World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,612.45 | +128.47 (0.89%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,618.67 | -51.01 (-0.23%) |
| TSEC | 8,209.78 | -28.05 (-0.34%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,654.34 | -42.45 (-0.63%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,764.29 | -12.49 (-0.45%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,956.79 | -10.36 (-0.26%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,666.07 | +7.98 (0.06%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,983.50 | -78.90 (-1.56%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,704.33 | +30.00 (0.15%) |
| KOSPI | 1,973.45 | +4.26 (0.22%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.01% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 6 Month | 0.06% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 2 Year | 0.24% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 5 Year | 0.89% | +0.01 (1.14%) |
| 10 Year | 2.01% | +0.01 (0.50%) |
| 30 Year | 3.17% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
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Top stories
Orders for U.S. durable goods increased more than forecast in April, indicating the world's largest economy will get a lift in the second half of the year as business investment strengthens.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2012. Email · Print; Share.
A 9-year-old girl accused the CEO of McDonald's of targeting kids with food that's not healthy. His response: "We don't sell junk food.
Bloomberg News reports: �Target Corp. (TGT) and Macy's Inc. (M) joined with 15 other retailers in suing Visa Inc. (V) and MasterCard Inc. (MA) over credit-card and debit-card fees after dropping out of a multibillion-dollar settlement of a similar case.
WASHINGTON�The number of U.S. workers seeking new unemployment benefits fell last week by more than expected, another sign of slow improvement in the labor market.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| DF | Dean Foods Co | 4.44% | 1.89B |
| SHLD | Sears Holdings Corp | -13.98% | 5.32B |
| ZIOP | ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. | 28.22% | 216.43M |
| FMCC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp | 37.00% | 3.05B |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | -8.09% | 3.91B |
| FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association | 35.71% | 4.89B |
| SHL | Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd | 0.00% | 6.35M |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 4.05% | 224.44B |
| FMC | FMC Corp | -0.20% | 8.63B |
| VRX | Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc | 12.21% | 25.46B |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -1.68% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.26% |
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| Energy | -0.48% |
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| Financial | -0.45% |
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| Healthcare | +0.13% |
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| Services | -0.32% |
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| Technology | -0.25% |
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| Transportation | -0.19% |
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| Utilities | -0.78% |
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