Wall St Week Ahead: Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Guardian Consumer Jobs Photos WallStreet Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange |
Hearings set for Monday on Sunflower power plant permit More News Two public hearing will be held Monday in Overland Park to allow comments on a permit for the proposed Sunflower coal-fired power plant near Holcomb, Kan. The Sunflower Electric Power Corp.... (photo: Creative Commons / Ahoerstemeier) Kansas City Star Hearing Photos Plant Power Sunflower |
US stocks little changed despite weak economic growth New York - US stocks were virtually unchanged Friday, capping a mixed week amid a wealth of earnings reports from top companies and uncertain economic data. On Friday, the Commerce Department reported... (photo: AP / David Karp) m&c Economy Photos Stock WallStreet Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange |
California wildfire forces hundreds from homes By The Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment... (photo: WN) The Oklahoman Calif Desert Forces Photos Wikipedia: Wildfire |
BP to set aside $100 million for unemployed rig workers HOUSTON: BP Plc said on Friday it will establish a $100 million fund to help drilling rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed as a result of the company's oil leak. After BP's Macondo... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) The Times of India Industry Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
PricewaterhouseCoopers laying off 500 employees TAMPA, Fla. - PricewaterhouseCoopers is laying off approximately 500 in-house information technology employees - most from its offices in Tampa. The company says the cuts are part of a larger effort... (photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A.) Herald Tribune Employees Information Photos PricewaterhouseCoopers Technology |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Profits lift stocks to best month in a year NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday as stocks wrapped up their best month in a year after earnings season produced another round of strong results that offset the impact... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Guardian Nasdaq Photos Stock WallStreet Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange |
Man gets 13 years in prison for bank robberies FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A serial bank robber was sentenced to 13 years in prison after admitting he committed a string of bank heists across South Florida. Steven Gass pleaded guilty in May to six of... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Herald Tribune Bank Photos Prison Robberies Years |