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Stocks Get Lift as Dollar Sags, Home Sales SurgeBy Melinda Peer and Sung Moss
The Dow was up by triple digits most of the session, and gold continues its march higher.
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ENERGY/COMMODITIES
By Eric Rosenbaum First Solar's sale of the largest solar project in California to NRG Energy is no surprise to market, but the model that will win out in the coming war among solar companies for business from utilities is still less than obvious. Four Reasons to Look at Utilities By Kevin Grewal Uts could be just as good of a play as energy because of their high dividend payouts and more. Clean Tech Indices Show Little Change By Clean Edge Clean Edge and NASDAQ's three benchmark clean-tech stock indexes ended the week very near where they started it. More Energy/Commodities CURRENCIES By TheLFB-Forex.com Shortly after the U.S. open, the major currency pairs entered into tight ranges and moved only sideways all day. Dollar Index Falls as Equities Move Higher By TheLFB-Forex.com Positive equity and commodity markets had a strong influence on the dollar index Monday, sending it lower. Asia Ends Mixed; European Shares Rise By The Associated Press Asian stocks ended mixed Monday as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace. European shares were trading with solid gains. More Currencies BONDS/ECONOMY By Marco Hague There is separation in global equity trade, with Asian markets moving lower, U.S. markets holding higher, and European markets caught in the middle. Economic Calendar: Nov. 23-Nov. 27 By TSC Staff What's on tap in economic news. Leading Indicators Up Again By Eric Rosenbaum Leading economic indicators are up again on the release of the latest Conference Board report -- but the market seems unimpressed, and is trading down throughout the morning. More Bonds/Economy |
ANALYSTS ACTIONS By Eric Rosenbaum With a finish line in the massive healthcare reform race in sight, and some upgrades in the sector on Monday morning, stocks in the healthcare sector are surging. More Analysts Actions ACTIVE TRADER UPDATE By TheStreet.com Staff Cramer says the casino outfit is the best way to play Chinese growth. Jim Cramer's Best Blogs By Jim Cramer Catch up on his latest thinking on the hottest topics of the past week. Dykstra: Ride Forest Labs' Confidence By Lenny Dykstra Management's buying the stock; should you? Also, letters. More Active Trader Update |