U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, driving the S&P 500 to an eight-month closing high, after CIT Group Inc was thrown a lifeline to avoid bankruptcy, and investors bet corporate America would log another strong set of earnings this week ...
THE NEXT BIG THING IN U.S. ENERGY EXPLORATION will be the Marcellus Shale, a vast, underground layer of rock stretching from upstate New York down through Pennsylvania and into Ohio and West Virginia. By some estimates, this formation contains 50 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas, enough to meet two years of gas consumption for the entire U.S. That kind of volume could go a long way to helping the country cut its dependence on foreign oil ... Enter Range Resources (RRC). A
1. “Something old, something new—and everything over the top.” ... In recent decades, a rise in what couples expect to spend on their wedding has boosted the wedding biz to a $120 billion industry, according to David Wood, president of the Association of Bridal Consultants. Today’s nuptials, costing $27,000 on average, tend to be “ grander,” Wood says. And the grander the affair, the more a couple needs help putting it together. Enter the wedding planner, a profession that emerged
U.S. stocks rose on Friday, and the Nasdaq capped its longest stretch of weekly gains in a decade as stress test results and reassuring jobs data fueled hopes the worst is over for banks and the economy ...