Stocks appear headed for a higher opening Monday on the first day of trading in the new year following the lead of overseas markets. Stock futures rose.
An analyst’s ratings upgrade of Intel Corp. shares helped push the technology group higher.
Asian markets received a boost after new data showed China’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest [...]
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Stock futures point to gains to start 2010
January 4th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Tags: china's manufacturing, economic recovery, investors, stocks futures, us investors
more...Market’s big ‘09 rally offers relief after awful ‘08
January 3rd, 2010 by Financial Writer
For investors, 2009 will go down as the year we survived the Great Recession and were able to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
After enduring a near-freefall in the early, panicky months of the year, the stock market mounted a tremendous rally in the final nine months, sending major indexes up more than 60 percent [...]
Tags: Dow Jones Industrial, financial crisis, great depression, great recession, stock market