Surprising Stocks http://surprisingstocks.com Breaking Stock Market News! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:43:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Stocks show moderate advance after sell-off (AP) http://surprisingstocks.com/2577/stocks-show-moderate-advance-after-sell-off-ap/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2577/stocks-show-moderate-advance-after-sell-off-ap/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:43:50 +0000 http://surprisingstocks.com/2577/stocks-show-moderate-advance-after-sell-off-ap/ Specialists gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Wall Street moved in and out of positive territory Friday, with investors taking a breather from the heavy selling of recent days. Energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances, but bank stocks declined sharply.

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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2577/stocks-show-moderate-advance-after-sell-off-ap/feed/ Oil rallies from 3-1/2-year low (Reuters) http://surprisingstocks.com/2578/oil-rallies-from-3-12-year-low-reuters/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2578/oil-rallies-from-3-12-year-low-reuters/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:31:08 +0000 http://surprisingstocks.com/2578/oil-rallies-from-3-12-year-low-reuters/ A man fills up at a gas station in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 29, 2008. (Chris Keane/Reuters)Reuters - Oil prices steadied on Friday, after falling more than 7 percent the day before, as stock markets recovered from early lows caused by continuing economic gloom.

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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2578/oil-rallies-from-3-12-year-low-reuters/feed/ Citi extends plunge as world economy deteriorates (Reuters) http://surprisingstocks.com/2581/citi-extends-plunge-as-world-economy-deteriorates-reuters/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2581/citi-extends-plunge-as-world-economy-deteriorates-reuters/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:30:18 +0000 http://surprisingstocks.com/2581/citi-extends-plunge-as-world-economy-deteriorates-reuters/ A man pulls up his pants in front of a shop sign advertising discounted trousers in central Sydney, November 20, 2008. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)Reuters - Amid growing concern that a power vacuum in Washington was contributing to the global financial crisis, shares of U.S. banking giant Citigroup skidded on Friday while legislators and corporate chieftains weighed the fate of the U.S. auto industry.

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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2581/citi-extends-plunge-as-world-economy-deteriorates-reuters/feed/ Bargain hunters lift stocks, but Citi sinks (Reuters) http://surprisingstocks.com/2579/bargain-hunters-lift-stocks-but-citi-sinks-reuters/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2579/bargain-hunters-lift-stocks-but-citi-sinks-reuters/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:24:48 +0000 http://surprisingstocks.com/2579/bargain-hunters-lift-stocks-but-citi-sinks-reuters/ Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks rose in choppy trade on Friday as investors snapped up cut-price shares in beaten down sectors, including commodities and energy, a day after Wall Street slid to 11-year lows.

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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2579/bargain-hunters-lift-stocks-but-citi-sinks-reuters/feed/ European stocks drop as Dow erases early gains (AP) http://surprisingstocks.com/2580/european-stocks-drop-as-dow-erases-early-gains-ap/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2580/european-stocks-drop-as-dow-erases-early-gains-ap/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:06:16 +0000 http://surprisingstocks.com/2580/european-stocks-drop-as-dow-erases-early-gains-ap/ An employee uses her mobile phone in front of an electronic stock board at the Korea Stock Exchange Market in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index jumped 55.04 points, or 5.8 percent, to close 1,003.73. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - European markets fell further Friday as early gains on Wall Street were wiped out amid mounting fears about the U.S. economy and the future of banking giant Citigroup Inc. in particular. Asian stocks closed mostly higher earlier in the day.

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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2580/european-stocks-drop-as-dow-erases-early-gains-ap/feed/ Stocks point higher after steep sell-off (AP) http://surprisingstocks.com/2570/stocks-point-higher-after-steep-sell-off-ap/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2570/stocks-point-higher-after-steep-sell-off-ap/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:22:05 +0000 admin http://surprisingstocks.com/2570/stocks-point-higher-after-steep-sell-off-ap/ Specialists consult a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Stocks plunged for a second straight day Thursday, falling to a ranges not seen in six years as financial and energy stocks tumbled and as demand for the safety of government debt spiked to historic levels. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw in bargain-hunters after two days of steep selling, sent stock futures sharply higher.


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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2570/stocks-point-higher-after-steep-sell-off-ap/feed/ Opening Wall St. bounce eyed on bargain search and Citi (Reuters) http://surprisingstocks.com/2571/opening-wall-st-bounce-eyed-on-bargain-search-and-citi-reuters/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2571/opening-wall-st-bounce-eyed-on-bargain-search-and-citi-reuters/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:21:10 +0000 admin http://surprisingstocks.com/2571/opening-wall-st-bounce-eyed-on-bargain-search-and-citi-reuters/ Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks headed for a higher open on Friday as investors followed up two days of steep losses that toppled Wall Street to an 11-year low by scooping up shares of banks and other beaten-down sectors.


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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2571/opening-wall-st-bounce-eyed-on-bargain-search-and-citi-reuters/feed/ European markets steady ahead of Wall Street open (AP) http://surprisingstocks.com/2572/european-markets-steady-ahead-of-wall-street-open-ap/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2572/european-markets-steady-ahead-of-wall-street-open-ap/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:18:21 +0000 admin http://surprisingstocks.com/2572/european-markets-steady-ahead-of-wall-street-open-ap/ An employee uses her mobile phone in front of an electronic stock board at the Korea Stock Exchange Market in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index jumped 55.04 points, or 5.8 percent, to close 1,003.73. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - European stock markets were little changed Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted some investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares, although concerns about the global economy capped most gains.


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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2572/european-markets-steady-ahead-of-wall-street-open-ap/feed/ Visa says might incur “significant” charges in FY09 (Reuters) http://surprisingstocks.com/2573/visa-says-might-incur-significant-charges-in-fy09-reuters/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2573/visa-says-might-incur-significant-charges-in-fy09-reuters/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:56:38 +0000 admin http://surprisingstocks.com/2573/visa-says-might-incur-significant-charges-in-fy09-reuters/ Gold and platinum Visa cards are displayed in New York March 18, 2008. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - Visa Inc said it might incur “significant” charges in fiscal 2009, according to an SEC filing. Highlights:


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.]]> http://surprisingstocks.com/2573/visa-says-might-incur-significant-charges-in-fy09-reuters/feed/ FTSE-100 up 27.94 at 3,902.93 (AP) http://surprisingstocks.com/2574/ftse-100-up-2794-at-390293-ap/ http://surprisingstocks.com/2574/ftse-100-up-2794-at-390293-ap/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:23:10 +0000 admin http://surprisingstocks.com/2574/ftse-100-up-2794-at-390293-ap/ AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were higher at midday Friday.

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