Wall Street advanced today fuelling a gain on the FTSE. Better than expected profit reports and a su...
Wall Street advanced today fuelling a gain on the FTSE. Better than expected profit reports and a surprising drop in the US jobless rate triggered hope for a recovery. The Nasdaq is up 17.3 points to 1961.78 while the Dow Jones Industrial Index rose 81.5 points to 9793.72. Citigroup is among the biggest gainers after the financial services company announced a higher than expected profits per share. The shares of the company gained $1.10 to $49.62. Computer related shares gained after good news from Compaq and Apple. Compaq shares gained 33 cents to $11.43 after it announce...
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