Late afternoon: U.S. stocks slightly lower disk instability

EDT at 15:15 on November 30 (Beijing time at 4:15 on December 1), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 18.77 points to 11,033.72 points, down 0.17%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 22.57 points to 2,502.65 points, or 0.89%; Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.43 points to 1,183.33 points, down 0.37%.
PNC Wealth Management head of investment agency, executive director of investment affairs Jim - Benton Donegan (Jim Dunigan), "said news of the U.S. is still quite positive, our confrontation with the negative news from abroad."
After two days of decline, the Dow late Tuesday the level of consolidation in the flat. Dow 30 industrial stocks, 15 stocks were up.
S & P 500 index fell slightly, the best performing sector of natural resources, science and technology sector had the largest decrease.
Investment institutions Stifel, Nicolaus & Co market strategist Eliot - Spa (Elliot Spar) comments in the afternoon, said, "If such things in Europe the past, the United States has continued good economic news released by the stock market will benefit."
The euro fell below 1.30 against the dollar, but is now back up to 1.3015.
Internet search giant Google (GOOG) fell 4.4%, dragging down the Nasdaq fell after reports that the company spent $ 6,000,000,000 for the acquisition of a discount for shoppers looking for a social networking site Groupon. In addition, the European Commission on Tuesday announced that it has for the abuse on the Google Internet search market dominance in the allegations of antitrust investigations.
S & P 500 index and technology by the health care sector of the drag. November since the index was essentially flat, down just 0.3%, after three consecutive months the index has been achieved up on line.
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Tuesday, in a number of positive economic data released, the broader market decline narrowed. Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced that the Chicago branch, and 11 months of the Chicago purchasing managers index (PMI) was 62.5 points, ahead of market expectations. According to Bloomberg News survey of economists forecast an average of 59.6 points. October Chicago PMI to 60.6 points.

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U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday. Despite positive U.S. economic data is encouraging, but investors worry the financial crisis on sentiment in Europe is still leading U.S. stocks fell.
EDT at 16:00 on November 30 (Beijing time at 05:00 on December 1), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.47 points to close at 11,006.02 points, down 0.42%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 26.99 points, to close at 2,498.23 points, down 1.07%; Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 7.22 points to close at 1,180.54 points, down 0.61%.
Internet search giant Google (GOOG) fell, dragging down the Nasdaq fell after reports that the company spent $ 6,000,000,000 for the acquisition of a discount for shoppers looking for a social networking site Groupon. In addition, the European Commission on Tuesday announced that it has for the abuse on the Google Internet search market dominance in the allegations of antitrust investigations.
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Tuesday, in a number of positive economic data released, the broader market decline narrowed. Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced that the Chicago branch, and 11 months of the Chicago purchasing managers index (PMI) was 62.5 points, ahead of market expectations.
In addition the U.S. Conference Board (The Conference Board) announced that the U.S. November consumer confidence index was 54.1 points, ahead of market expectations. According to Bloomberg News survey of economists forecast an average 52.0 points. October's consumer confidence was 50.2 points.
According to Standard & Poor's announced in September the Case - Shiller (Case-Shiller) index of U.S. house prices in 20 major cities rose 0.6%, below market expectations. According to Bloomberg News survey of economists forecast an average increase of 1.0%. August of the CS house price index up by 1.7%.
New York gold futures closed up 1.4%, to close at $ 1,386.10 an ounce. Crude oil futures fell $ 1.62, down 1.9%, to close at $ 84.11 an ounce.

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With the sharp rise in the dollar, U.S. stocks continued to fall on Monday midday, the Dow fell sharply. Although Ireland's 113 billion U.S. dollars assistance program has been finalized, but investors still doubt whether the euro zone debt crisis under control.
EDT at 11:48 on November 29 (Beijing time at 00:48 on November 30), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 139.03 points to 10,952.97 points, down 1.25%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 32.83 points to 2,501.73 points, or 1.30%; Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 12.86 points to 1,176.54 points, down 1.08%.
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Expansion of the U.S. stock market intraday decline, the Dow fell more than 100 points below the 11,000 mark. As Beijing time 23:47, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index was 10,980.36 points, down 111.64 points, or 1.01%; the Nasdaq composite index was at 2509.48 points, down 25.08 points, or 0.98%; Standard & Poor's 500 index was at 1179.91 points , down 9.49 points, or 0.8%.
From the disk point of view, financial stocks were mixed, CIGNA fell about 1%, Wells Fargo was up nearly 2%, Bank of America rose more than 1.8%; technology stocks generally fell, Nokia fell 3%; manufacturing stocks generally down, Boeing fell more than 1%.

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Friday, U.S. stocks fell due to multiple factors. As of 22:52 last night, the Dow fell 80.90 points to 11,106.38 provisional points. European shares trading down for a long time, the British stocks fell 0.78% temporarily, French shares fell 1.23%, German shares fell 0.74%. Asia-Pacific stock markets closed lower on Friday, Japanese shares ended down 0.34%, Korean stocks fell 1.34%.

Global stock market decline, on the one hand and the debt crisis in Europe did not significantly ease the concerns related to the situation in hand and geopolitical tensions related.

Europe, in fact, no real bad debt side, but investors in Portugal, the EU may apply for assistance to the growing suspicion, the market also flooded with various versions of news or rumors. Although the officials repeated this rumor, but the effect is limited. The fragile state of mind not only to suppress the stock market, but also suppressed the won, yen, euro, commodity currency exchange rate, and also support the dollar index. As of 23:09 last night, the won depreciated 1.93% large.

Other aspects of the Portuguese Parliament on Friday passed the Budget 2011, the contents of the budget including the 2011 budget deficit-GDP ratio from the original estimate of 7.3% to 4.6%.

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Midday Friday, the U.S. stock market continued to decline. While the U.S. retail industry, "Black Friday" sales there have been some positive signs, but the European sovereign debt crisis as investors still worried.

At 12:24 on November 26 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 75.68 points to 11,111.60 points, down 0.68%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 4.86 points to 2,538.26 points, down 0.19%; the S & P 500 Index fell 7.36 points to 1,190.99 points, down 0.61%.

Dow 30 industrial stocks among the leading enterprises of raw materials sector DuPont (DD) dropped 1.4%, Alcoa (AA) fell 1.4%. As of midday Friday, this week, the Dow has fallen about 0.7%, continuing the most recent years, U.S. stocks fell in the week of Thanksgiving, a trend.

Nasdaq and S & P 500 are down, leading declines in raw material and energy sector.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday caused the reasons for sovereign debt crisis escalated in Europe, while Spain and some other countries has become Europe's weakness.

In order to eliminate the financial position of the Spanish market worried about increasingly heavy emotions, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero) said on Friday, the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, Spain "absolutely" does not need to seek assistance from the EU. But Zapatero's speech tried to calm market sentiment has little effect after the publication of his remarks, the euro exchange rate along with Spain and Portugal, together with bond prices tumbled. Euro-dollar exchange rate is currently reported to 1.3251.

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The debt crisis by European, U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday. While the U.S. retail industry, "Black Friday" sales there have been some positive signs, but the European sovereign debt crisis as investors still worried.

EDT at 1:00 p.m. on November 26, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.28 points to close at 11,092.00 points, down 0.85%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 8.56 points to close at 2,534.56 points, down 0.34%; the S & P 500 index fell 8.95 points to close at 1,189.40 points, down 0.75%.

Plate of raw materials led by the Dow 30 industrial stocks, DuPont (DD), Alcoa (AA) and other generally lower.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday caused the reasons for sovereign debt crisis escalated in Europe, while Spain and some other countries has become Europe's weakness.

In order to eliminate the financial position of the Spanish market worried about increasingly heavy emotions, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Friday, the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, Spain "absolutely" does not need to seek assistance from the EU. But his speech with little success.

The uncertainty of the euro zone debt crisis venture capital investors to sell assets, resulting in crude oil futures prices. Gold futures prices fell below $ 1,355 an ounce. Promotion of investment preferences in the hedge, investors sought the dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds. The dollar index rose 0.7%, U.S. 10-year Treasury prices rose, the yield dropped to 2.87%.

U.S. retail in the "Black Friday" sales conditions there have been some good early signs. According to the U.S. retail federation (NRF) is expected during the holiday shopping this year, Americans will consume about 447 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.3% over last year. NRF's survey showed that about 138 million Americans plan to shop this weekend, while last year's figure was 1.34 million.

European stock markets ended lower on Friday. New York gold and oil futures prices.

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Madoff liquidation of the principal assets of fraud on Wednesday submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, the indictment charges, including UBS (UBS), including companies and individuals from Madoff benefit fraud, and demanded compensation for the victims at least 20 billion.
Owen Pickard UBS clients accused of committing 23 crimes of financial fraud and misconduct. He said that UBS helped Madoff Investment Company established a number of international high-risk feeder funds, and served as donors of these funds and managers. UBS will fund over the 10 billion in client investment funds controlled by Madoff, but did not fulfill their responsibilities as a regulator.
He said that UBS from Madoff "Ponzi scheme" to get at least $ 80,000,000 in commissions.
UBS spokesman Kelly Smith was declared, Pickard's allegations "unfounded and lack of legal support." UBS will take appropriate measures to prove that all the allegations are not true.
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Positive economic data released in the United States, after U.S. stocks continued to climb in early trading Wednesday, the Dow rose more than 120 points, in part to restore the losses suffered on Tuesday. U.S. employment, personal income and durable goods orders and other data show that the U.S. economy is doing well, enhancing market confidence.

At 10:26 on November 24 EST, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 126.28 points to 11,162.65 points, or 1.14%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 44.10 points to 2,539.05 points, or 1.77%; the S & P 500 Index rose 14.06 points to 1,194.79 points, or 1.19%.

However, there are still worrying news from overseas, U.S. troops continue to advance the Korean Peninsula, the Irish government announced a new austerity plan.

U.S. labor markets have shown signs of improvement, so that investors rejoiced. U.S. Labor Department reported initial claims for unemployment benefits last week fell by 3.4 million to 40.7 million, the highest since July 2008 has been low, the market had expected a decline in 4000.

At the same time, the United States in October personal income rose 0.5%, the highest increase during the year, September personal income growth to zero. October consumer spending increased 0.4%.

However, durable goods orders data to put a downward pressure on the stock market. October durable goods orders fell by 3.3%, to last 3 months the second time since the fall, a decline in nearly two-year high, economists had expected growth of 0.1%.

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By the Korean conflict, U.S. stocks continued to fall Tuesday morning. U.S. third quarter GDP results of the second amendment and the October home sales figures slightly over expectations, but South Korea and the Korean conflict between small-scale investors nervous, leading the broader market lower.

At 10:21 on November 23 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 140.81 points to 11,037.77 points, down 1.26%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 32.33 points to 2,499.69 points, down 1.28%; the S & P 500 Index fell 15.86 points to 1,181.98 points, down 1.32%.

The Dow was down nearly 162 points up. Dow component Exxon Mobil (XOM) fell 2.3%, Alcoa (AA) fell 2.1%, Travelers (TRV) fell 1.7%.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) rose 0.5%, rising to be the only one Dow component. The company said late Monday released a good fourth quarter results, and publish the results better than expected forecast.

Energy and raw materials sector led by the broader market.

About geopolitical risk is a major force in the market on Tuesday. Western military in the disputed border near North Korea's an island shelling, killing two South Korean navy fire deaths and a number of buildings. South Korean troops to fight back immediately.

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About geopolitical risk is a major force in the market on Tuesday. In the disputed western sea border near North Korea's an island shelling, killing two South Korean navy fire deaths and a number of buildings. South Korean troops to fight back immediately.

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Goldman Sachs (GS) all the way today's stock price fell, as of 2:26 GMT, Goldman shares fell $ 7.85, down 4.7%, or up to 5%.
Monday 1:20 p.m. EDT, Goldman Sachs shares nearly 700 million shares trading volume has exceeded the historical average daily trading volume was 628 million shares.
Federal regulators began a large-scale insider trading investigation, involving the nation's investment advisers, investment bankers, hedge funds and mutual fund traders and analysts. The criminal and civil investigation of the impact of the financial industry will far surpass any previous time. Regulators are to examine whether the existence of multiple groups within the trade, and illegally obtained profits totaling hundreds of billions of dollars, and before the end of this year brought against some of these cases.
Another key is to review the survey of bankers Goldman Sachs Group, through the disclosure of trading information to certain investors to benefit, but Goldman Sachs spokesman declined comment.
Beijing 23 morning news, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the three hedge funds were raided, this is the case of a large-scale investigation of insider trading as part of the content.
The two began to raid for the Diamondback Capital Management, and Level Global Investors, the two hedge funds, SAC Capital Advisors are to separate from them, and another hedge fund sector Loch Capital Management.
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Currently on the market, led by the financial sector, Morgan Stanley fell 3.2%, Bank of America (BAC) down 3.13%, JP Morgan Chase (JPM) down 2.92%, Wells Fargo (WFC) down 2.18%.


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U.S. stocks rebounded late on Monday, the Dow and S & P 500 index fell narrowed, the Nasdaq turned higher again. FBI raid investigation for insider trading case, the number of hedge funds, led to the financial sector are declining. Euro area financial stability remains worried investors.
EDT at 15:04 on November 22 (Beijing time at 4:04 on November 23), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 49.45 points to 11,154.10 points, down 0.44%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 6.88 points to 2,525.00 points, or 0.27%; Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.76 points to 1,194.97 points, down 0.40%.
The Dow was down more than 149 points up. Dow 30 industrial stocks all fell, led by financial sector, including Bank of America (BAC) fell 3.2%, JP Morgan Chase (JPM) fell 2.5%.
Drop in the financial sector dragged down the S & P 500 Index lower. According to reports, FBI raids on Monday investigated the Diamondback Capital, Level Global Investors and the Loch Capital Management hedge fund and other three organizations, launched a large-scale insider trading investigation. Diamondback Capital and Level Global Investors are by Steve - Cohen (Steve Cohen) under the command of SAC Capital Advisors agencies in charge of the first fund of hedge fund managers.
Some investors said the FBI investigation as more details made public, they think the financial sector would suffer further blow.
Per Stirling Capital Management investment agency director Robert - Phillips (Robert Phipps), said, "dealing in securities brokers and investment bankers are most likely to become a FBI investigation of insider trading cases of the review of the target."
At the same time, with the crude oil futures prices barrel below $ 81 in intraday trading, the energy sector also generally declined.Halliburton (HAL) down 2.3%, El Paso (EP) fell 2%, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) fell 1.8%.
While providing financial assistance to the Irish international agreement has been reached, but investors are still worried that the whole euro zone government debt levels. Currently the provision of financial loans to the size of Ireland is still unknown.
Irish debt to the EU official on Sunday night the International Monetary Fund (IMF), billions of euros of aid applications. EU and IMF officials said the release of relief funds will depend on the progress of the Irish Government to take measures to restructure debt, reduce the budget deficit outcome of the negotiations.Official for help in Ireland after the announcement, the euro exchange rate was rising.
But the euro exchange rate fell, the Irish had the minority party in the coalition government, the Green Party in January 2011 called for early general elections in late. Green Party on the recommendations of an early election, so that investors will be suspicious of the move on what impact the rescue plan.
U.S. dollar index rose 0.4%. Treasury prices mixed, market demand for lower 2-year bonds flat; demand a higher price of 10-year Treasury yield fell to 2.82%.


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Dow Jones Index closed at 11,203.55 points, up 22.32 points, or 0.2%; the Nasdaq composite index closed at 2518.12 points, up 3.72 points, or 0.15%; Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed at 1199.73 points, up 3.04 points, or 0.25%.

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On Tuesday morning, still no "stat" but a collective withdrawal from Asian markets (-1% in Shanghai), a Euro continues to move away from $ 1.42 (which falls below the 1.39) but here is the upward and restarts the CAC40, which flies out of 50 Points to 3960, before finishing at 3.945Pts (the year returned to a positive +0.3%). Software quantum Were scheduled to take the CAC40 at 4,000?For what purpose? Presumably this would prove they are stronger than any economic reality.


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Derichebourg publishes an annual turnover of 3.1 billion euros for the year 209-2010, up 28%.

The Environmental Services division generated revenue of two billion euros, a rebound of 46%, while the pole Derichebourg Multiservice displays a turnover of 524 million euros, an increase of 1.5 %, driven by Clean Derichebourg.
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Wall Street-amplifies its gains shortly before the mid-session with the Dow Jones rises by +0.7% and is closer to 11. 300pts, "S & P +0.6% to winning 1.206Pts. U.S. markets are supported by two announcements of takeovers (Isilon and EMC Bucyrus Caterpillar) and SOPs (as Harass or General Motors). The trend was somewhat indecisive during the first 2 hours of quotations (and a foray into the red for the Nasdaq), while the dollar was evidence of a large force (he's familiarly 1.36 E).
The weakness of the euro seems to have benefited the European stock exchanges: they showed a rebound of 0.9% after testing in the early morning of thresholds also psychological and technical support.
Paris rose 0.86% to 3.864Pts (zenith of the day) after the publication of a significant increase in retail sales to the United States (+1.2%) +0.7% instead of expected (as in September).
Thwarting-in reverse-the expectations of economists, the Empire State index fell to -27 points in November, suggesting a deterioration in business conditions in the manufacturing sector of the New York area ... THE remains foremost barometer of the tertiary sector (and not the manufacturer).
The index, compiled by the New York Fed, amounted to -11.1 in November, against 15.7 in October, while economists expected a decline limited to around 13. This is the first time since mid-2009 that the Empire State index falls too far below zero ... but this does not traumatize the U.S. investors as Wall Street prepares to reopen on a rebound of 0.45% (all indices combined). The further increase of the Dollar against the Euro (+0.5% to 1.3620) demonstrates persistent fears related to the financial soundness of Ireland and a possible spillover of tensions in Portugal and Spain.
The situation is such that for Dublin Brian Lenihan, finance minister of the country, consider seeking financial assistance to the EU to bail out its banking system, according to local daily 'Irish Independent'.... not exactly reassuring.
Paris is also positively influenced-by-side in charge of a news values.
The CAC, Axa (+2.3%) appears at the top: the insurer announced this morning that a joint proposal with AMP was made to AXA APH, whereby AMP would acquire 100% of AXA APH, which he would retain the Australian and New Zealand and would sell to Axa all Asian operations. The automotive sector, as usual for 1 year, finds himself in the vanguard when the CAC 40 rose 3.35% on with Valeo, Michelin +2%, +1.5% and +1.3% for Renault on Peugeot (no particular news on these titles: they are simply top shopping lists of "trading programs" for 1 year, even as the government support measures have disappeared).
GDF-Suez takes over 2% through acquisitions on the cheap.
Carrefour (0.95%) and Casino (+0.5%) are also in the green following the announcement of the divestment of the Thai former to the latter, for a total of around 870 million euros.
EDF gleans +0.4%, after the publication of a revenue growth of 9.5% over nine months and confirmation of its annual targets.
CAC Hors NicOx jumps 4.2%, while his partner Bausch + Lomb has initiated a Phase 2b clinical study for BOL-303259-X, formerly known as NCX 116, developed for the potential treatment of glaucoma and the ocular hypertension.
Steria wins 2%, after being selected as a supplier of computer services by the government agency DSTL, an eight-year contract, which reached 70 million euros (60 million pounds). 


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