Milpitas NEWS - Stock futures point higher after 5 days of selling - Times Union Milpitas NEWS - Stock futures point higher after 5 days of selling - Times Union

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Milpitas NEWS - Stock futures point higher after 5 days of selling - Times Union

NEW YORK -- Investors appeared ready to move back into the stock market Wednesday, pushing index futures higher after five straight days of heavy selling. Ahead of the market's opening, Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 120, or 1.80 percent Busti NEWS

When I tuned into the financial markets Monday at 5 a.m., the futures were already down. At the opening, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was below 7,000. We have now returned to 1997 levels, before the tech bubble, 12 years ago. One way to look at Busti NEWS

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares swung higher in early trading Wednesday, partially rebounding from multi-year lows as commodity producers advanced. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index ( ST:SXXP : news , chart , profile ) climbed 1.6 Busti NEWS

Financial experts say now might be a good time to invest in the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged below 7,000 this week for the first time in more than 11 years. But financial analysts say there's a light at the end of the Busti NEWS

More on The Market Story Wall Street Looks to Recover From Massive Selloff Dow Plunges Below 7000 Level Stocks Expected to Fall Big on Wall Street GE Cuts Dividend, Markets Fall Into Weekend Citigroup Stock Plunges, Market Down Mildly Citi, GDP News Busti NEWS

We all can be excused for feeling like Alice these days as stocks tumble to places not seen since 1997. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped again Tuesday, although the fall was small in comparison to the 300-point descent a day earlier. These Busti NEWS

FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Sportswear maker Adidas AG (ADS.XE) Wednesday said it beat its guidance of full-year net profit growth of 15%, but said it expects sales and earnings to fall in 2009. The company expects currency-neutral sales to decline by a Busti NEWS

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