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Wall St edges up ahead of data
Aug 17th, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Friday, after Wall Street enjoyed its best gain in two weeks on Thursday, as traders awaited the release of reports on consumer mindset and a gauge of leading economic indicators. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 14.68 points, or 0.11 percent, to 13,264.79. The S&P 500 Index gained 1.78 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1,417.29. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.58 points, or 0.02 percent, to 3,062.97. (Source: Reuters) -
WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee. (Source: As... [Full Article]
By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold slipped in Asian trading on Tuesday after Standard & Poor's revised up the United States' credit outlook to stable from negative, hurting bullion's safe-haven appeal. S&P's move stirred up more worries that the Federal Reserve could soon end its massive bond buying spree du... [Full Article]
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry shares fell nearly 4 percent on Tuesday after a Bernstein Research analyst cut his rating on the stock to "underperform" ahead of the company's quarterly earnings release next week. While Bernstein's Pierre Ferragu said he expected disappointing results from the smartphone maker, other analysts hav... [Full Article]
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The theft of sensitive design data by hackers targeting programs like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter takes away a big U.S. advantage by allowing rivals to speed up development of their own stealth aircraft, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday. Defense acquisitions chief Frank Kendall told a Senate hear... [Full Article]
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