SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's net profit fell 19 percent but investors took heart that it did not change its outlook despite a weakening U.S. economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp's failed takeover bid.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp and Washington Mutual Inc led several large U.S. banks in posting weak second-quarter results on Tuesday, hurt by soaring losses from mortgages and other debt.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as oil prices slid over $3 a barrel, taking the edge off a raft of disappointing earnings from American Express and others as well as a weak outlook from iPod maker Apple.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major rescue package for the U.S. housing market is scheduled to come to a vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, with lawmakers agreeing final language late on Tuesday and congressional analysts putting a $25-billion potential price tag on a new provision.
Mar. 22 - U.S. stocks finished narrowly mixed on Thursday as investors juggled profit warnings, rising energy costs and uncertainty about the direction of interest rates.
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