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Banks lift Britain’s FTSE to 5-1/2 year highs
LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index hit fresh five and a half year highs on Friday, as banks were buoyed by an upgrade, the prospect of the end of state ownership in the sector and…
Tamiflu and cancer drugs lift Roche above forecasts
LONDON (Reuters) – A spike in U.S. demand for flu drug Tamiflu and strong sales of mainstay cancer medicines lifted first-quarter sales at Roche Holding AG by a bigger-than-expected 5 percent.
Miners and banks lift Britain’s FTSE 100 index
LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s benchmark equity index rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, with some technical indicators showing scope for more gains and robust Chinese import data…
Blue-chip tech stocks lift Dow to intraday record high
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blue-chip technology stocks led Wall Street higher, lifting the Dow to a record intraday high by early afternoon trading on Tuesday after investors used the morning’s modest decline as an opportunity to buy.
US STOCKS-Jobs lift Dow to record, S&P up for 9th week out of 10
* Dow hits fresh highs, S&P 2 pct away from record intraday high
U.S. to lift ban on women in frontline combat jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in frontline combat roles, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members for the first time.
Economy, eBay profit lift Wall Street to five-year high
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a five-year intraday high, on improved housing and jobs data as well as better-than-expected results from online marketplace eBay .
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“Fiscal cliff” hopes lift Asian shares, other risk assets
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and other risk assets rose on Tuesday as signs of compromise sparked new optimism that the U.S. “fiscal cliff” budget tussle could be settled before tax hikes and spending cuts begin to bite early next … Continue reading
Home Depot view up as housing heals; Sandy lift looms
(Reuters) – Home Depot Inc raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday, even before considering any future sales lift from superstorm Sandy, as the retailer benefited from a recent uptick in the U.S….
STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Strong cinema ads lift Major Cineplex
Shares in Thailand’s biggest cinema operator, Major Cineplex Group Pcl hit a five-month high, outperforming the media subindex, on the back of a strong cinema advertising spending, brokers said.