuesday for a third consecutive session, briefly dropping below $840 an ounce for the first time in nearly two weeks, as a stronger dollar reduced the metal's investment appeal. Gold for February delivery was last down $14.40, or 1.7%, at $843.40 an o ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell Tuesday for a third consecutive session, briefly dropping below $840 an ounce for the first time in nearly two weeks, as a stronger dollar reduced the metal's investment appeal. Gold for February delivery was last down $14.40, or 1.7%, at $843.40 an o ... more »
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Easy Times Over For Shanghai Bank
Profits will not be as fat for Citigroup's Chinese partner in the new year, after the economy slowed and interest rate spreads narrowed.
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Profits will not be as fat for Citigroup's Chinese partner in the new year, after the economy slowed and interest rate spreads narrowed.
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U.S. Futures Point to Gains
U.S. stock futures advanced after a one-day hiatus, as traders hunted for signs that the deterioration in the world economy will abate.
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U.S. stock futures advanced after a one-day hiatus, as traders hunted for signs that the deterioration in the world economy will abate.
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TradeStation DARTs rise 22%, while client assets fall
NEW YORK(MarketWatch) -- Electronic trading platform TradeStation said Tuesday that its clients' daily average revenue trades (DARTs) rose 22% in December from year-ago levels, while total client assets at the firm fell 11%. DARTs for December were 94,030, versus 77,033 in December of 2007.Mark ... more »
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NEW YORK(MarketWatch) -- Electronic trading platform TradeStation said Tuesday that its clients' daily average revenue trades (DARTs) rose 22% in December from year-ago levels, while total client assets at the firm fell 11%. DARTs for December were 94,030, versus 77,033 in December of 2007.Mark ... more »
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FTSE-100 up 48.30 points at 4,627.94
AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were up at midday Tuesday.
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AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were up at midday Tuesday.
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Global stocks hold gains amid oil price jittersAFP - Global stock markets held onto New Year optimism Tuesday even as the euro suffered fresh losses amid signs of Europe's deepening recession and a looming energy standoff with Russia drove up oil prices.
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Retailers' weekly sales fall 0.8% from year ago: survey
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Chain-store sales for the week ended Jan. 3 fell 0.8% from the year-earlier period, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs. On a week-over-week basis, sales rose 1.4%. "Bargain shoppers were out in forc ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Chain-store sales for the week ended Jan. 3 fell 0.8% from the year-earlier period, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs. On a week-over-week basis, sales rose 1.4%. "Bargain shoppers were out in forc ... more »
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