Stocks may struggle with less government support

Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:01:07 -0500

STOCKS MAY STRUGGLE WITH LESS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Economic data in early January may test recovery, set tone for 2010.

STOCK-FUND INVESTORS GREET NEW YEAR WITH A GRIMACE
What goes down mustn't go up, but for investors in U.S. stock
mutual-funds this year, the law of gravity reversed -- and in a big
way.

STOCKS IN FOCUS FOR MONDAY
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active tradfing
Monday are Wells Fargo, Time-Warner Cable and Nesws Corp. U.S. markets
are closed Friday for the New Year holiday.

POST-BEAR JANUARYS BODE WELL FOR STOCKS
The first January after the end of a bear market has been consistently
strong, yielding a 3.7% gain for stocks on average since the 1930s,
according to Standard & Poor's.

RATE WORRIES AND LOW VOLUMES PUT DAMPER ON STOCKS
A late burst of selling leaves stocks with a hefty loss Thursday as
traders take cash off the table at the end of a banner year,
highlighted by the biggest annual percentage gain in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average in six years.

Nasdaq sets pace for indexes' 2009 gains, up 44%; S&P rises 23.5%; Dow, 18.8%

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:09:44 -0500

Nasdaq sets pace for indexes' 2009 gains, up 44%; S&P rises 23.5%; Dow, 18.8%
12/31/2009 4:07:25 PM EDT

Markets Thursday, 12/31/2009

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:31:07 -0500

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| Dow : 10428.05 down 120.46 | S & P : 1115.10 down 11.32 |
| NASDAQ: 2269.15 down 22.13 | Bond (10Y): 3.84%, 96.19
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MARKETS:
Stocks falter at the end of an up year
Wall Street retreats at the end of a year that was fueled by big
advances. Investors consider a better-than-expected jobless claims
report and a stronger dollar.

Dow industrials down 100 points as closing bell nears

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009

Dow industrials down 100 points as closing bell nears
12/31/2009 3:54:44 PM EDT

Crude closes higher to cap its best year of the decade

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:09:07 -0500

Crude closes higher to cap its best year of the decade
12/31/2009 3:07:33 PM EDT

U.S. stocks slip on interest-rate worries

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:00:54 -0500

U.S. STOCKS SLIP ON INTEREST-RATE WORRIES
U.S. stocks move lower on 2009's last day of trading, as
better-than-expected weekly unemployment data stoke worries about a
Federal Reserve rate hike.

BOND-FUND BUYERS REWARDED FOR RISK IN 2009
Much like shoppers spotting hidden gems in a discount store clothing
bin, corporate-bond bargain-hunters showed a real knack this year for
turning the overlooked into the envy of their peers, often spending
just pennies on the dollar to do so.

A YEAR OF HITS AMONG INVESTING MISSES
When you write about bad investments, a good year in the market means
it's tough to find Wall Street's dogs. It's hard to be a
misfortune-teller in a market where everything -- even bad moves --
seems to lead to happy endings.

Initial unemployment claim filings fall to 432,000, the government says, the lowest level since July 2008.

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:35:04 -0500

Initial unemployment claim filings fall to 432,000, the government
says, the lowest level since July 2008.

Stocks begin 2009's final session mixed following a better-than-expected employment report. Dow slips 7 points.

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:31:07 -0500

Stocks begin 2009's final session mixed following a
better-than-expected employment report. Dow slips 7 points.

Markets Wednesday, 12/30/2009

Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:31:04 -0500
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| Dow : 10548.51 up 3.10 | S & P : 1126.42 up 0.23
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| NASDAQ: 2291.28 up 2.88 | Bond (10Y): 3.79%, 96.59
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MARKETS:
Why the big phone companies are dogs
Not even hot new phones from Apple, Research in Motion and Motorola
were enough to save AT&T and Verizon's stocks in 2009.

Wall Street ends little changed as a stronger dollar pressures stocks. Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 edge higher in early tallies.

Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:03:04 -0500

Wall Street ends little changed as a stronger dollar pressures stocks.
Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 edge higher in early tallies.

U.S. stocks slip; oil-inventory data are mixed

Date: Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:00 PM

U.S. STOCKS SLIP; OIL-INVENTORY DATA ARE MIXED
U.S. stocks decline, led by consumer and energy sectors, as preliminary
oil-inventory data are mixed.

OIL, NATURAL GAS BRACE FOR NEW YEAR
Energy traders certainly have their work cut out for them when it comes to
guessing the next direction for oil and natural gas as the year comes to an
end.

GOLD EDGES LOWER AS DOLLAR RISES
Greenback's rise reduces gold's appeal as an investment hedge.

CHICAGO PMI HITS THREE-YEAR HIGH
Businesses in the Chicago region expand in December at the most rapid pace
since January 2006, based on data from the Chicago purchasing managers index.

WEDNESDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS
Stocks moving significantly in trading on Wednesday include Horizon Bancorp,
Japan Airlines, Tessera and Trico Marine..

Energy stocks extend decline on bearish API data

Date: 30 DEC 2009 15:37:04 GMT

Opening trades send the NYSE Arca Oil Index 0.3% lower to 1,072.9
points, extending Tuesday's retreat. But the index narrowed the loss
to just 0.1% as heavyweights Chevron and BP Plc turn positive.

Stocks open lower as investor enthusiasm withers and the year winds down. Dow sheds 35 points.

Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:32:08 -0500

Stocks open lower as investor enthusiasm withers and the year winds
down. Dow sheds 35 points.

Markets Tuesday, 12/29/2009

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:31:04 -050
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| Dow : 10545.41 down 1.67 | S & P : 1126.19 down 1.59 |
| NASDAQ: 2288.40 down 2.68 | Bond (10Y): 3.80%, 96.50
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MARKETS:
Stocks break six-day win streak
The three major gauges hover near their 2009 highs as investors just
miss a 7-day stretch of gains.

Stocks break six-day winning streak as investors weigh dour housing report and tepid consumer confidence reading.

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:03:04 -0500

Stocks break six-day winning streak as investors weigh dour housing
report and tepid consumer confidence reading.
DOW drops 1.67.

U.S. stocks maintain gains after economic data

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:00:53 -0500

U.S. STOCKS MAINTAIN GAINS AFTER ECONOMIC DATA

Stocks hold on to gains as reports show that home prices fell at a
slower annual rate in October and that U.S. consumers turned more
optimistic in December.

EUROPE STOCKS CLIMB AS YEAR-END PUSH CONTINUES
Stocks advance in thin conditions, with the few traders active pushing
up the market to new multi-month highs.

TUESDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS
Among the shares expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are
those of the major U.S. brokerages as well as AIG, Fairchild
Semiconductor, Imperial Sugar, and Vivus.

U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RISES AGAIN
Consumer confidence rises for the second straight month in December,
as more Americans expect the nation's economy to improve in 2010, but
the increase comes in not quite as strong as had been forecast, the
Conference Board's latest survey data show.

Home price increases in 20 U.S. cities stall, with no monthly change in October, S&P/Case-Shiller survey says.

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:01:12 -0500

Home price increases in 20 U.S. cities stall, with no monthly change
in October, S&P/Case-Shiller survey says.

Stocks open modestly higher as investors digest a report on housing and await the latest reading on consumer confidence.

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:31:04 -0500

Stocks open modestly higher as investors digest a report on housing
and await the latest reading on consumer confidence.

Markets Monday, 12/28/2009

Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:31:07 -0500
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| Dow : 10547.08 up 26.98 | S & P : 1127.78 up 1.30
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| NASDAQ: 2291.08 up 5.39 | Bond (10Y): 3.84%, 96.19
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MARKETS:
Stocks hit new highs
Investors manage to push Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new 2009 highs at
the beginning of the last week of the year.

U.S. stock indexes close with modest gains to extend winning streak to six sessions

Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:12:23 -0500

U.S. stock indexes close with modest gains to extend winning streak to
six sessions. DOW added 26.98.
12/28/2009 4:10:52 PM EDT

U.S. stocks start the week with modest gains

Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:52 -0500

U.S. STOCKS START THE WEEK WITH MODEST GAINS
U.S. stocks rise as an early report suggests that retailers fared
slightly better than expected during the holiday shopping season.

U.S. STOCKS FIRMER, WITH AIRLINES IN FOCUS
U.S. stock futures were indicating a higher start for Wall Street as
traders return from the Christmas break, with focus on a Treasury
auction, while airlines were pointing lower after a foiled attempt to
blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day rattled the sector.

NAPOLITANO ACKNOWLEDGES AIRLINE SECURITY FAILURE
The U.S. air-security system failed when a Nigerian man on a watch
list was allowed to board a Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam to
Detroit, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says.

AIRPORTS TIGHTEN SECURITY AFTER AIR ATTACK EFFORT
Airports worldwide over the weekend were increasing security --
limiting carry-on luggage, restricting some passenger movement on
flights, and making more intensive physical inspections of passengers
and bags -- in the wake of a Friday effort by a Nigerian man who
claimed ties to Al Qaeda to take down a Northwest Airlines plane as it
was attempting to land in Detroit.

WHITE HOUSE TO REVIEW TERROR WATCH LIST PROCEDURES
Move comes after suspect, who reportedly was on terror-related list
but not on terror watch or "no fly" lists, allegedly attempted to
detonate bomb on Northwest light from Amsterdam as it was landing in
Detroit.

U.S. stocks follow global markets to open higher at the start of a holiday-shortened trading week.

Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:32:04 -0500

U.S. stocks follow global markets to open higher at the start of a
holiday-shortened trading week.