Sector Snap: Airline shares rise (AP) Sat, 7 Nov 2009 - Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs. The broader market also gained, as investors shrugged off another rise in the national unemployment rate, which the government said Friday broke above 10 percent last month for the first time in 26 years....
Business Highlights (AP) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing....
Wall St. rises 3 percent for week on Friday's slim gain (Reuters) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - U.S. stocks rose 3 percent for the week after ending Friday's session slightly higher, shrugging off government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent -- the highest in 26-1/2 years....
Business events scheduled for the coming week (AP) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - NEW YORK -- Deadline for submitting a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.'s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books....
Bebe shares fall after 1Q results (AP) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Shares of clothing retailer Bebe Stores Inc. tumbled 8 percent Friday, after it posted a quarterly loss on sharply lower sales....
Ahead of the Bell: E&P companies downgraded (AP) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Oil and gas exploration and production companies face pressure as near-term catalysts are limited, natural gas prices are likely to remain relatively low and stock values remain high, an analyst said Friday as he downgraded stocks in the sector....
Ahead of the Bell: Blue Nile upgraded to 'Hold' (AP) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Shares of online jewelry retailer Blue Nile Inc. rose in premarket trading on Friday, after third-quarter profit rose 10 percent and a Deutsche Bank analyst upgraded the stock, seeing bright prospects for market share and its international business....
Ahead of the Bell: Nvidia up after beating views (AP) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Driven by strength across all its businesses, Nvidia Corp. posted better-than-expected results for its third quarter, sending shares higher in premarket trading Friday....
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Sector Snap: Airline shares rise (AP)