richard-drew

Stocks gain as Europe moves closer to budget pact (AP)

AP – U.S. stock indexes rose strongly Friday morning after every European nation except for Britain agreed to consider forging closer economic ties in hopes of preventing another debt crisis.

Read the rest here: 
Stocks gain as Europe moves closer to budget pact
(AP)

richard-drew

US stocks waver as investors weigh jobs, Spain (AP)

AP – Stock indexes wavered between small gains and losses Thursday as spiking bond yields in Spain overshadowed the latest signs of growth in the U.S. economy.

See more here: 
US stocks waver as investors weigh jobs, Spain
(AP)

richard-drew

Dow sinks 3 percent as Europe uncertainty deepens (AP)

AP – The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 350 points Wednesday after Italy’s borrowing costs soared and talks collapsed in Greece on forming a new government.

Read the rest here:
Dow sinks 3 percent as Europe uncertainty deepens
(AP)

richard-drew

Congress and White House differ over icebreakers (AP)

AP – The country’s only two heavy-duty icebreaker ships are old and broken, and Congress and the White House are at odds over how to respond as the melting of polar ice increases the economic and security stakes in the Arctic region.

Read the rest here: 
Congress and White House differ over icebreakers
(AP)

richard-drew

NYSE Euronext profit up 56 pct on volatile markets (AP)

AP – NYSE Euronext on Thursday said the summer’s unusually heavy trading helped lift third-quarter profit by 56 percent.

See more here: 
NYSE Euronext profit up 56 pct on volatile markets
(AP)

richard-drew

Questions and answers about the European debt fix (AP)

AP – After 14 summit meetings, stock market turmoil and even a fistfight between Italian lawmakers, European leaders have finally agreed on a rescue package that will stop the debt crisis there from dragging the world into recession.

Here is the original post: 
Questions and answers about the European debt fix
(AP)