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U.S. stocks sink on home construction decline - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 1 hour 59 minutes ago
Setting off the move lower, building permits in October fell 4% to a 552,000 annual rate. Economists had expected permits to rise by 0.9% to a rate of 580,000. Building permits are a sign of future construction, with a monthly declining hinting at a still weak consumer going into the holiday season. See story on housing starts.
Five market sectors for the next six months - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 14 hours 29 minutes ago
No regrets; there may be more where that came from. The period from November through April historically has been the best six months of the year for U.S. stocks, and even better for the market's most cyclical sectors.
Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks Movers & Shakers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 5 hours 10 minutes ago
If Hershey and Ferrero are mounting a serious rival bid for Cadbury, you d never know it from the marketplace.
U.S. stocks open lower as chip issues are hit - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 2 hours 37 minutes ago
On the economic front, a weekly jobless claims figure that came in nearly as expected failed to offset some of the increased pessimism surrounding the world economy that was weighing on markets.
S&P upgrades AMD to 'B-' after Intel settlement - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 21 hours 34 minutes ago
Crude oil ends down 59 cents at $76.35 a barrel
S&P upgrades Whole Foods' outlook to stable - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 19 hours 40 minutes ago
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S&P 500 breaks out; U.S. markets confirm uptrend The Technical Indicator - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 19 minutes ago
In the process, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index cleared the headline 1,100 mark, confirming its uptrend as detailed below.
Big choice faces international small-cap investors Global Investor - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 12 hours 17 minutes ago
As the close of 2009 approaches, mutual funds invested in international small/mid-cap core stocks are up 43% on average so far this year, after a 48% fall in 2008. Meanwhile, international large-cap funds were up 29% through Nov. 12, according to data from Standard & Poor's Inc. International small-caps are besting every other category outside of diversified emerging markets, where the average return is 70%.
=US Stk Futures Move Slightly Higher After Trade, Import Data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 3 hours 26 minutes ago
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MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Nov. 9-13 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago
Our weekend features will include a look ahead to how fourth-quarter results are shaping up, given the third-quarter's weak outcome and an examination of the Halloween effect, which suggests that from November to April is the best time for U.S. stocks.
U.S. stocks open lower amid weak production data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 2 hours ago
The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/comstock/10w!i:dji/delayed (INDU 10,387, -20.40, -0.20%) at last check was off 6 points at 10,401, retreating from the new high for the year it hit Monday.
Global growth hopes put Street in rally mode - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 1 hour 28 minutes ago
With the gains, stock traders shrugged off two domestic reports that hinted at some weakness domestically, including a downward revision to September's retail sales and a declining pace of improvement for manufacturing in New York last month.
US Stocks Open Higher On Strong Energy, Materials Cos - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 2 hours 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened higher Monday as a report of robust economic growth in Japan sparked a rally in energy and materials firms.
US Stocks Trade Near Flat As Energy Slides, Materials Climb - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 43 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks traded near the flatline Thursday, as sliding crude oil futures weighed on the energy sector, offsetting gains in the materials sector as metals futures rose.
Materials and energy gains suggest bubble in store - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 14 minutes ago
Since March, the price of crude oil has doubled to about $80 a barrel. And the price of gold keeps on breaching new highs, if prices are not adjusted for inflation, leading a rally among metals and commodities of all stripes.
Company Overview
| Company: | Standard & Poor's |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Credit Reporting |
| Website: | http://www.standardandpoors.com |
For lots of investors, Standard & Poor's is the gold standard of credit reporting, albeit slightly tarnished by the credit crisis of 2008. Standard & Poor's (commonly known as S&P) is a business segment of publishing house McGraw-Hill. With operations in more than 20 countries, the business provides the investment community with information on such financial vehicles as stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds. In addition to its credit ratings, risk management, investment research, data, and valuations, Standard & Poor's is known for its indexes, including the S&P 500 index. The company's roots reach back to 1860; S&P was acquired by McGraw-Hill just over a century later.
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