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Stock Market History on 2010-08-13 (13 August 2010 ) |
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| Stock index futures fell on Friday as investors awaited consumer sentiment and retail sales data to get a better reading on the state of the fragile economic recovery. | |
| Stock Market News & Notes for Friday, August 13, 2010 -- it may be Friday the 13th, but don't let that influence the market or your view of it today. It's just business as usual on the floors of the stock exchanges, and we've got your stock market news for you to review. Lower Start Expected in Early Trading Stocks appear headed for their fourth straight day of losses as investors wait for the ... | |
| Stock market: Stocks headed to a slightly lower opening Friday after the latest consumer spending number fell just short of expectations. | |
| Solar stock shorting hit an annual low in July, though it's not likely to develop into a long-term trading trend among solar investors. | |
| Todays trading session was shortened to only 30 minutes due to a technical problem with the trading system of the Malta Stock Exchange. The MSE Share Index advanced by % mainly as a result of the 7% gain by International Hotel Investments plc. | |
| China's stock index futures recovered more than 1 percent Friday after Thursday's losses across the board. The contract for August, the most actively traded, rose percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,855 points. | |
| . stock futures pared losses after consumer prices rose for the first time in four months, easing concern the Federal Reserve will be forced to fight deflation. | |
| PETALING JAYA: ECM Libra Investment Bank has launched its first virtual stock trading challenge game, StockQuest@ , for young and aspiring investors. | |
| Trading began Friday on Park Sterling Banks initial public offering of million shares. Park Sterling, which now trades under PSTB on the Nasdaq stock market, hopes to raise $150 million for regional expansion. | |
| Charles Schwab Trading Volume Down 1% In July From Year Ago |
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| 13 Aug 23:30 | Reuters Tankan DI | Japan | Aug | 22 | - | 12 | | 13 Aug 06:00 | GDP flash qq | Germany | 2 quarter | 2.2 | 1.30 | 0.20 | | 13 Aug 06:00 | GDP flash yy | Germany | 2 quarter | 4.1 | 2.40 | 1.70 | | 13 Aug 06:30 | Money base | Russia | 9/08/10 | 5101.8 | - | 5065.6 | | 13 Aug 06:45 | CPI (EU norm) final yy | France | Jul | 1.9 | 1.80 | 1.70 | | 13 Aug 06:45 | Non-farm payrolls qq | France | 2 quarter | 0.2 | - | 0.20 | | 13 Aug 06:45 | CPI (EU norm) final mm | France | Jul | -0.3 | -0.30 | 0.00 | | 13 Aug 06:45 | Inflation ex tobacco M/M | France | Jul | -0.3 | - | 0.00 | | 13 Aug 06:45 | GDP preliminary qq | France | 2 quarter | 0.6 | 0.50 | 0.10 | | 13 Aug 07:00 | Estimated GDP yy | Spain | 2 quarter | -0.2 | -0.20 | -1.30 | | 13 Aug 07:00 | Estimated GDP qq | Spain | 2 quarter | 0.2 | 0.20 | 0.10 | | 13 Aug 07:15 | Producer/Import Price YY | Switzerland | Jul | 0.5 | - | 0.90 | | 13 Aug 07:15 | Producer/Import Price MM | Switzerland | Jul | -0.5 | - | -0.40 | | 13 Aug 09:00 | GDP flash estimate yy | Euro | 2 quarter | 1.7 | 1.70 | 0.60 | | 13 Aug 09:00 | GDP flash estimate qq | Euro | 2 quarter | 1.0 | 1.00 | 0.20 | | 13 Aug 09:00 | Eurostat trade, EUR | Euro | Jun | 2.4 | -0.3 | -3.4 | | 13 Aug 11:30 | FX Reserves, USD | India | - | 287.356 | - | 284.180 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | CPI yy, NSA | USA | Jul | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | CPI x-food/energy yy NSA | USA | Jul | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | CPI ex-food/energy mm SA | USA | Jul | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | CPI inflation mm, SA | USA | Jul | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | Retail sales ex-autos mm | USA | Jul | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | Real weekly earnings mm | USA | Jul | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | Retail sales mm | USA | Jul | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | CPI index level NSA, mm | USA | Jul | 218.011 | 218.070 | 217.970 | | 13 Aug 12:30 | CPI core index, SA, mm | USA | Jul | 221.258 | - | 221.390 | | 13 Aug 13:55 | U.Mich conditions prel | USA | Aug | 78.3 | 76.5 | 76.5 | | 13 Aug 13:55 | U.Mich sentiment prel | USA | Aug | 69.6 | 69.3 | 67.8 | | 13 Aug 13:55 | U.Mich expectations prel | USA | Aug | 64.1 | 63.7 | 62.3 | | 13 Aug 13:55 | U Mich 1-Yr Inflation-P | USA | Aug | 2.8 | - | 2.7 | | 13 Aug 13:55 | U Mich 5-Yr Inflation-P | USA | Aug | 2.7 | - | 2.9 | | 13 Aug 14:00 | Business Inventories mm | USA | Jun | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | | 13 Aug 14:30 | ECRI weekly | USA | - | 122.4 | - | 121.80 | | 13 Aug 14:30 | ECRI weekly annualized | USA | - | -9.8 | - | -10.3 | | 13 Aug 15:30 | Cleveland Fed median CPI | USA | Jul | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
13 August 2010 Articles: - Standard Bank Says Sell Pound Versus Dollar, Forecasts a Drop to $1.5140
- Raiffeisen Sells $14 Million of Notes Linked to Hungarian Forint Stability
- Pimco Cuts Government Debt, Boosts Emerging Markets
- Vedanta May Pay at Least $8.5 Billion to Purchase a Stake in Cairn India
- Gilts Advance for Third Week on Concern U.K. Economic Growth Will Slow
- Goldman Sachs Sees 25% to 30% Odds of U.S. Double-Dip With Growth Slowing
- Kiwi Surges as Retail Sales Rise Most Since 2007; Aussie Gains on BOJ Talk
- Washington Post Short Bets Climb to 19-Year High as Bears Take on Buffett
- Cattle Drop as Grocers May Slow Buying for U.s. Holiday; Hogs Are Steady
- Treasury 10-Year Notes Advance as Retail Misses Forecast, Inflation Tepid
- French Economy Quickens in Second Quarter, Helped by Exports, Investment
- Tongling, China Railway Plan to Invest $3 Billion in Ecuador Copper Mine
- Cameco Profit Exceeds Estimates as Uranium Sales Fall Less Than Projected
- Cotton Output to Reach Record in India Next Year on Planting, Arvind Says
- Gold May Gain Next Week as Recovery Concern Boosts Demand, Survey Shows
- Bats Gets SEC Approval to Create Second U.S. Exchange
- Greek Premium to Bunds Jumps to 800 Basis Points for First Time Since June
- French Economic Growth Gains Momentum as Household Spending, Exports Ris
- Crude Oil Declines to a One-Month Low as U.S. Retail Sales Miss Estimate
- Spanish Economic Growth Accelerated to 0.2% Before Budget Cuts Took Effect
- Mercedes, BMW, Audi Rely on China for Luxury Car Sales as Germany Slows
- Mauritian Plans $401 Million Program to Boost Economy After Euro Decline
- Palladium Price to Soar on Rising Automaker Demand, Stillwater CEO Says
- Southern Copper Sees Earnings Gain as Mine Opens After Three-Year Stoppage
- U.S. Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast, Confidence Firms
- Cisco, IBM Sales May Signal Slowdown in U.S. Corporate Spending
- Spanish Bonds Fall on Economy Concern; Bund Yield Sinks to a Record Low
- Record German Growth Drives Euro-Region Expansion
- Dutch Economic Recovery Accelerated in Second Quarter on Back of Exports
- German Exports Are Approaching Pre-Crisis Level, Lobby Chief Boerner Says
- Wheat Rally Will Increase Budget Deficits in North Africa, Iran, FAO Says
- Mauritius to Spend $401 Million to Help Economy Recover from Euro Impact
- Market Compass Goes Awry When Governments Steal: Mark Gilbert
- Consumer Sentiment Index in U.S. Increased in August
- Retail Sales in U.S. Rise Less Than Economists Estimated
- Franc Resumes Advance on Swiss Recovery as Euro Region Faces Budget Gloom
- Dollar May Fall to 80 Yen as Economic Recovery Stalls, BNP Paribas Says
- Barclays Cuts Dollar-Yen Estimates; U.S. Yields to Stay Low as Growth Slow
- Goldman Sachs Sees 25% to 30% Chance of U.S. to Fall Back Into a Recession
- Canadian Dollar Heads for Weekly Decline on View Global Recovery Slowing
- Emerging-Market Local Bonds Attract Record Funds as Currencies Appreciate
- Pound Rises as European Economic Expansion Stokes Demand for U.K. Currency
- Swiss Central Bank Has $2.7 Billion Loss on Intervening to Suppress Franc
- Euro May Fall to Eight-Year Low Versus Yen on Ichimoku: Technical Analysis
- Dollar to Revisit $1.19 Per Euro on Economy Win-Win, Morgan Stanley Says
- Colombia Peso in Biggest Weekly Drop Since May After Santos Challenge
- New Zealand Dollar Strengthens as Retail Sales Increase; Aussie Advances
- Corn, Soybean Futures Rise as Heat Wave in U.S. Midwest May Reduce Yields
- Cotton Prices Gain on Increased Chinese Imports; Orange Juice Declines
- Cattle Drop as Grocers May Slow Buying for Holiday; Hogs Rise
- Kenneth Heebner Fund Exits Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Mining Companies
- ThyssenKrupp Posts Third-Quarter Profit on Cost Cuts, Raises 2010 Forecast
- Arvind Sales to Advance as Economic Recovery Spurs Levi, Gap to Buy Denim
- China Cuts Corn Sale, Raising Speculation State Stockpiles Are Dwindling
- Bacon Surge May End Soon as BLT Demand Slows, Former ConAgra Buyer Says
- Commodity Assets Surpass $300 Billion for the First Time, Barclays Says
- U.S. Stocks Fluctuate on Retail Sales, Consumer Price Reports
- Sao Paulo Shoppers Send Emerging Consumer Stocks to Lone Gain
- Autodesk, Comverse, Dynegy, ITT, Nordstrom, PDL, Unica: U.S. Equity Movers
- Hershey Options Should Be Bought to Bet on Nestle Takeover, Capstone Says
- European Stocks Post Weekly Drop on Fed Outlook; Vedanta, Micro Focus Fall
- U.K. Stocks Advance, Paring Weekly Drop for FTSE 100; Aviva Shares Jump
- German Stocks Retreat as Sovereign-Debt Concern Offsets Growth; BASF Drops
- Swiss Stocks Rise, Paring Weekly Loss; Julius Baer, Schindler Lead Gains
- Asian Stocks Gain as Profit Reports Overshadow Rise in U.S. Jobless Claims
- Hong Kong Brokers Balk at Prospect of Losing Their Long Lunch
- Sugar Climbs on Russia, Pakistan Crop Damage; Coffee Gains; Cocoa Declines
- Treasury 10-Year Notes Advance on Retail Missing Forecast, Tepid Inflation
- Rajaratnam Wins Hearing on Bid to Exclude Wiretaps
- Crude Oil Drops to 1-Month Low After Retail Sales Fall Short of Estimates
- BP Relief Well to Plug Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak Must Go Forward, Allen Says
- Southern Copper Profit to Gain on Restart of Largest Global Copper Deposit
- Copper Futures Decline, Capping Weekly Drop on Slowing Outlook for Growth
- Stocks Fluctuate on Economic Data; Oil Falls, Treasuries Gain
- Dollar Index Is Poised to Break Longest String of Weekly Losses Since 2004
- Emerging-Market Local Bonds Draw Record Funds on Currency Gains, Economies
- Canadian Stocks Fluctuate After U.S. Economic Reports as Gold Declines
- Vedanta Is Said to Seek Cairn India Stake, May Offer at Least $8.5 Billion
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