Futures Climb Ahead of Retail Sales
December 11, 2009 by admin · 13 Comments
Wall Street JournalU.S. stock futures tracked overseas gains Friday ahead of key retail-sales data, as investors took heart from a strong report on China’s output.Less than two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 46 points higher at 10448. The S&P 500 futures advanced 5.8 points to 1103 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 7.5 points to 1805.5. Changes in… Read more
US Growing Impatient With Iran
December 10, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
Wall Street JournalGen. James Jones has the ramrod-straight demeanor and no-frills speaking style befitting someone who once was the commandant of the Marine Corps. And so it is with matter-of-fact precision that President Barack Obama’s national security adviser describes where things stand in the quest to walk back Iran’s nuclear program.”Iran still controls its destiny on this issue,” he says… Read more
Turner-Phillips intriguing subplot to ‘Boys-Bolts
SIARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -The last time Jerry Jones hired a head coach, he narrowed his choice to either Wade Phillips or Norv Turner.Considering how things have turned out, Jones should’ve hired both: Phillips to run things through Thanksgiving, then Turner to take over from there.Phillips got the job, of course, while Turner wound up the head coach in San Diego. Phillips’ teams have been… Read more
Portland State routs Division III opponent 85-52
HeraldtribunePORTLAND, Ore. – Jamie Jones had 10 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday to lead Portland State to an 85-52 win over Linfield College.Melvin Jones, Dominic Waters and Phil Nelson led the Vikings (4-4) with 11 points each while Chris Harriel added 10 points off the bench. Jamie Jones also had four blocked shots.Joel Paul led Linfield (1-4) with 12 points and Cody Tesoro added 10.Portland… Read more
China To Boost Domestic Consumption 2010 – Xinhua
Wall Street JournalBEIJING (Dow Jones)–China’s leadership committed to boosting domestic consumption and pushing urbanization next year while maintaining supportive economic policies, as they seek to transform the country’s development pattern following the global financial crisis, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.Policy makers reiterated they would continue with a moderately… Read more