NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors followed Monday's market tumble with a search for beaten-down shares, and hopes for an auto industry bailout helped temper concerns over the deepening recession.
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is likely to report a net loss of as much as $2 billion for the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal said, citing industry insiders.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bargain-hunting holiday shoppers did not save U.S. retail sales in November, which will likely represent a second straight month of declines for the industry.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples , the world's largest office products retailer, posted a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, helped by higher sales from the acquisition of Dutch peer, Corporate Express.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co's second-largest union voted on Monday to approve the company's four-year contract offer, avoiding a second damaging strike at the plane maker's Seattle-area plants.