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 By Jim Polson Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc bought to the surface the well-safety system that failed to prevent the largest US offshore oil spill and a fire that killed 11 workers, for examination by federal officials.
Mark Hurd, who resigned as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard a month ago following a sexual harassment and expenses scandal, is reported to be in talks to join Oracle's senior management.
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.
Two years after the last food crisis, when prices surged by nearly 15% in the UK, food inflation is back. Soaring global food prices have prompted City and food industry experts to warn that the cost of the weekly shop is set to rise by up to 10% in ...
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 |