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Stocks are Slightly Higher on Signs of Economic Growth
Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com Hopeful signs that debt in Europe won’t derail a global economic recovery sent stocks higher Wednesday. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify in front of the House Budget Committee. He is expected to reiterate his belief that the U.S. economy will not fall back into recession, but growth will remain slow. Read the rest of this entry »
12-21-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com Stocks are higher following gains in overseas markets and a spat of merger news Another wave of corporate mergers has sent stocks higher in early trading Monday. French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SA is buying health care products company Chattem Inc. for $1.9 billion, while mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc. is buying Terex Corp.’s mining Read the rest of this entry »