than-expected profits and revenue. The broader S&P 500 index rose 1.04, or 0.1 percent, to 1,243.91.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 5.66, or 0.2 percent, to 2,642.97. Shares of Research In Motion (RIM) rose 2 percent after the (...)
ago loss and boosted its 2010 profit forecast, and shares of the chemical maker were little changed.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.61, or 0.4 percent, to 1,092.17. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 7.07, or 0.3 (...)
the most in five years-are expected to rise no more than 2.4 percent this year and in 2007, the report said.
Bush said his plan to reduce the huge U.S. budget deficit remains on track. He vowed to pursue free-trade deals that open markets for U.S. (...)
set rate of 8.11 yuan to the
dollar. The yuan will be allowed to trade within a narrow
0.3 percent band each day.
U.S. President George W. Bush had blamed China's growth _
and its increasing appetite for oil _ for recent price
rises.
But in (...)
quarter profit, while Austrian oil and gas group OMV surged 5.5 percent after its first-quarter operating profit more than tripled.
Meanwhile, British Land shares rose 2 percent as Britain's second-largest property group posted a 15 percent (...)
lending 7 points of upside to the index following a media report that the head of its U.S. joint venture Verizon Wireless said he was not interested in buying rival Sprint. Dealers said the report soothed fears that Vodafone would get involved in a (...)
month low. Oil briefly extended its fall Wednesday but reversed course, rising 54 cents to $42 a barrel after government and industry reports showed different views on distillate inventories.
Mining and metal stocks weakened Wednesday as a rebound (...)