04/19/05

World markets endured an anxious session yesterday after Wall Street suffered its biggest losses in almost two years last week over fears the American economy is faltering. Jittery investors scouring the first batch of earnings in a busy week for corporate America were left without solid evidence as to which way the world's largest economy might be heading. About 30% of the broad S&P 500 index is scheduled to report this week...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1462870,00.html

from Guardian [UK]


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp