日期：2007-11-22 18:27:55 点击：0 评论：0

Google ads that aim to get buyers to pick up the phone are on hold -- at least for now. Instead, the company is focusing on other types of ads, including ads sent to cell phone users and pay-per-action ads. Google (NasdaqGS: - ) wants to find new sou

日期：2007-11-22 18:27:37 点击：0 评论：0

Traders sell shares heading into the closed, leaving stocks with hefty declines. The Dow () closed the session with a loss of 211.10 points to 12,799.04. The SP 500 () gave up 22.93 points to finish the session at 1,416.77. The NASDAQ () declined 34

日期：2007-11-22 18:27:19 点击：0 评论：0

It is hardly reassuring when the heavy cavalry is armed only with muskets. Things really get scary when they also run out of ammunition. That is what happened this week to Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant, which along with Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) guaran

日期：2007-11-22 06:27:03 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard Poor's said Wednesday that Transocean Inc. will replace the company by the same name in the SP 500 on Monday, after the offshore drilling contractor bought GlobalSantaFe Corp. GlobalSantaFe said Wednesday its planned $53 bil

日期：2007-11-22 05:30:16 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dental and veterinary supply company Patterson Companies Inc. sent the Nasdaq 100 index to a lower finish on Wednesday, after it lowered its 2008 outlook. The index, which includes 100 of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on

日期：2007-11-22 05:07:06 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of insurer American International Group Inc. continued their decline Wednesday to post the largest loss on the Dow Jones industrial average. The 30-stock index lost 211.10 points, or 1.6 percent, to 12,799.04. AIG shares fell

日期：2007-11-22 05:06:45 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of biotechnology companies developing stem cell-based treatments and technology traded mixed Wednesday following a report that scientists found a possible new method of developing stem cells. Scientists reported they were able

日期：2007-11-22 05:06:24 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- The gloom that has settled over U.S. consumers has cast a shadow over the makers of recreational products, which are among the first purchases to be deferred when macroeconomic pressures tighten budgets for all but essential items. I

日期：2007-11-22 04:18:38 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Electronic Data Systems Corp. rose in Wednesday afternoon trading after an analyst upgraded the technology outsourcing company, citing the recent drop in shares. Bernstein Research analyst Rod Bourgeois upgraded the stock t

日期：2007-11-22 03:55:24 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Housing stocks fell sharply on news that sales of existing homes fell in 46 states in the third quarter, indicating the housing market's slump continues to worsen. The data came a day after Freddie Mac set aside $1.2 billion to accou

日期：2007-11-22 03:42:46 点击：0 评论：0

Success stories are regular features of our Motley Fool Rule Your Retirement newsletter service -- profiles of people who have become financially independent. One of the most remarkable stories is that of Billy and Akaisha Kaderli. At age 38, they l

日期：2007-11-22 03:01:11 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chinese medical device makers appear poised for long-term growth due to the country's new health care regulations, a Bear Stearns analyst predicted Wednesday in starting coverage of Mindray Medical International Ltd. and China Medica

日期：2007-11-22 02:43:07 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Trina Solar Ltd. led a decline in solar-product stocks Wednesday after the company's third-quarter earnings per share missed Wall Street expectations. Trina Solar shares fell $11.30, or 23 percent, to $37.58 in afternoon trading. The

日期：2007-11-22 00:16:31 点击：0 评论：0

Sing it with us: "You needn't watch out. You might as well cry. You might as well pout I'm telling you why. Santa Claus ain't coming to town." Somehow it's not as catchy as the original. But it could be accurate this year. A year-end rally, which has

日期：2007-11-21 23:32:50 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard Poor's Ratings Services said Wednesday it boosted its noninvestment-grade credit rating on Exide Technologies because of the battery maker's improved financial results. The rating agency raised Exide's corporate rating to "B