Yahoo! News: Stock Markets NewsStock Markets NewsU.S. Slowdown Shows In Drop Of China ETFs (Investor's Business Daily)- June 30, 2008 Investor's Business Daily - One of the largest China-focused exchange traded funds is iShares FTSEXinhua 25 (NYSEArca:FXI.TO - News). It's down 12.30% over the last month and 22.74% year to date. The ETF has $6.7 billion in assets.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080630/bs_ibd_i... Wall Street to begin July on shaky ground (AP)- June 29, 2008 AP - The year is nearly halfway over, and Wall Street appears to be on even shakier ground than when it began 2008. And this shortened week ahead of the Fourth of July holiday is unlikely to bring the market enough proof that the economic climate is improving.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080629/ap_on_bi_... Bruised Wall Street hits mid-year with sentiment weak (AFP)- June 28, 2008 AFP - Approaching the halfway point through 2008, Wall Street is mired in worries about a sputtering US economy and surging energy costs as the market braces for second-quarter corporate results.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/bs_afp/s... Not so fast, senators tell Fed, SEC on bank pact (Reuters)- June 27, 2008 Reuters - As the Federal Reserve and securities regulators neared an agreement on investment banks, leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Friday warned them not to get ahead of Congress with any Wall Street reforms.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080627/bs_nm/inv... Golds, oils lift Toronto stock index (Reuters)- June 27, 2008 Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended with a moderate gain on Friday as resource issues were propped up by gold and oil prices, while the rest of the market followed the lead of sliding U.S. stocks.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080627/wl_canada... Oil prices top record 142 dollars (AFP)- June 27, 2008 AFP - Oil prices briefly struck fresh record highs over 142 dollars on Friday as the US dollar remained weak, and as world stock markets tumbled amid economic jitters marking the end of a volatile week.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/bs_afp/c... Oil hits record near $143 on rising investor flows (Reuters)- June 27, 2008 Reuters - Oil prices rose to a record near $143 a barrel on Friday as a drop in global equities markets sent fresh investors into commodities.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080627/bs_nm/mar... SEC back at full strength with Senate confirmations (Reuters)- June 27, 2008 Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed one Republican and two Democratic nominees to fill open commissioner seats at the Securities and Exchange Commission, returning the agency to full strength as it tackles oversight of big U.S. investment banks and other issues.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080627/pl_nm/sec... Dow crosses into bear market territory (Reuters)- June 27, 2008 Reuters - The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) of stocks slid on Friday into bear market territory as investors fretted about the impact of record oil prices and mounting credit losses in the financial sector.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080627/bs_nm/mar... Global stocks slip after Wall Street Plunge (AP)- June 27, 2008 AP - European stock markets were mixed Friday in the wake of steep falls on Asian and U.S. exchanges as oil prices hit a record $142 a barrel.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080627/ap_on_bi_... |