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More Articles from Advertising Information: MORE RESOURCES: Three money managers who called the turn in March 2009 see big gains ahead; a fourth dissents Individual investors have largely stayed on the sidelines of the current rally. What will lure them back? The yearlong rally in the U.S. market has pushed the number of stocks showing unusually sharp daily gains to the highest level at least since 1994, a sign that more gains may come, according to Concept Capital. Higher- than-estimated inflation in China spurred speculation the nation will be forced to raise interest rates Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses. Prices are as of 11 a.m. in New York. The dollar rose against its Canadian counterpart and South Africa’s rand after a report on U.S. trade indicated the global economic recovery may be slowing, reducing demand for the currencies of commodity- producing nations. Wall Street analyst opinions on stocks making headlines in Thursday's market Investors should avoid Spain’s bonds as the euro region's highest levels of joblessness stifle the country’s ability to cut its budget deficit, according to Invesco Ltd. and Merrill Lynch What Wall Street economists and strategists had to say about key developments on Mar. 11 GMAC Inc., the auto and home lender rescued by the U.S. government, may have overpaid its top executives after receiving taxpayer funds, according to a report by the panel overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief Program. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka listened to Andres and Esteban Contreras tell how Andres moved back home to help with rent and medical care after their father lost his job and their mother had her hours cut. Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Britain’s biggest home-loan lender, will allow customers to increase mortgage repayments without penalty, as the bank seeks to cut its 1.03 trillion-pound ($1.55 trillion) balance sheet. Bain Capital LLC’s Sensata Technologies Holding NV sold $569 million of shares at the low end of its price range in the biggest U.S. initial public offering this year. What Wall Street economists and strategists had to say about key developments on Mar. 10 Wall Street analyst opinions on stocks making headlines in Wednesday's market Ross Morrow, a professor at Iowa State University, talks about the possible impact of U.S. climate-change legislation on gasoline prices. Morrow also discusses the implications of higher prices for the U.S. economy. (Source: Bloomberg) Promotions and international sales let McDonald's wow investors while shares of Wendy's and Burger King languish amid a U.S. hunger for jobs Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about Greece's fiscal woes. Rogers, speaking from Vienna, says a bankruptcy for Greece would benefit the euro. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg) |
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