Economy: Rising stock market, indicator improvements point to potential recovery (Reno Gazette-Journal)

For an economy hit hard by a housing collapse and a financial market meltdown, the first half of the year ended on a relatively positive note.

Leader far in front at midpoint of Blade's annual stock market contest (The Toledo Blade)

HORSE RACES arent decided at the halfway pole, and year-long contests dont finish after six months, but halfway through The Blades annual Stock Market Game, a west Toledo woman appears to be pulling away from the pack. Susan Darmofal, 61, had an imaginary port-folio of $106,287 by the end of June a remarkable 166 percent gain on the hypothetical $40,000 investment that all 681 contestants ...

Employment Report Sours the Market (New York Times)

A grim report on unemployment on Thursday let the air out of the stock market, which ended a shortened trading week on Wall Street with sizable losses.

Toronto stock market closes flat on low trading volume; New York closed (MSN Money Canada)

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market ended the week flat as investors weighed weak oil prices with good news out of the base metals sector.

Local banker will help to open stock market (The Waynesboro Record Herald)

Jeff Shank of Greencastle, president and chief executive officer of Tower Bank, and his wife, Debbie, will join other Tower Bancorp Inc. representatives to ring the opening bell of the NASDAQ Stock Market on Tuesday, July 7.

Zhibin Gu: China stock market, outsourcing, tech, finance, management experiences (cmi valparaíso)

Get inside story about Chinese business and management. How is global financial crisis reshaping Chinese and world politics, finance, banking, trade and outsourcing? How to profit from rising Chinese trade, yuan and stock market?

Toronto stock market edges up on strength of base metals sector; New York closed (MSN Money Canada)

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market edged upwards in mid-morning trading Friday on the strength of the base metals sector after mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) announced it has sold a 17.5 per cent stake in the company to lighten its debt load.

Toronto stock market opens flat with U.S. markets closed for Independence Day (MSN Money Canada)

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market opened flat Friday on a low volume of trading as U.S. markets remained closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Declining oil prices may apply downward pressure on Toronto stock market (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

TORONTO - The Toronto Stock Market appears set to close a shortened trading week lower as oil prices continue to decline.

Brazil’s Stock Market Posts First Foreign Outflow Since January (Bloomberg)

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s stock market had the first outflow of foreign investment in five months amid concern that the global economy will be slow to recover from its recession.


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