Stocks Weigh Retail Sales, Jobs Data Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at The Wall Street Journal] - Stocks Weigh Retail Sales, Jobs Data U.S. stocks fluctuated between small gains and losses at the start of trading as retailers back-to-school sales topped expectations, but weekly jobless claims continued to suggest a sluggish employment recovery....
Airline stocks fall modestly Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at MarketWatch] - Airline stocks were down Thursday, following the wider market and led by SkyWest . The NYSE Arca Airline Index fell less than 1% to 39.65 points with all but four of its 13 components trading off....
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens flat after jobless data Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at Reuters] - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday as consumer shares rose and data showed first-time claims for jobless benefits declined slightly last week....
U.S. stocks right to hold opening gains Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks struggled to retain slight gains at Thursday s start, with weekly jobless data coming in a tad better than expected ahead of Friday s August jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.94 points to 10,273.41....
Nordstrom August revenue comparison rises Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [AP] - Luxury department store Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday that its revenue at stores open at least a year rose 6.3 percent in August, just beating Wall Street expectations....
Futures Flat After Initial Jobless Claims Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at TheStreet.com] - Stock futures were pointing to a flat open Thursday as market watchers digest the latest reads on weekly unemployment insurance claims and productivity....
U.S stock futures mildly up as jobless claims fall Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stock futures stepped modestly higher on Thursday after economic reports as weekly jobless claims fell along with second-quarter productivity. The data proved slightly better than forecasts....
Saks same-store sales up 1% in August Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [at MarketWatch] - Saks Inc. said Thursday its August same-store sales rose 1%, compared to the Wall Street target of 4.3% in a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters. Total sales for the month fell to $159.3 million, from $160.7 million....
Stage Stores boosts August revenue Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - [AP] - Stage Stores Inc. said Thursday that revenue rose in August, but the gains weren t as strong as Wall Street had hoped. Revenue from locations open at least a year rose 0.5 percent during the month at the company that owns Bealls, Goody s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage stores....
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