U.S. stock futures rose, with investors emboldened by a strong finish for the Dow industrials in the prior session as they awaited another string of earnings reports.
Prosecutors have alleged that a younger brother of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam was a co-conspirator in a criminal insider-trading ring, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Ahead of the Tape: There may be a shift in the U.S. work force that benefits staffing companies like Manpower for some time.
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Nasdaq OMX's fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as revenue growth at the market- and transaction-services businesses helped results beat Wall Street estimates.
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Rating agency Standard & Poor's lowered its rating on Ireland to A-minus from A, keeping the outlook negative due to uncertainty surrounding the size of additional capital needs for its financial sector.
Compensation and benefits at publicly traded banks and securities firms rose 5.7% from 2009, according to a Journal analysis. An increasing portion reflects deferred compensation.
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The European Commission pledged to ensure secure supplies of raw materials and make the region's commodity markets more transparent, but didn't back claims that commodity speculators are driving up the price of food and energy.
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The spot price of gold eased amid a conflicting mix of improving macroeconomic news and ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
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The continuing recovery in global manufacturing sent copper prices to fresh records.
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The Dow Industrials rose 148.23 points, or 1.25% to 12040.16. The Nasdaq Composite gained 51.11 points, or 1.89% to 2751.19. The S&P 500 added 21.47 points, or 1.67% to 1307.59.
Time Warner, Mattel, Hershey and Whirlpool are due to report earnings Wednesday. And in the world of economics, ADP's private sector jobs report will start the excitement ahead of Friday's jobs report.
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Carrefour shares rose after the French retailer said it was considering a radical restructuring. It is right to consider its options, but shareholders shouldn't count on easy solutions.
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Bonds from troubled euro-zone peripheral countries are rallying, but the bulls shouldn't get too worked up yet: the potential for disappointment is large.
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Blackstone's once-embarrassing Hilton investment has turned profitable, helping Blackstone's real-estate group score gains that are expected to be a big part of the company's fourth-quarter earnings release.
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U.S. stock futures rose, with investors emboldened by a strong finish for the Dow industrials in the prior session as they awaited another string of earnings reports.
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Corporate borrowers from banks to brewers are switching up the composition of their debt sales, throwing more floating-rate notes into the mix to entice investors who believe interest rates may be about to rise sooner and faster than expected.
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The continuing recovery in global manufacturing sent copper prices to fresh records.
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The euro jumped to a two-and-a-half month high against the dollar as investor appetite for riskier assets increased and expectations for an interest-rate hike in the euro zone grew.
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Problems in the municipal-bond market are real, but smart investors can profit from the panic.
European stocks rose, led by basic resources and banks, but gains were fairly muted as investors weighed up encouraging economic data against political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Prosecutors have alleged that a younger brother of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam was a co-conspirator in a criminal insider-trading ring, according to people familiar with the matter.
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No. 2 Spanish bank BBVA reports a rebound in quarterly net profit to ā¬939 million, but rising funding costs weigh on the lender's underlying performance. And management continues to contend with problems in Spain and Portugal.
As big drug firms buy up smaller, speciality outfits and their most innovative products, better pipelines and sales-force efficiency will boost profits.
Hough: Rapid profit gains have recently come with brisk sales.
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