Stocks set for early gains
U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday morning, as investors attempted to shake off worries about slowing economic growth and looked to corporate earnings.
Stocks fall on economic fears
Stocks fell Wednesday as a worse-than-expected report on durable goods orders and weaker quarterly results from Boeing and others added to concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.
Oil prices drift lower
Oil drifted lower Wednesday, continuing a slide from an 11-week high above $79 a barrel reached last week, as a drop in consumer sentiment and an unexpected build in inventories weighed on prices.
| Jobless claims slide in latest week
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance fell last week, the government said Thursday.
Obama vs. Big Business
Corporate chiefs may seem hardboiled, but they can be sensitive, too. Take the ruckus they've been raising over what they perceive to be rough treatment from the Obama White House.
California workers stiffed again
California's 200,000 state workers just can't catch a break.
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