Regardless of where the index stands, since the Dow gets so much attention, it’s interesting to note how its components are pushing and pulling on the measure. Let’s look at how the various component stocks are performing.
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These are among the big-name companies posting third-quarter results this week. Analysts are looking for increased profit growth from all of them. Also on tap: Producer prices, consumer sentiment and consumer prices.
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When Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize for Literature this week, the British literary betting agent Ladbrokes couldn’t have been more pleased. Ladbrokes had given the Peruvian author slim odds of winning the prize, so when…
Stocks rose Friday and the Dow crossed the 11,000 level for the first time since early May. September’s dismal jobs reports raised traders’ expectations for another round of monetary easing from the Federal Reserve.
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Among the day’s top online stories for investors: suggested names for a merged Microsoft-Adobe, companies that most often beat their earnings estimates, and the legal suit against Madoff’s sons.
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