Dow Ends Final Day of Week’s Trading Up 100+ - 12 Aug 2011

A positive day for the markets at the end of the trading week.

 

1.  Arizona Republic (Dow Up 100+ at End of Rocky Week)

2.  CNN: +5 minutes (The Dow Closed 126 Points, or About 1%, Higher for the Day)

Fox News (Stocks End Volatile Week in the Green)

3.  Wall Street Journal: +20 minutes (DJIA Ends Week Down 1.5%, Recouping Most Losses)

4.  Duluth News Tribune: +1 minute (Stock Market Finishes Wild Week on an Up Note)

Federal Health Insurance Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional – 12 Aug 2011

The US appeals court in Georgia is the latest to rule against the health insurance mandate in Obama's health care law.

 

1.  Fox News

2.  Wall Street Journal: +15 minutes

3.  Denver Post: +7 minutes

CBS News

4.  USA Today: +4 minutes

5.  Kansas City Star: +1 minute

6.  Richmond Times-Dispatch: +1 minute

7.  Minneapolis Star-Tribune: +5 minutes

8.  Washington Post: +17 minutes

Convicted Serial Killer Anthony Sowell is Sentenced to Death in an Ohio Court – 12 Aug 2011

He was convicted of 11 counts of aggravated murder and more than 70 other charges, including abusing corpses and kidnapping.

 

1.  CNN

2.  Cleveland Plain Dealer: +1 minute

Friday Stock Market Activity – 12 Aug 2011

Let's see what happens today.

 

1.  Wall Street Journal (US Stocks Rise in Early Action)

London Police Say Nearly 600 Charged Over Riots – 12 Aug 2011

This is out of more than 1700 who have been arrested.

 

1.  Denver Post

Dow Jones Closes Higher – 11 Aug 2011

It can't make up its mind this week.

 

1.  Fox News (Dow Closes Up More Than 400)

2.  USA Today: +1 minute (Dow Surges More Than 400 Points at Close)

3.  Los Angeles Times: +2 minutes (Dow Roars Back, Closes Up 420 Points)

4.  Fox News: +2 minutes (Bulls Back in Charge, Dow Posts 422-Point Gain)

5.  Chicago Tribune: +3 minutes (Dow Closes Up More Than 400 Points)

6.  CNN: +1 minute (The Schizophrenic Week on Wall Street Continued on Thursday as All Three Indexes Surged on Positive News About the American Jobs Market and Corporate Earnings)

7.  Wall Street Journal: +9 minutes (Dow Surges 3.9% in Bounceback Day)

8.  Denver Post: +1 minute (Dow Soars 423 Points on Economic News)

Kansas City Star (Stock Market Rebounds Strongly)

9.  New York Times: +20 minutes (Wall Street Ends Another Wild Day, With Dow Up About 420 Points)

Perry Running for President, Aide Says – 11 Aug 2011

It amused me that Fox News billed this as an "EXCLUSIVE" even though it was reported back on the 8^th that he would announce his candidacy on Saturday the 13^th.  Perhaps they thought everyone forgot, what with the spastic stock markets & all.

 

1.  Fox News

2.  CNN: +29 minutes

3.  MSNBC: +7 minutes

USA Today

4.  Austin American-Statesman: +2 minutes

5.  Houston Chronicle: +3 minutes

6.  CBS News: +7 minutes