Stocks Close Mixed
Stocks closed mixed on Monday, following Friday’s heavy selloff due to poor employment data.
A choppy session saw a positive start erased, after comments from
the Fed, but the selling pressure waned leaving the Dow up
slightly, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ posted minor losses.
Dennis Lockhart, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s
President, and Janet Yellen, the San Francisco Fed President both
commented on the likelihood of an interest rate cut.
In deal news, First Niagara Financial Group
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announced a deal to buy Great Lakes Bancorp
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$153 million (full
story).
Apple
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iPhone’s (full
story).
Fitch took rating actions a number of Centex Home Equity Loan
mortgage pass-through certificates, affirming 15 and downgrading 5
(full
story).
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