Early market signs mostly positive for start of fourth financial ...
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TORONTO (CP) - North American stock markets appear poised for strong gains Friday in the fourth quarter&#39;s first day of trading as investors recover from drug company Merck &amp; Co.
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Business & money: Signs that four increases since August are starting to bite as housing market cools.
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Leading shares ended the week in positive territory, with a firm start on Wall Street and a recovery by financials helping the FTSE 100 to close just below its session highs, dealers said.
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Bullish economic outlooks encourage investors.
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Key economic data from the United  States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the  federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help  ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime  crisis.
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That&#39;s the early forecast from the National Retail Federation, which sees sales escalating at a &quot;moderate&quot; 4.5 percent clip over last year&#39;s robust results.
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Stocks opened a touch higher Friday in  what is set to be a thinly traded final session as investors  wind down for the year -- with all three indices on course to  end higher for 2004 as a whole.
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Southeast Asia&#39;s stock markets were among the world&#39;s best performers as the fourth quarter began. Christopher Wood, the top Asia strategist in Institutional Investor&#39;s fund-manager survey last year, is betting the gains are just starting.
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European bourses are seen starting positively after a late spurt on Wall Street thanks to encouraging results from technology stalwarts IBM and Texas Instruments. A slide in oil back to &#36;53.30 from its &#36;55.33 peak on Monday also helped.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The stock market got off to a quick start on news of President George W. Bush&#39;s victory, with the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq on Wednesday morning both up by more than 1%.
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Europe&#39;s main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London&#39;s FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points
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London equities moved higher in opening trade on Thursday, helped by buoyant financial stocks and a fresh set of bid talk.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a higher open on Friday, with financials in focus on a report that banks are planning to sell assets to shore up capital.
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Four of the biggest U.S. investment banks are poised to report strong fourth-quarter earnings, capping a fourth straight record year as nearly every business runs at full speed.
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Wall Street ended the first week of the third quarter with a respectable gain, shaking off early losses as investors found signs of strength in the June employment report.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as strong earnings from companies, including Microsoft Corp, and a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped lift investor confidence.
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U.S. stocks were expected to nudge higher at Tuesday's open with fourth-quarter earnings from investment banks Morgan Stanley  and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  taking center stage.