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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Post-Holiday Swoon Rips Stocks
1Grumpy traders sent stocks plunging after the long weekend. The S&P 500 dived 4.2%, the Dow 4.1%, the Nasdaq 3.9%. Losers mashed winners as fear spiked. Leading groups like HMOs fell, as did laggards like chips and biotechs. Volume remained below average as it has for the last few weeks, offering cold comfort. More on B2
10-Year Yield Slides Beneath 4%
2Treasuries blasted to new multiweek highs, sending 10-year yields toward 40-year lows, as investors ran to safety from falling stocks and fresh data showing meager U.S. factory growth. The 10-year T-note yield plunged 16 basis points to 3.97%. The dollar fell to multiweek lows on U.S. weakness. Japanese investors also repatriated yen in response to weakness there.
Factory Growth Gauge Stalls Out
3The ISM U.S. manufacturing activity index stayed stuck at 50.5 in Aug., stoking fears the recovery is in danger. Any level above 50 signals expansion, but the index was well below forecasts. Only 8 of 20 industries grew. The group's new orders index -- a gauge of future factory output -- was 49.7, down from July's 50.4 and well below June's 60.8. More on this page, A2
Nikkei Index Falls To 18-Year Low
- China ready to discuss Iraq with Bush.
- News wire article from: United Press International October 28, 2002 700+ words
...President Jiang Zemin was "ready to discuss Iraq" with President Bush when they...U.N. agenda for the last 12 years and we expect it to be raised," He said. "We are ready to discuss Iraq." He denied China was discussing...
- IRAQ: GCC FOREIGN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS IRAQ.(Gulf Cooperation Council...
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database September 10, 2001 700+ words
...sources told KUNA that the foreign ministers are expected to discuss Iraq, Israeli aggression against Palestinians, and the Iranian...With regard to Iraq, the foreign ministers are expected to discuss Iraq's threats against its neighbors and also its attempts to...
- UN official to discuss Iraq aid with Saudi Arabia.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. May 8, 2007 700+ words
UN official to discuss Iraq aid with Saudi Arabia New York, May 8 (PTI) In its continuing effort to help Iraq in its rebuilding plans, a top United Nations...
- Annan, Arab foreign ministers discuss Iraq.
- News wire article from: United Press International September 14, 2002 700+ words
...United Press International via COMTEX) U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan met with Arab foreign ministers Saturday to discuss Iraq and the Middle East, a day after U.S. President George W. Bush urged the world body to reach a decision on Iraq "in...
- UPI News Update, Blix to discuss Iraq weapons.
- News wire article from: United Press International December 19, 2002 700+ words
...Security Council Thursday to discuss Iraq's weapons situation. Non...woman, was sentenced to five years jail. This was the first conviction...average of 1.8 percent per year from 22.7 trillion cubic...development efforts in less than two years. The Seattle Times reported...
- Hungarian and German foreign ministers discuss Iraq, EU enlargement, and...
- Newspaper article from: Hungary Business News March 11, 2003 700+ words
Hungarian and German foreign ministers discuss Iraq, EU enlargement, and bilateral issues Budapest. March 11. INTERFAX-EUROPE - "Before we enter a war with Iraq, all non...
- Experts discuss Iraq reconstruction.
- News wire article from: United Press International May 23, 2003 700+ words
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 23, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) Arab and foreign experts Friday estimated that Iraq's reconstruction costs would run between $25 billion and $100 billion, but warned that the final total could be much higher. Jack Sheehan, first vice president of Bechtel which
- Panel to discuss Iraq future.
- Newspaper article from: Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado) March 17, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Gayle Perez Mar. 17--As the war in Iraq moves into its fourth year, many Americans wonder if democracy will ever become reality in the war-torn country. Colorado State University-Pueblo political...
