UPDATE – Carlisle Q2 profit misses Wall Street; shares fall (at Reuters)
* Q2 EPS $0.62 vs est $0.65 * Rise in raw material costs continues * Shares down as much as 12 pct Click here to read the full story
Read more..Stocks Drift, Digesting Data (at The Wall Street Journal)
Stocks Drift, Digesting Data Stocks traded in a tight range with the benchmark indexes mixed as investors deciphered a slew of mixed data. Markets Hub: Strong Earnings Meet Resistance Vote: How would you rate 2Q earnings? Click here to read the full story
Read more..Stocks Struggle for Direction (at The Wall Street Journal)
Stocks Struggle for Direction Stocks flitted between small gains and losses as disappointing reports on consumer confidence and regional manufacturing activity weighed against a rise in U.S. home prices and strong earnings. Click here to read the full story
Read more..AK Steel Beats, But Iron Ore Still Weighs (at TheStreet.com)
AK Steel reports surging profit and revenue, easily besting Wall Street s second-quarter targets, but iron-ore costs remain a concern for the company. Click here to read the full story
Read more..U.S. stocks lapse into red as confidence falls (at MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks lost hold of Tuesday gains after a measure of consumer sentiment fell more than Wall Street expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 4.16 points to 10,521.27. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Wall St rises on earnings and home prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Upbeat corporate results and a larger-than-forecast increase in home prices lifted U.S. stocks on Tuesday, as Wall Street pursued a fourth straight day of gains. Click here to read the full story
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