Yahoo! Finance: Stocks News
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| 1. US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St turns positive, lifted by data (at Reuters) |
| U.S. stocks reversed course on Friday with the major indexes turning positive after a barometer of U.S. Midwest business jumped in July, while consumer sentiment data for the month came in better than expected. |
| 2. US STOCKS-Wall St falls on GDP, consumer data, earnings (at Reuters) |
| * U.S. economy slowed more than expected in Q2 * Midwest business barometer jumps in July * Indexes down: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.3 pct, Nasdaq 0.4 pct |
| 3. Wall Street lower on economic data (at Financial Times) |
| US stocks fell in early trading after gross domestic product data showed the rate of economic growth slowed slightly more than expected in the second quarter. |
| 4. Stocks Hit By GDP, Merck (at The Wall Street Journal) |
| Stocks Hit By GDP, Merck U.S. stocks fell following slower economic growth in the second quarter and disappointing revenues from Chevron and Merck, although better-than-expected readings of consumer sentiment and Chicago-area business activity helped limit the declines. |
| 5. Biotech Stocks: Geron rallies on FDA move; Merck slides (at MarketWatch) |
| Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world s first clinical study to test an embryonic-stem-cell therapy on humans. |
| 6. U.S. stocks slump as growth figures disappoint (MarketWatch) |
| U.S. stocks fall Friday after government data showed economic growth slowed in the second quarter, though they regain some lost ground after better-than-expected reports on consumer confidence and manufacturing. |
| 7. Stocks drop after 2Q GDP growth slows (AP) |
| Stocks fell and interest rates rose in the Treasury market Friday after the government said the economy grew at a slower pace than expected during the second quarter. |
| 8. Energy Stocks: Energy sector fall but on track for July gains (at MarketWatch) |
| Energy stocks fall back with the broader market as slower-than-expected growth in U.S. gross domestic product knock the air out of equities. Chevron s blue-chip shares give ground following quarterly results. |
| 9. Energy Stocks: Energy sector falls but on track for July gains (at MarketWatch) |
| Energy stocks fall back with the broader market as slower-than-expected growth in U.S. gross domestic product knock the air out of equities. Chevron s blue-chip shares give ground following quarterly results. |
| 10. U.S. stocks scale back losses on confidence data (at MarketWatch) |
| U.S. stocks trimmed their drop Friday after better-than-expected economic reports on consumer confidence and manufacturing activity in the Chicago area helped offset data illustrating a slowdown in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter. |
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