Stocks in focus for Friday

Date: 1 MAY 2009 00:27:04 GMT

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in
Friday's session are Chevron, MasterCard and Clorox.

Dow industrials finish up 7% for April; S&P's monthly gain is biggest since 2000

Date: Apr 30, 2009 4:08 PM

Dow industrials finish up 7% for April; S&P's monthly gain is biggest
since 2000
4/30/2009 4:06:16 PM EDT

Energy: Broad market lifts sector, Exxon Mobil slips

Date: 30 APR 2009 14:10:29 GMT

Energy stocks draw strength from a sustained rally in the broad market
on optimism over corporate earnings, even as Exxon Mobil fallls back
from recent gains on weaker-than-expected profit.

Initial jobless claims fall, hinting of recovery

Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:01:28 -0400

Initial jobless claims fall, hinting of recovery

First-time filing for state unemployment benefits fell in the latest
week, a possible sign that the worst of the recession may be over.

CHRYSLER BANKRUPTCY 'IMMINENT' , WSJ

Chrysler is all but certain to file for bankruptcy following a
breakdown in talks between the Treasury and the car maker's lenders,
The Wall Street Journal reports.

BONDHOLDERS PROPOSE TO SWAP DEBT FOR GM CONTROL

General Motors bondholders on Thursday will present a counteroffer to
the automaker's debt swap that would relieve creditors of their $27
billion of debt
in return for a majority stake in the company.

EXXON NET DOWN 58% ON LOWER OIL PRICES

Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday first-quarter profit dropped by 58% on
lower oil prices and slack energy demand in the face of the global
recession.

ECONOMIC REPORT: CONSUMER SPENDING TAKES ONE STEP BACK IN MARCH

Consumer spending and incomes take a step back in March after two
steps forward in January, a sign that the improvement in the consumer
sector in the first
quarter was fragile and tentative.

Energy: Stocks in focus for Thursday

Date: 30 APR 2009 01:50:59 GMT

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in
Thursday's session are ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble and Comcast.

Breaking News Wed., April 29, 2009

Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:28:59 -0700 (PDT)

World Health Organization Raises Alert Level for Swine Flu to Phase 5.
[4:11 p.m.]

Fed calls U.S. economic outlook modestly improved; target rates unchanged

Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:19:47 -0400

Fed calls U.S. economic outlook modestly improved; target rates unchanged
4/29/2009 2:17:55 PM EDT

Energy: Oil gains 1%, tracking rising U.S. stock futures

Date: 29 APR 2009 13:19:08 GMT

Oil futures gained early Wednesday, as rising U.S. stock futures and
dollar weakness boosted sentiment among energy traders, who seemed to
shrug off a worse-than-expected contraction in the American economy.

Breaking News: GOP Sen. Specter to switch parties, sources say

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:21:23 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sources say veteran GOP Sen. Arlen Specter of
Pennsylvania intends to switch parties. The move would help Democrats
in their quest to form a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority in the
Senate.

Energy: Losses exceed broader market as swine flu hits oil

Date: 27 APR 2009 14:27:36 GMT

Energy stocks fell more deeply than the broad market Monday as oil
prices retreated on jitters about a global flu epidemic.

Stocks in focus for Monday

Date: 25 APR 2009 04:05:35 GMT

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in
Monday's session are Verizon Communications Inc., Humana Inc. and
Qualcomm Inc.

Wall Street closes with rally. Nasdaq posts 7th straight week of gains. Dow, S&P 500 end week lower, breaking 6-week winning streak.

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:02:09 -0400

Wall Street closes with rally. Nasdaq posts 7th straight week of
gains. Dow, S&P 500 end week lower, breaking 6-week winning streak.

Energy: Canadian stocks rise as commodity prices gain

Date: 24 APR 2009 16:55:01 GMT

Canadian stocks post strong gains, as rising oil and metal prices
boost the energy and mining sectors.

Energy: American log more road miles as gas prices fall

Date: 24 APR 2009 15:51:20 GMT

American drove 2.7% more miles per day on average in February, the
highest level since last October in a hopeful sign in the hard-hit
gasoline business.

Markets Thursday, 04/23/2009

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:31:05 -0400

| Dow : 7957.06 up 70.49 | S & P : 851.92 up 8.37 |

| NASDAQ: 1652.21 up 6.09 | Bond (10Y): 2.91%, 98.56 |

MARKETS:
Stocks stage late advance
Wall Street manages gains after choppy session. Weak existing home
sales report disappoints. Corporate earnings in focus, too.

GM to idle 13 of 20 North American plants and cut production by 190,000 vehicles through middle of year due to high inventories.

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:39:06 -0400

GM to idle 13 of 20 North American plants and cut production by
190,000 vehicles through middle of year due to high inventories.

Energy: Exelon profit rises 23% in 'strong' quarter

Date: 23 APR 2009 16:15:50 GMT

Energy provider Exelon said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 23%
on strength in its nuclear power generation and signaled its business
remains on track for the coming period.

Energy: Oil shares up after reports by Conoco, Occidental

Date: 23 APR 2009 14:30:15 GMT

Sector gets a lift from higher oil prices as investors eye earnings
updates from ConocoPhillips, Occidental Petroleum and National Oilwell
Varco.

Markets Wednesday, 04/22/2009

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:31:05 -0400

| Dow : 7886.57 down 82.99 | S & P : 843.55 down 6.53 |
| NASDAQ: 1646.12 up 2.27 | Bond (10Y): 2.94%, 98.38

MARKETS:
Wall Street gives up rally try
Stocks erase gains, with the Dow ending lower on weak bank, oil and
consumer stocks.

Energy: Energy, financials lead stocks in Toronto higher

Date: 22 APR 2009 15:30:26 GMT

Canadian stocks rise, tracking gains on Wall Street, as the energy and
financial sectors lead the market in Toronto higher.

Energy: Sector loses ground ahead of weekly supply data

Date: 22 APR 2009 14:00:15 GMT

Energy stocks fell with the broad market on Wednesday as Wall Street
sifted through analyst rating changes and the latest update on
petroleum inventories.

Markets Tuesday, 04/21/2009

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:31:03 -0400

| Dow : 7969.56 up 127.83 | S & P : 850.08 up 17.69
|
| NASDAQ: 1643.85 up 35.64 | Bond (10Y): 2.89%, 98.72

MARKETS:
Stocks recharge the advance
Wall Street stages late-session run-up as investors scoop up financial shares.

Energy: Chesapeake CEO sees tough times through the summer

Date: 21 APR 2009 18:46:45 GMT

Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon says he expects tough
natural gas conditions to continue through the summer, but he holds
out hope that depressed prices may rebound for the winter heating
season of 2010-11.

Energy: House Republicans already want more climate hearings

Date: 21 APR 2009 17:44:05 GMT

Democrats in the House open four days of hearings on climate change
and energy, but Republicans are already clamoring for more, as debate
on one of President Barack Obama's top priorities gets off to a
contentious start in Congress.

Energy: Colombia asks for $10.4 billion credit line from IMF

Date: 21 APR 2009 15:21:37 GMT

Colombia requests $10.4 billion from the International Monetary Fund
under its new flexible credit line, becoming the third country after
Mexico and Poland to seek access to the facility.

Markets Monday, 04/20/2009

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:31:03 -0400

| Dow : 7841.73 down 289.60 | S & P : 832.39 down 37.21 |
| NASDAQ: 1608.21 down 64.86 | Bond (10Y): 2.83%, 99.25

MARKETS:
Dow's biggest decline in 2 months
Wall Street pulls back after six straight weeks of gains on worries
about banks, despite B of A quarterly results.

Oil drops almost 9% to settle at $45.88/barrel as weak demand and rising inventory concerns continue to weigh on prices.

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:52:08 -0400

Oil drops almost 9% to settle at $45.88/barrel as weak demand and
rising inventory concerns continue to weigh on prices.

Dow closes with worst selloff in 6 weeks as health of financial sector weighs on stocks. S&P 500, Nasdaq each drop about 4%.

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:02:06 -0400

Dow closes with worst selloff in 6 weeks as health of financial sector
weighs on stocks. S&P 500, Nasdaq each drop about 4%.

Energy: China to increase reliance on wind power

Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:54 AM

China plans to increase the amount of electricity it generates from
wind power by about 8 times current installed capacity, to about 100
gigawatts, by 2020, a senior government official says Monday.

Drillers' shares sag; Halliburton bucks trend

Date: 20 APR 2009 15:07:43 GMT

Halliburton Co. signaled more trouble ahead in the hard-hit oil
drilling sector as energy stocks recoiled from recent gains.

Markets Friday, 04/17/2009

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:31:04 -0400

| Dow : 8131.33 up 5.90 | S & P : 869.60 up 4.30
|
|NASDAQ: 1673.07 up 2.63 | Bond (10Y): 2.94%, 98.31 |

MARKETS:
Stocks extend advance
Better-than-expected results from GE, Citi and Google help Wall Street
gain on session. Stocks stretch run to 6 weeks.

Energy: EPA's historic ruling targets greenhouse gases

Date: 17 APR 2009 16:51:01 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency rules that greenhouse gas
emissions "may endanger public health and welfare," the first salvo in
what's likely to be a contentious political debate over how to
regulate pollutants linked to global warming.

Energy: Crude above $50 as GE, Citi results carry macro implications

Date: 17 APR 2009 13:44:44 GMT

Crude-oil futures make early gains, trading above $50 and playing off
better-than-expected financial results from General Electric and
Citigroup that rekindle hopes of a recovery in the global economy and
energy demand.

Markets Thursday, 04/16/2009

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:31:03 -0400
| Dow : 8125.43 up 95.81 | S & P : 865.30 up 13.24
|
| NASDAQ: 1670.44 up 43.64 | Bond (10Y): 2.83%, 99.25

MARKETS:
Nasdaq hits 5-month high
The major stock gauges touch the best levels in months on JPMorgan
Chase earnings. After the close, Google beats.

Stocks finish with solid gains, led by the tech sector. Dow up 93 points, Nasdaq surges 2.5%, S&P rises 1.5%.

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:01:08 -0400

Stocks finish with solid gains, led by the tech sector. Dow up 93
points, Nasdaq surges 2.5%, S&P rises 1.5%.

Energy: Oil futures gain 2% as traders cheered by J.P. Morgan

Date: 16 APR 2009 13:19:37 GMT

Oil futures gain nearly 2% as traders shrug off mostly weak economic
data from Europe, the U.S. and China and draw optimism from J.P.
Morgan Chase's earnings, which beat analysts' estimates.

Energy: China keeps its pull on commodities reins

Date: 16 APR 2009 04:02:22 GMT

China remains a key force that will ultimately decide the fate of
demand for most major global commodities.

Markets Wednesday, 04/15/2009

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:32:07 -0400
| Dow : 8029.62 up 109.44 | S & P : 852.06 up 10.56
|
| NASDAQ: 1626.80 up 1.08 | Bond (10Y): 2.76%, 99.84 |

MARKETS:
Dow stages late 100-point rally
Wall Street manages gains after a Fed report adds to bets that the
economy is stabilizing. Tech issues remain under pressure.

Oil, stocks trade in lock-step as both look to better demand

Date: 15 APR 2009 15:55:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO
U.S. stocks and oil prices, bitter foes less than a year ago, are
suddenly the best of friends - trading in the same direction for much
of the past two weeks.

Energy: BG Group, oil producers advance in mildly higher London

Date: 15 APR 2009 09:11:21 GMT

BG Group shares advance in London on Wednesday, helping to support the
broader market, after the natural gas producer says that it has made
another oil discovery offshore Brazil.

Energy: Stocks in focus for Tuesday

Date: 15 APR 2009 01:45:24 GMT

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in
Wednesday's session are Abbott Labs, eBay, Progressive, and Crown
Holdings.

Markets Tuesday, 04/14/2009

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:31:03 -0400

| Dow : 7920.18 down 137.63 | S & P : 841.50 down 17.23 |
| NASDAQ: 1625.72 down 27.59 | Bond (10Y): 2.78%, 99.66

MARKETS:
Triple-digit selloff on Dow
Wall Street retreats on weaker-than-expected economic news. Goldman
Sachs and J&J both report surprisingly better quarterly results.

Energy: Summer gas prices seen in low $2 range

Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:17 PM

Gas prices are expected to remain at a current 5-year low during the
summer driving season because of the global economic slump, which has
reduced demand and increased inventories, the U.S. government says.

Energy: S&P cuts Thailand's local currency rating on political turmoil

Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:53 PM

Thailand's local currency credit rating is lowered by Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services, which says that the recent political turmoil
in the Southeast Asian nation has dealt a significant blow to investor
confidence.

Stocks finish lower on renewed signs of economic weakness. Dow falls 138 points, S&P loses 2%, Nasdaq 1.7% lower.

Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 4:01 PM

Stocks finish lower on renewed signs of economic weakness. Dow falls
138 points, S&P loses 2%, Nasdaq 1.7% lower.

Energy: Oil and gas stocks slip as crude extends recent dip

Date: 14 APR 2009 13:56:08 GMT

The energy sector opened in the red early Tuesday as the price of
crude oil extended the previous session's losses, with disappointing
retail sales data for March weighing on the broader marker.

Markets Monday, 04/13/2009

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:31:05 -0400

| Dow : 8057.81 down 25.57 | S & P : 858.73 up 2.17
|
| NASDAQ: 1653.31 up 0.77 | Bond (10Y): 2.86%, 99.03

MARKETS:
Stocks choppy after charge
Wall Street seesaws after a five-week advance. Goldman Sachs surprises
with early quarterly report that tops analyst forecasts.

Energy: Oil futures fall after IEA lowers demand forecast

Date: 13 APR 2009 12:50:01 GMT

Crude futures fell Monday after the International Energy Agency
lowered its forecast for global oil demand and as worries over bank
earnings and the possible bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. raised
economic concerns.

IEA lowers again its forecast for global oil demand

Date: 10 APR 2009 18:29:23 GMT

The International Energy Agency once again revises lower its forecast
for 2009 global oil demand, saying that global appetite for oil will
shrink at a pace close to levels last seen in the early 1980s.

U.S. STOCKS: Stocks Rally After Wells Fargo Forecast

Date: Thu., April 9, 2009 at 4:10 PM EST

| DOW...........8083..........+246.27............|
|
| NASDAQ ....1653..........+61.88..............|
|
| S & P 500.....857...........+31.40.............|
|
| OIL........52.05 ....+2.86......+5.81%........|

Energy: Energy-investment cuts spark talk of next price spike

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Experts and energy company officials are now debating whether the
cutbacks in production and infrastructure spending could lead to
shortages and to another price spike down the road.

U.S. STOCKS: Stocks Eke Out a Gain

Date: Wed., April 8, 2009 at 4:02 PM EST

| DOW...........7837..........+47.63..........|
|
| NASDAQ ....1591..........+29.05..........|
|
| S & P 500.....825...........+9.58...........|
|
| OIL...49.94 ....+0.79........+1.60%.......|

Energy: Crude declines as API reports big rise in supplies

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009

NEW YORK
Oil futures fell Wednesday for a fourth straight session, marking
their biggest losing streak in two months after the American Petroleum
Institute reported a large increase in crude inventories.

U.S. STOCKS: Stocks Fall 2% as Earnings Fears Simmer

Date: Tue., April 7, 2009 at 4:04 PM EST

| DOW...........7790...........-186.29........|
|
| NASDAQ ....1562...........-45.10..........|
|
| S & P 500......816...........-19.94.........|
|
| OIL...49.05 ....-2.00........-3.91%.........|

Energy: Oil futures fall on expectations of rising supplies

Date: 7 APR 2009 12:47:02 GMT

Oil futures fall Tuesday for a third-straight session on expectations
that U.S. crude inventories rose last week and that first-quarter
earnings will underscore the depth of the economic downturn.

U.S. STOCKS: Stocks Fall on Worries About Banks, Tech Deal

Date: Mon., April 6, 2009 at 4:038 PM EST

| DOW..........7974.............-43.17 ........|
|
| NASDAQ .....1607...........-15.16.........|
|
| S & P 500......835............-7.14..........|
|
| OIL...51.11....-1.40........-2.66%..........|

Energy: Equities in Toronto decline for second session

Date: 6 APR 2009 15:08:47 GMT

Canadian equities fall for a second session, tracking losses on Wall
Street, as disappointing economic data and falling commodity prices
sour investor sentiment.

U.S. STOCKS: Stocks Close Out this Week on Positive Note.

Date: Fri., April 3, 2009 at 4:18 PM EST

| DOW............8018...........+39.51 ........|
|
| NASDAQ .....1622...........+19.24.........|
|
| S & P 500......843............+8.12...........|
|
| OIL...52.51....-0.13........-0.24%..........|

Breaking News: Gunman kills at least 12 in N.Y.

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:58:44 -0500

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson confirms that "12 or
13" people were killed by a gunman in Binghamton, N.Y.

Breaking News: Jobless rate jumps to 8.5%

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:41:45 -0500

The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 8.5 percent in March, the
highest since late 1983, as a wide range of employers eliminated a net
total of 663,000 jobs.

Energy: Oil futures edge lower after jobs data as expected

Date: 3 APR 2009 13:03:33 GMT

Oil futures edged lower Friday, but remained on track for a strong
week of gains, after news that another 663,000 jobs were lost in March
somewhat curbed the previous session's optimism about a U.S. and a
global economic recovery.

Energy: House approves $3.55 trillion budget plan

Date: 2 APR 2009 23:45:38 GMT

House lawmakers approve a $3.55 trillion budget resolution for fiscal
2010, handing President Barack Obama a victory on his spending and tax
priorities.

U.S. STOCKS: Wall Street Soars on Accounting Changes

Date: Thu., April 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM EST

| DOW............7978...........+216.24 ........|
|
| NASDAQ .....1603...........+51.03...........|
|
| S & P 500......834............+23.23..........|
|
| OIL...52.40....+4.01...........+8.28%........|

Energy: Oil futures soar after ECB cuts rates less than expected

Date: 2 APR 2009 12:48:54 GMT

Oil futures soared Thursday after the European Central Bank surprised
markets by cutting interest rates less than expected, triggering a
slump in the U.S. dollar and a rally in the euro.

U.S. STOCKS: Stocks Rally on Housing News, Short-Covers

Date: Wed., April 1, 2009 4:19 PM ET

| DOW............7762...........+152.68 ........|
|
| NASDAQ .....1552...........+23.01...........|
|
| S & P 500......811............+13.21..........|
|
| OIL......... 48.41...............-1.25.........-2.51%.|