Market summary
Sep 3 - Markets closed
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World markets
| Shanghai | 2,655.39 | -0.38 (-0.01%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 9,114.13 | +51.29 (0.57%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 20,971.50 | +102.58 (0.49%) |
| TSEC | 7,830.21 | +109.39 (1.42%) |
| FTSE 100 | 5,428.15 | +57.11 (1.06%) |
| DJ EURO STOXX 50 | 2,746.23 | +31.04 (1.14%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,672.20 | +40.77 (1.12%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,144.92 | +33.83 (0.28%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,541.20 | +8.50 (0.19%) |
| BSE Sensex | 18,221.43 | -16.88 (-0.09%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.10% | -0.01 (-9.09%) |
| 6 Month | 0.16% | -0.01 (-5.88%) |
| 2 Year | 0.51% | -0.02 (-3.77%) |
| 5 Year | 1.48% | -0.02 (-1.33%) |
| 10 Year | 2.70% | -0.04 (-1.46%) |
| 30 Year | 3.78% | -0.06 (-1.56%) |
Obama to seek extension of R&D tax credits
Helping businesses that invest in research and development is part of the president's broader plan for the economy. Other proposals call for increasing infrastructure spending and continuing tax cuts for the middle class.
Dow Jones There was a touch of legal drama in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster yesterday. The 350 tonne, 50 feet high blowout preventer that should have prevented the explosion in the BP oil well, was effectively placed under "arrest" by US authorities.
By MIGUEL HELFT Mark V. Hurd, who was forced to resign as Hewlett-Packard's top executive last month after an investigation into a sexual harassment charge found that he had fudged his expenses, is in talks with Oracle about a top executive position ...
By Jane M. Von Bergen The nation's unemployment rate inched up to 9.6 percent in August as public and private employers, for the third straight month, laid off more people than they hired, the Department of Labor reported Friday.
It seemed an obvious idea: Bring in new concessionaires to improve the food and shopping at Los Angeles International Airport, giving a distinctive LA flair to a drab facility that receives often-dismal ratings from passengers.
By Steve Lopez I don't mean to disturb your holiday weekend just when you're trying to scrub that grease off the barbecue grill.
Sector summary
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| Basic Materials | +0.88% |
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| Capital Goods | +1.45% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.41% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +1.55% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.46% |
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| Energy | +1.21% |
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| Financial | +1.51% |
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| Healthcare | +0.70% |
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| Services | +1.10% |
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| Technology | +1.64% |
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| Transportation | +1.08% |
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| Utilities | +0.63% |
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| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| BT | BT Group plc (ADR) | 1.67% | 16.56B |