Stocks advanced Friday as Disney's earnings beat and JCPenney's outlook helped offset worries about a drop in consumer sentiment. For the week, the Dow gained 2.5 percent, finishing at its highest level since Oct. 2008.
Insurance giant Marsh and McLennan, rocked by a bid-rigging scandal five years ago, will pay $435 million to settle two class action suits in the case.
Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks clawed higher Friday as solid earnings from Disney and JCPenney helped offset worries about a drop in consumer sentiment. It was a wobbly morning but by midday, the Dow was up more than 100 points, or 1 percent.
Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks wobbled Friday as investors juggled a drop in consumer confidence against solid earnings from Disney and JCPenney. They started the day higher, then retreated, then made another push higher.
Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Discount retailer Dollar General Corp priced shares in its initial public offering at $21 each, at the low end of expectations, in the latest effort by a private equity firm to unload a portfolio company in a market that has become unreceptive to such deals.
Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Thursday's losses notwithstanding, Wall Street's major averages enter the Friday session with a chance to finish off their second consecutive week of gains.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC staff and wire reports
Walt Disney shares rose in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations.
Stocks struggled Thursday as investors juggled a weak holiday outlook from Wal-Mart and a drop in jobless claims. Techs clawed higher, with huge gains in JDS Uniphase and AMD.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Two of Walt Disney top executives, Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs and parks chairman Jay Rasulo, will swap jobs at the end of 2009 to give each other new challenges, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Thursday.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks struggled Thursday as investors juggled a weak holiday outlook from Wal-Mart and a drop in jobless claims. Techs clawed higher, with huge gains in JDS Uniphase and AMD.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Europe's largest entertainment group Vivendi delivered a better than expected 5.1 percent rise in its third-quarter underlying profit on Thursday, and said it was sticking to its 2009 forecast.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Activision Blizzard said it sold 4.7 million copies of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", or $310 million of sales, on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks wobbled Thursday as investors juggled a weak holiday outlook from Wal-Mart and a drop in jobless claims. Techs clawed higher after some big news out of the sector.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
United Technologies said Thursday it will buy General Electric's security business for $1.82 billion.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Department store operator Kohl's Corp reported a larger-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday, but gave an outlook below Wall Street estimates for the period that includes the key holiday season.
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