School Bus Transportation News at STN Media:: of requiring seat belts in school buses is insufficient to justify a federal Currently, technology has not been developed to provide for proper and effective http://www.stnonline.com/stn/occupantrestraint/tableofcontents/sb_nh_belt.htmHOME | The Nasdaq barely held onto a small gain Tuesday as traders braced for what could turn out to be a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting.
The Fed is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday, but some economists caution that the Fed may not cut rates at all and could signal that its rate cut campaign that began last summer is over.
With inflation and the weak dollar growing concerns and both problems exacerbated by rate cuts observers generally agree that the Fed could at least signal a break from further rate cuts in its policy statement tomorrow. Hang on, investors, experts see drop ahead :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Technology. Personal Finance. Futures. Personal finance Huge liquidity injection by the leading central banks of the world (especially the U.S. Fed) http://www.suntimes.com/business/savage/31235,cst-fin-terry-265.savagearticleHOME | Star-Ledger New Jersey News - NJ.com:: WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce Microsoft gives college students a glimpse of future technology http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/HOME |
Facing that uncertainty and first-quarter GDP numbers in the morning stocks once again made little headway on Tuesday.
Yahoo was a big gainer, up more than 3% on reports that Microsoft could launch a proxy bid to acquire Yahoo as soon as Wednesday.
Corning was another standout, rising more than 3% on better than expected results and guidance, and Microchip was another earnings winner.
Rogers Communications climbed 4% on plans to bring Apple's iPhone to Canada. Apple rose on the news, but Research In Motion gained even more despite the new competition in its backyard. US stocks head for lower open ahead of Fed meeting:: The move comes ahead of the Federal Reserves policy-making. committee meeting on interest rates. Kongs Hang Seng index lost 5.44 percent. http://www.wgntv.com/pages/landing/?US-stocks-head-for-low&blockID=58874&feedID=209HOME |
Comscore jumped 12% on an upgrade. The company reports results on Thursday and has seen volatile swings lately.
Hong Kong blue chips dip ahead of Fed meeting | Reuters:: caution ahead of a Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting prompted some investors The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI fell 22.49 points to end at 24,576.85. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINHKF07855120070918HOME |
Digi and TheStreet.com fell on their results.
The Nasdaq added 1 to 2426, the S&P lost 5 to 1390, and the Dow shed 40 to 12,831. Volume declined to 3.75 billion shares on the NYSE, and 1.78 billion on the Nasdaq. Decliners led by a 19-13 margin on the NYSE, and by a 16-11 margin on the Nasdaq. Upside volume was 41% on the NYSE, and 57% on the Nasdaq. New highs-new lows were 34-77 on the NYSE, and 50-94 on the Nasdaq.
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