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- Movers & Shakers: Tuesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks
Posted: 54 minutes ago
MarketWatch's daily roundup of stocks making significant moves during the trading session.
- Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks slump on European bank worries
Posted: 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, erasing part of last week's rally as fresh questions about Europe's bank stress tests weighed, along with disappointing manufacturing data out of Germany.
- Currencies: Haven demand boosts yen to 15-year high vs. dollar
Posted: 1 hour ago
Renewed worries about Europe's banking sector are undercutting risk appetite and lifting the Japanese yen to a 15-year high versus the U.S. dollar Tuesday as investors once again seek out safe havens.
- Bond Report: Treasurys rally on European bank concerns
Posted: 1 hour ago
Yields decline as investors seek safe havens amid fresh concerns about European banks and economic growth.
- Obama planning infrastructure and R&D push
Posted: 1 hour ago
President Obama is set to announce a plan to speed business-tax write-offs, building on a plan announced over the weekend to spend $50 billion on infrastructure.
- Metals Stocks: Gold futures rise on European bank worries
Posted: 1 hour ago
Gold futures are higher Tuesday, with investors seeking the safe-haven of the precious metal amid fresh concerns over European banks and economic growth.
- Futures Movers: Crude oil futures slump on European concerns
Posted: 1 hour ago
Crude oil futures fall in synch with stocks on Tuesday, as U.S. traders returned from a long holiday weekend to be met by concerns over European banks and economic growth.
- HSBC chairman to become U.K. trade minister
Posted: 1 hour ago
Stephen Green, chairman of banking giant HSBC Holdings, will step down to become minister of state for trade and investment in the U.K.?s coalition government, the bank said Tuesday.
- Indications: U.S. stock futures drop; Oracle, Barclays in focus
Posted: 1 hour ago
Stock futures point to a lower open on Wall Street, as rekindled worries about European banks rattle investors.
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Posted: 1 hour ago
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- F5 Networks Announces Conference Call
Posted: 1 hour ago
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please Join Us for the F5 Networks Conference Call (NASDAQ:FFIV): TOPIC: F5 Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2010 Financial Results DATE: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 TIME: 1:30 p.m. Pacific (4:30 p.m. Eastern) DIAL IN NUMBER: 800-857-3834 (US & Canada) +1-210-839-8222 (International) CALL LEADER: John McAdam PASSCODE: F5 NETWORKS Please call in 10 minutes ahead of time to ensure a proper connection. We look forward to having you join us. If you have any p
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Posted: 1 hour ago
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Posted: 2 hours ago
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