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04/30/09: April Closes With Troubling Economic Data

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:38:36 GMT

Bankruptcy news for privately-held Chrysler boosted stocks of rivals Ford and GM. Markets reacted to sobering news about jobless claims and consumer spending, which traders already looking ahead to what next week's jobs report might reveal, Dave Kansas says.

MarketWatch Hot Stocks: Autos

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:59:38 GMT

Zero hour is here for ailing car maker Chrysler. Talks between Treasury and Chrysler's lenders break down, making it all but certain the number three U.S. car maker will end up filing for bankruptcy. (April 30)

Day Ahead: Market Optimism Persists

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:26:46 GMT

Even as Chrysler faces a bankruptcy filing, stocks are higher this morning as markets continue to focus on bright spots ahead. Dow Chemical might be one, having reported a surprising profit. Dow Jones Newswires' Andrew Dowell has your day ahead.

Clothing Retailer Stocks Look Pricey

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:16:59 GMT

With few people buying clothes, the recent run up in the sector's stocks is hard to justify. Avi Salzman reports for Barrons.com.

04/29/09: Markets Sift For Signs of Recovery

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:33:22 GMT

Although today's economic data showed a decline in GDP, traders interpreted the low numbers as a harbinger that the economy has already seen its worst days, Dave Kansas says.

Shell Profit Slumps On Lower Oil Price

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:58:48 GMT

Royal Dutch Shell says its quarterly profit slumped 62% as the oil major become the latest in the sector to reveal that its bottom line was hit by the slump in energy prices. (April 29)

Bonuses Still Big on Wall Street

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:48:23 GMT

There was outrage from Wall Street to Washington over bonuses paid to AIG and Merrill Lynch executives but a new survey reveals that 94 percent of financial executives received their bonus in 2008 despite the crumbling economy according to Marie Hollein CEO of Financial Executives International.

Stocks Today: Always Look on the Bright Side

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:46:04 GMT

Barron's Bob O'Brien says that there are suspicions in the equities market that it has reached a bottom, but how do you sync that expectation up with the GDP report that we saw in Wednesdays trading session?

MarketWatch Hot Stocks: Energy

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:01:03 GMT

Despite lower earnings from Royal Dutch Shell and Baker Hughes, energy companies continue to prove their ability to at least turn a profit in one of the toughest economic downturns in decades. (April 29)

Day Ahead: Markets Up On Busy Day

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:24:59 GMT

European markets and U.S. index futures are higher ahead of a busy day that will feature more earnings, a first reading on U.S. first-quarter GDP and the Fed decision. Also, the U.S. confirms its first death from swine flu. Dow Jones Newswires' Andrew Dowell has your day ahead.