Monday, March 03, 2008
U.S. stocks struggle as gold and oil hit news highs
U.S. stocks struggle as gold and oil hit news highs
U.S. stocks fall after weak manufacturing data and record runs in oil
and gold. See full story.
Election Notebook: Obama and Clinton 'too close to call' in Ohio, Texas
races: poll
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck in Ohio
and Texas in a new poll, just a day before voters in those states go to
the ballot boxes in the next big presidential nomination contests.
Economic Report: Manufacturing index shows contraction in February
The U.S. manufacturing sector contracts in February, the Institute for
Supply Management reports.
E-Trade shares rise after Layton named CEO
E-Trade Financial Corp. taps Donald Layton to take over as chief
executive of the beleaguered online brokerage.