WASHINGTON COMPANIES - US Stocks Weaker Amid Wait For Bailout Plan - Marketwatch WASHINGTON COMPANIES - US Stocks Weaker Amid Wait For Bailout Plan - Marketwatch

Monday, February 9, 2009

WASHINGTON COMPANIES - US Stocks Weaker Amid Wait For Bailout Plan - Marketwatch

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by around 21 points in recent trading, sliding to about 8260. The S&P 500 was down about 0.02% and the Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.4%. Stocks snapped a four-week losing spell last week as investors looked in New York Shares News

With Valentine's Day mere days away, stocks of companies that sell jewelry, chocolate and unmentionables were trading mixed Monday: Zale ( ZLC Quote - Cramer on ZLC - Stock Picks ) shares were recently up 30 cents, or 19.1%, to $1.88. Signet Jewelers in New York Shares News

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Financial shares rallied Monday morning ahead of the announcement of the new bank bailout plan, but the broader market struggled on uncertainty about the economic stimulus plan. The Dow Jones industrial average ( INDU ) was in New York Shares News

World stock markets were mixed Monday as President Barack Obama attempted to drum up support for his massive economic stimulus plan designed to help pull the economy out of its worst recession in decades. After languishing in negative territory for in New York Shares News

Hotel stocks mostly declined with the broader market as the optimism that bolstered Wall Street late last week flagged on Monday and an analyst lowered his expectations for five hotel companies' 2009 and 2010 results. Raymond James & Associates in New York Shares News

SANTIAGO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Chile's peso closed more than 1 percent firmer against the U.S. dollar on Monday, boosted by broader dollar weakness, higher copper prices and dollar sales by pension funds, while commodity stocks led bourse gains. The in New York Shares News

Stock prices fluctuated Monday as investors waited for Washington to make the next move. The market traded in a narrow range as investors sought details of how the government will reshape a rescue plan for the financial industry. They're also in New York Shares News

By Yumiko Nishitani TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese corporate bankruptcies soared in January and a freeze in capital markets forced companies to borrow from banks at a record pace, suggesting that Japan's efforts to revive financial markets were in New York Shares News

Stock prices fluctuated Monday as investors waited for Washington to make the next move. The market traded in a narrow range as investors sought details of how the government will reshape a rescue plan for the financial industry. They're also in New York Shares News

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