EDT Friday

Gunmen wound two in Pakistani capital

Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a vehicle in the Pakistani capital on Friday, wounding two men, police said.

Wayward Woods keeps in touch

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

... world's best resume their battle for the Wold Golf Championships-HSBC Champions trophy from 3pm (EDT) Friday on Fox Sports 1.Australian Rod Pampling also had a decent day, shooting 69. "I played quite nicely, made a couple of nice bunker saves but missed a couple of putts that could have gone in for birdies, so it evened itself out," said Pampling, who will have his work cut out next week...

Ahead of the Bell: Personal spending

Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... just 0.2 percent in August.The Commerce Department is scheduled to issue the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.The government reported Thursday that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter, signaling that the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.But many analysts believe the GDP gain could turn...

Ahead of the Bell: Personal spending

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Posted on Friday, 10.30.09 Ahead of the Bell: Personal spendingThe Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Consumer spending likely fell in September, as auto sales took a nosedive with the end of the popular Cash for Clunkers program.While consumer spending actually powered a return to economic growth in the third quarter, the concern is that a broad recovery could falter in the months ahead if such...

Ahead of the Bell: Employment cost index

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Posted on Friday, 10.30.09 Ahead of the Bell: Employment cost indexThe Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Employment costs likely edged up this summer as high unemployment kept a lid on wage and benefit growth.Despite early signs of a broad economic recovery, the weak labor market makes it difficult for people with jobs to demand higher pay and benefits. At the same time, companies can keep workers...

Ahead of the Bell: Personal spending

Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... just 0.2 percent in August.The Commerce Department is scheduled to issue the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.The government reported Thursday that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter, signaling that the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.But many analysts believe the GDP gain could turn...

Ahead of the Bell: Employment cost index

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... was the lowest on record.The Labor Department is scheduled to release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.The Commerce Department said Thursday that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the July-September quarter, snapping a record streak of four straight quarterly declines.But the economy isn't growing quickly enough to spur much hiring. The unemployment rate reached 9.8 percent in...

Ahead of the Bell: Personal spending

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... just 0.2 percent in August.The Commerce Department is scheduled to issue the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.The government reported Thursday that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter, signaling that the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.But many analysts believe the GDP gain could turn...

Ahead of the Bell: Employment cost index

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... was the lowest on record. The Labor Department is scheduled to release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the July-September quarter, snapping a record streak of four straight quarterly declines. But the economy isn't growing quickly enough to spur much hiring. The unemployment rate reached 9.8 percent...

Ahead of the Bell: Employment cost index

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... was the lowest on record.The Labor Department is scheduled to release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.The Commerce Department said Thursday that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the July-September quarter, snapping a record streak of four straight quarterly declines.But the economy isn't growing quickly enough to spur much hiring. The unemployment rate reached 9.8 percent in...

Ahead of the Bell: Personal spending

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

... just 0.2 percent in August.The Commerce Department is scheduled to issue the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday.The government reported Thursday that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter, signaling that the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.But many analysts believe the GDP gain could turn...

S&P 500 Seemed Tired After Better than Expected 3Q Earnings

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

John Furlan submits: Just before 10 am EDT Friday, Oct 23, AMZN was up 20.7%, MSFT was up 8.5%, both on much BTE (better-than-expected, my short-hand acronym for Wall Street's highly manipulated earnings game) 3Q reports, yet SMH was down -1.3%. That combination of prices is not something you see every day. By the end of the trading day, the initial decline in SMH proved more indicative, with...

Unisys reverse stock split about to take effect

bizjournals (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

Unisys Corp. said Friday its one-for-10 reverse split will take effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday and its shares will begin trading on a post-split basis when the market opens Monday. (UIS)

• Unisys reverse stock split about to take effect - The Philadelphia Business Journal

Unisys reverse stock split about to take effect

The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

Unisys Corp. said Friday its one-for-10 reverse split will take effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday and its shares will begin trading on a post-split basis when the market opens Monday. (UIS)

Select Comfort: Pump Up the Volume

The Street (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

Select Comfort jumped Friday on three-times normal volume after the bed maker impressed analysts with its third-quarter earnings report