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Beleaguered Kodak faces delisting from NYSE

Beleaguered Kodak faces delisting from NYSE

Eastman Kodak Co. may be kicked off the New York Stock Exchange if it cannot boost its share price over the next six months, the latest blow to the once iconic photography company and blue-chip stock. The company, whose shares fell more than 80 percent in 2011, received a warning from the New York Stock [...]

Wall Street expected to end year in the black, barely

Wall Street expected to end year in the black, barely

Stocks were lower in the first hour and a half of trading in the final trading session of 2011, with the prospect that a raucous year will close in the black. Positive jobs numbers on Thursday and potentially promising data from the housing market were followed Friday by news from Ford, which reported that auto [...]

Stocks up after new home contracts rise and unemployment claims suggest hiring could pick up

Stocks up after new home contracts rise and unemployment claims suggest hiring could pick up

Better news on home sales and improved prospects for job growth sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points, nearly making up its 140-point loss from the day before. The S&P 500 edged back into the black for 2011, with just one more day of trading left in [...]

US stocks dip at end of volatile year; Dow, S&P both off 0.1%, Nasdaq flat

US stocks dip at end of volatile year; Dow, S&P both off 0.1%, Nasdaq flat

US stocks edged lower on Friday, the last trading day of 2011, as investors waited for next year to begin making large bets. With the S&P 500 on track for a slight gain for the year after returning to positive territory on Thursday, many market participants were expected to stay on the sidelines on what [...]