Stocks edge higher after jobs, housing reports
(AP)
 AP - Stocks edged higher Thursday after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs indicated the economy continues to grow, albeit slowly.(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:58 GMT)
Wall Street gains on housing and jobless data
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday, building on their best day in eight weeks in the previous session, as data showed pending home sales improved and initial jobless claims declined.(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:59 GMT)
US data shores up stocks ahead of payrolls
(AP)
 AP - Global stock markets pushed modestly higher Thursday after an upbeat U.S. housing survey as investors await payrolls figures that could well set the tone for the rest of the month.(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:49:03 GMT)
Report: SEC Investigating canceled trades
(AP)
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into certain types of stock trade orders that could be distorting share prices and trading volume, according to The Wall Street Journal.(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:25:08 GMT)
European stocks drop before ECB rate call
(AFP)
 AFP - European stock markets slid on Thursday as investors took profits from recent gains amid caution before the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:02:55 GMT)
SEC probes cancelled trades in flash crash: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. securities regulator is looking into a Wall Street trading practice in which unusually large numbers of orders to buy or sell stocks are placed in a fraction of a second, only to be canceled almost immediately, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:46:53 GMT)
Summary Box: Stocks charge higher as gloom lifts
(AP)
AP - STRONG START: The stock market started September with a blast on Wednesday, vaulting higher as gloom over the economy seemed to lift. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 255 points.(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:20:59 GMT)
How the major stock indexes fared Wednesday
(AP)
AP - Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks. The new reports snapped a string of disappointing economic data that sent stocks slumping in August.(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:53:28 GMT)
A look at economic developments around the globe
(AP)
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:12:45 GMT)
Ex-hedge fund manager charged with insider trading
(Reuters)
Reuters - A former hedge fund manager has been accused by a U.S. regulator of illegal insider trading in MedImmune Inc securities prior to the acquisition of the pharmaceutical company by Britain's AstraZeneca Plc.(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:33 GMT)
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