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Reuters - Competing proposals on allocating stock symbols have been received by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with the New York Stock Exchange wanting to guard shorter stock identifiers from being used by Nasdaq-listed companies. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were slightly firmer in mid-afternoon trade on Thursday, with investors in a cautious mood ahead of monthly employment data due on Friday when the market will be closed in observance of Easter. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were slightly firmer in early afternoon trade on Thursday, with investors in a cautious mood ahead of monthly employment data due on Friday when the market will be closed in observance of Easter. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were mixed at mid-morning on Thursday, with investors in a cautious mood ahead of monthly employment data due on Friday when the market will be closed in observance of Easter. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were set for a mixed start on Thursday, with investors in a cautious mood ahead of monthly employment data due on Friday when the market will be closed in observance of Easter. More Info...  

BusinessWeek Online - After the U.S. Justice Dept. and Internal Revenue Service said they were suing 24 people at five Jackson Hewitt Tax Services franchises for depriving the Treasury of $70 million on Apr. 3, the company's stock price tumbled 18%. But the stock recovered some ground Apr. 4 after Jackson Hewitt emphasized that the lawsuit involves only a sliver of its business, and one analyst reportedly upgraded the stock following its plunge. Market players bid up the shares by 8.9% to $28.89 on the New York Stock Exchange Apr. 4. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities were given a boost on Thursday as the Bank of England chose to keep UK interest rates on hold. More Info...  

AFP - Europe's major stock markets mainly fell on Thursday in subdued trade ahead of the Easter holiday weekend and British interest rate call.

FT.com - London equities were broadly flat on Thursday ahead of the Bank of England's key decision on UK interest rates. More Info...  

FT.com - Japanese stocks fell mildly on Thursday, succumbing to profit-taking after strong rises in the previous session. More Info...  

Stock Markets News

AP - Wall Street caught its breath Wednesday after the previous session's big advance, rising only slightly amid lackluster economic data and a slight drop in oil prices. Bond prices rose following the economic reports.

FT.com - Wall Street stocks rose modestly yesterday although the mood was contained by concerns about the economy and earnings. More Info...  

Reuters - U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday as Iran's plans to release captured British troops led to a decline in oil prices and positive brokerage comments boosted Microsoft Corp. .

AP - NYSE Euronext shares slipped in their first day of trading Wednesday following the completion of the $14 billion deal that created the first trans-Atlantic stock exchange. Executives were already talking about making the company even bigger.

AP - Japanese stocks rose robustly for a second session Wednesday as Wall Street's overnight rally helped lift technology and auto shares.

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were mixed in choppy trade at midmorning on Wednesday, as a promising start was clipped by a weaker than expected survey of non-manufacturing activity last month. More Info...  

FT.com - European equity markets crept towards their highest levels since the spell of market turbulence that began on February 27 when Chinese stocks plunged 8 per cent overnight. More Info...  

FT.com - A fresh bout of takeover speculation broke out on Wednesday amid rumours of possible bids for Home Retail Group and SSL. More Info...  

AFP - Europe's major stock markets stablized on Wednesday as falling crude oil prices hit energy stocks, offsetting a bright performance overnight in New York and earlier in Tokyo.

FT.com - London equities were flat in opening trade on Wednesday as strength among fund management companies was balanced by weakening high street banks. More Info...