U.K. Stocks Rise First Day This Week; BHP, British Airways Gain - Bloomberg

U.K. Stocks Rise First Day This Week; BHP, British Airways Gain - Bloomberg
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks advanced for the first day this week after the Bank of England signaled the worst of the credit crisis may be over and investors speculated rising demand for metals will boost earnings for mining companies. BHP

Opening Glance: Machinery stocks waver in morning trading - Forbes
Shares of machinery companies fluctuated in early trading Thursday after the release of economic data that was slightly more upbeat than expected. The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in March, a faster pace than analysts

Stocks Rise on Economic Data - BusinessWeek
Major stock indexes were trading higher on Thursday on a raft of moderately better economic data and lower oil prices, which could bring some relief to consumers and help speed an economic recovery. On Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average was

US STOCKS-Market extends gains after manufacturing data - Reuters
NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, after an index of manufacturing was higher than expected in April, although the sector has contracted for three straight months. The Dow Jones

US STOCKS-Market extends gains after manufacturing data - Forbes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, after an index of manufacturing was higher than expected in April, although the sector has contracted for three straight months. The Dow Jones

Japan Stocks Fall a Second Day on Lower Earnings, BOJ Forecast - Bloomberg
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's stocks fell for a second day after the central bank lowered its growth forecast, and as companies from Kirin Holdings Co. to Tokyo Electric Power Co. delivered earnings that disappointed investors. Sumitomo Trust

Opening glance: major beverage stocks mostly rise - MSN MoneyCentral
Coca-Cola Co ( KO ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist NEW YORK (AP) - Major beverage stocks mostly rose early Thursday, as the Commerce Department reported a spike in consumer spending in March due to rising energy and food costs. How

Market Report -- Story Stocks (LVS) - MSN MoneyCentral
Shares of Las Vegas Sands (LVS 69.30, -6.96) are down 9% Thursday after the casino operator was unable to reduce its operating costs, resulting in disappointing earnings results for the third straight quarter. Similar to its poor third and fourth

Toronto stocks fall along with commodities - Reuters
TORONTO, May 1 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index slipped early on Thursday, tripped by falling energy and materials shares that reflected soft commodity markets. The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was down 53.83 points, or 0.4

Opening glance: Health care equipment and supply stocks rise - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Health care equipment and supply stocks mostly rose in early trading Thursday, along with the broader market, as investors seemed unfazed by a Commerce Department report that showed a spike in consumer spending last