Market Gawk

United States Market and Economy

April 26th, 2007

NZ dollar falls after interest rate move

The New Zealand dollar dropped sharply as investors reasoned that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision to raise interest rates could mark the top of its current tightening cycle.

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April 26th, 2007

Trouble ahead for private equity sellers

Buyout firms have binged on deals over the last few years, but they may face some difficulty when it comes to finding a way out of their investments.

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April 26th, 2007

An Options Based Look at Apple (AAPL) After Earnings

A daily feature available on SchaeffersResearch.com is ”Options Update.” Every day, we’ll focus on the stocks that are the center of some heavy option trading…(Read More)

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April 26th, 2007

NCR shares gain as lower profit overshadowed by improved outlook

NCR Corp. said Thursday that sales climbed during the first quarter of 2007, but profit slipped. However an increased outlook helped boost the company’s stock price to a new one-year high.

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April 26th, 2007

TowsonGlobal lands first two tenants

Two startup companies — a cosmetics firm and video game developer — will be the first tenants of TowsonGlobal, Towson University business incubator.

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April 26th, 2007

Dow posts 2nd straight record close

Stocks gained Thursday, with the Dow industrials closing at a record high for the second day in a row, thanks to upbeat earnings reports from 3M, Apple and others.

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April 26th, 2007

Exxon Discovers Profits Downstream

Energy leader overcomes falling petroleum prices with profit gains in refining, marketing and chemicals.

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April 26th, 2007

A Technical Look at Exxon Mobil (XOM), Halliburton (HAL), and Ford Motor (F)

A daily feature available on SchaeffersResearch.com is ”Behind the Headlines.” Every day, we’ll focus on the day’s action of newsworthy stocks that are generating a lot of attention…(Read More)

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April 26th, 2007

Indexes Stay In Narrow Range

The main stock indexes remained narrowly mixed in midday trading, despite positive earnings reports and strong upside action by some leaders.As of…

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April 26th, 2007

Local businesses collect $700K in state grants

Two local companies received almost $700,000 through the Third Frontier Project’s Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program.

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