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UK smallcap opening - Van Dieman Mines softens on capital-raising move - AFX - Fri 16 May, 09:02 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Van Dieman Mines (LSE: VDM.L - news) softened 3/4 of a penny to 10 after the miner said it can not rule out a modest shortfall in its working capital requirements following delays in commissioning and full production at its Scotia project.

Trading at ICE temporarily halted by power shutdown - AFX - Thu 15 May, 07:51 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - Trading on Intercontinental Exchange markets was halted for several hours Thursday when the securities exchange shut down its system due to what it called a power issue.

ICE securities exchange shut down due to power failure - AFX - Thu 15 May, 05:16 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - The Intercontinental Exchange was shut down Thursday morning by a power failure at its primary data center in Chicago, the securities exchange said.

General Motors bounces off 1-mo. low as 2 unions reach tentative agreements - AFX - Thu 15 May, 04:31 PM
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM - news) rallied Thursday, moving to the top of the Dow industrials' percentage gainers list, amid positive news on the labor front.

Central European shares dominated by earnings; OTP, Unipetrol, Agora hit; CEZ up - AFX - Thu 15 May, 01:48 PM
BUDAPEST (Thomson Financial) - Central European shares were mixed at midday as investors digested a series of earnings reports.

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Flat-to-higher open seen ahead of Bernanke; GE in focus - AFX - Thu 15 May, 10:56 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Wall Street is on track to open flat to higher on Thursday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on the credit crisis, with General Electric Co. an early focus on a report it is preparing to auction off its appliances business.

U.S. stock futures turn higher after April CPI data - AFX - Wed 14 May, 01:56 PM
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - U.S. stock futures turned higher early Wednesday after the release of data showing that retail inflation was slightly less than expected.

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Little changed ahead of inflation report - AFX - Wed 14 May, 10:54 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Wall Street is on track to open little changed Wednesday ahead of a key retail inflation report, with earnings from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS - news) and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI - news) supplying an early focus.

US midday: Stocks deep in the red - ShareCast - Tue 13 May, 06:13 PM
LONDON (ShareCast) - US stocks were down deep in the red as investors contemplated mixed retail data and Wal-Mart's cautious outlook.

Gold miners broadly lower as gold futures sink on rising U.S. dollar 03:46 PM [ AFX ]
Abbott Labs shares rally on Xience V trial results; Boston Scientific slips 03:06 PM [ AFX ]
US pre-open: Investors wait for sales report 01:24 PM [ ShareCast]
WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower open seen ahead of retail sales, Bernanke 11:07 AM [ AFX ]
Tokyo shares outlook - Higher on Wall Street rebound 11:57 PM [ AFX ]

REPEAT: Electronic Data System, Hewlett-Packard shares halted for news pending 09:13 PM [ AFX ]
Electronic Data System, Hewlett-Packard shares halted for news pending 09:10 PM [ AFX ]
UPDATE: Nautilus soars on heavy volume; NYSE requests statement 08:53 PM [ AFX ]
IT services company shares rally amid report of H-P interest in EDS 08:46 PM [ AFX ]
Nautilus soars on heavy volume; stock hits 5-mo. high intraday 07:32 PM [ AFX ]

US pre-open: Wall Street seen slightly up 01:41 PM [ ShareCast]
RPT OUTLOOK UK smaller company results for two weeks to May 23 09:51 AM [ AFX ]
New Zealand shares close lower on weak economic outlook 09:27 AM [ AFX ]
UK smallcap opening - Flomerics shoots up on Mentor bid rejection 09:21 AM [ AFX ]
UK smallcap opening - Blinkx rises on 60 pence-a-share bid talk 09:02 AM [ AFX ]

US close: Steady gains before AIG shocker 07:07 AM [ ShareCast]
DJIA Leaders and Laggards: AA HD 10:16 PM [ AFX ]
Nasdaq 100 Leaders and Laggards: DISCA HANS 09:43 PM [ AFX ]
UK smallcap opening - Gatekeeper Systems advances on profits forecast 08:39 AM [ AFX ]
UK smallcap opening - Frontera Resources up on positive Dino 2 well results 08:12 AM [ AFX ]

US close: Dow rallies to close in good health 11:21 AM [ ShareCast]
WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower open seen on rate concerns; Cisco, Disney in focus 11:03 AM [ AFX ]
US midday: Investors keep eye on crude 06:05 PM [ ShareCast]
Fannie Mae erases early loss to trade higher on heavy volume 04:33 PM [ AFX ]
Cisco slips for second session ahead of 3Q results 04:06 PM [ AFX ]

US open: Stocks retreat after Fannie Mae cash call 03:37 PM [ ShareCast]
US pre-open: Crude to weigh on stocks 01:25 PM [ ShareCast]
Euroshares open flat after Wall Street decline, Swiss Re falls after Q1 UPDATE 09:38 AM [ AFX ]
Dow industrials on track for highest weekly close of 2008 09:07 PM [ AFX ]
CenterPoint Energy to sell $300 million in unsecured notes 08:53 PM [ AFX ]

Airline sector drops for first time in 7 sessions as crude prices bounce 08:23 PM [ AFX ]
US midday: Leading shares mixed 06:04 PM [ ShareCast]
US open: Jobs data lifts market 04:00 PM [ ShareCast]
UPDATE: Dow indus. on track to close above 200-day SMA for first time in 2008 03:52 PM [ AFX ]
Dow indus. on track to close above the 200-day SMA for the first time in 2008 03:49 PM [ AFX ]

UPDATE: Discovery Labs shares tumble as FDA sets forth conditions for Surfaxin 02:11 PM [ AFX ]
U.S. stock futures jump after better-than-expected April jobs data 01:52 PM [ AFX ]
US pre-open: Markets seen with modest gains 01:23 PM [ ShareCast]
OUTLOOK UK smaller company results for two weeks to May 16 12:19 PM [ AFX ]
Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia keeps prime rate unchanged at 5.50 percent 10:38 AM [ AFX ]

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