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Stocks fall on personal income data, Dell report

AP — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:25 +0000

Stocks tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points, while a disappointing profit report from computer maker Dell Inc. weighed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index.

InfoGroup files long-overdue financial reports

AP — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:02:34 +0000

Database provider InfoGroup Inc. has filed long-overdue financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, months after receiving a Nasdaq notice threatening to delist the company’s...

Stocks turn mixed following decline in oil

AP — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:06:58 +0000

Stocks pared their losses to trade mixed Thursday after a drop in oil prices offset unease about a surprise jump in weekly unemployment claims and disappointing sales figures from retailers. The Dow Jones industrials fell about 140 points, while the Nasdaq composite index ticked higher as many technology names advanced.

Nasdaq second-quarter profit rises 81 percent

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:21:06 +0000

Nasdaq OMX Group’s second-quarter earnings rose 81 percent from a year earlier, before Nasdaq combined with Sweden’s OMX stock exchange.

Nasdaq second-quarter profit nearly doubles

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:30:51 +0000

Nasdaq OMX Group’s second-quarter earnings have nearly doubled from a year earlier, before Nasdaq combined with Sweden’s OMX stock exchange.

Technical problems plague Nordic markets

AP — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:49:45 +0000

Technical problems plagued stock exchanges in large parts of the Nordics for a second day Tuesday, postponing market openings in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Baltic countries for between three and five hours.”It takes a long time for...

General Electric, Zoltek among big market movers

AP — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:26:40 +0000

Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:NYSEGeneral Electric Co., down 30 cents at $32.07The industrial conglomerate will sell or spin off its appliance business, which has been hit...

Arcelor Mittal, CBS among big market movers

AP — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:03:50 +0000

Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:NYSEArcelor Mittal, up $2.63 at $99.63The world’s largest steel maker posted a 5 percent jump in first-quarter profit, but an executive...

Macy's, Freddie Mac among big market movers

AP — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:34:47 +0000

Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:NYSEMacy’s Inc., up $1.13 at $25.19Despite weak consumer spending, adjusted profit topped expectations for a loss, the department...

Nasdaq first-quarter profit surges on boost from OMX buyout

AP — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:31:44 +0000

Nasdaq OMX Group says its first-quarter profits surged with its first combined quarterly report that includes Sweden’s OMX stock exchange.The nation’s largest electronic exchange said Thursday that earnings rose to $121.4 million, or 69...