INTEL, the world’s biggest chipmaker, last night predicted fourth-quarter sales that beat analysts’ estimates, an indication that consumer demand for computers may be reviving.

A US judge has thrown a lifeline to investors who may have been duped in one of Wall Street’s biggest alleged frauds.

Investors sent stocks lower today as anxiety over the growing list of firms affected by investment manager Bernard Madoff and the potential losses to the financial sector took centre stage on Wall Street.

The list of investors who say they were duped in one of Wall Street's biggest pyramid schemes is growing, snaring some of the world's biggest banking institutions and hedge funds, the super rich and the famous, pensioners and charities.

Wall Street turned in a mixed performance today as investors watched the price of oil regain ground and decided to cash in some of their gains from the stock market’s big rally last week.

Wall Street gave up a big early advance and closed mixed today after oil prices closed above 100 for the first time and stoked fears that inflation will stymie an already troubled economy.

THE impact of impending job cuts at Yahoo upon workers at its Dublin European base remained unclear last night as the company did little to contradict speculation that hundreds if not thousands of jobs are to be lost worldwide.

GOOGLE, owner of the most popular internet search engine, said third-quarter profit rose 46% after the company extended its lead over Yahoo and sold more ads on YouTube.

HAVING ended the year on a record high the ISEQ 100 started 2007 with another record performance.

The New York Stock Exchange today said it will close on Tuesday as part of a national day of mourning to mark the funeral of US President Gerald Ford.

Wall Street surged higher today, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials past 12,500 for the first time as year-end bargain hunters picked up stocks across a variety of sectors.

SHARES of the Nasdaq Stock Market plunged to their lowest levels in over a month after the London Stock Exchange LSE.L urged shareholders to reject a £2.7 billion (€4.02bn) hostile bid from the largest US electronic stock market.

A Federal Reserve official’s warning about a possible resumption of interest rate hikes unnerved Wall Street today, wiping out an early advance and leaving stocks narrowly higher by the close.

Wall Street’s attempt at a rally fizzled out today, with the major indexes rising in response to a Middle East ceasefire and then giving up most of their gains later in the day.

The New York Stock Exchange is to buy Euronext for about $10bn (€7.8bn) in cash and stock, creating the first transatlantic securities market in a deal that would pressure rival exchanges to consolidate.

Fresh signs of inflation risk left stocks mixed on Wall Street today as new data on US gross domestic product bolstered the Federal Reserve’s view that the economy remains strong.

Wall Street finished the week with moderate gains today, extending a November rally in light post-Thanksgiving trading amid signs of a strong start to the busy holiday shopping season.

AFTER years of losses and soaring fuel costs driven even higher by Hurricane Katrina, two of America’s biggest airline carriers, Delta and Northwest, looked to be headed to bankruptcy court last night.

Stocks rose for a fourth session in a row on Wall Street today.

Stocks rose for a fourth session in a row on Wall Street today.

A fresh wave of worries pushed US stocks lower today as invesors dealt with disappointing earnings in the consumer sector, rising oil prices and the possibility of a nuclear weapon test by North Korea.

A raft of strong earnings reports buoyed investors’ lagging confidence and sent US stocks sharply higher today, with the Dow Jones industrial average turning in its best showing of the year.

A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a modest relief rally today, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production had soared during the month of September.

Stocks drifted higher in New York today, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes third-quarter profit reports would override worries about a struggling economic recovery.

Google’s long-awaited initial stock sale has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Optimistic investors bid US stocks sharply higher in light trading today, buoyed by the strength of the economy and even ignoring a slight rise in oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average soared more than 140 points.

Al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite television channel, today defended its decision to air footage of dead British and American soldiers.

The New York Stock Exchange will delay the opening of trading on September 11 to mark the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks.

Investors sent stocks sharply lower for a second consecutive session today as worries about second-quarter earnings reports overshadowed President George W. Bush’s proposal to increase the penalties for corporate fraud.

INVOKING his Fifth Amendment right, WorldCom's former chairman refused to answer questions yesterday from a congressional panel investigating nearly $4 billion in accounting irregularities at the telecommunications giant.

Microsoft president and chief operating officer Rick Belluzzo says he is stepping down after a little more than a year in the position.

New York has declared Wall Street open for business, even as thick smoke and dust linger in the air and rescue crews continue searching a mountain of rubble.

Wall Street in New York remains shut for an unprecedented second day as the city’s financial district struggles to cope with the fall-out from yesterday’s attacks.

Tim Koogle is stepping aside as chief executive of struggling Yahoo! Inc, although he will stay on as chairman.

The New York Stock Exchange is to trade all its stocks in decimals from Monday.