NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are trading in a tight range after a disappointing report on the jobs market is renewing concern about the health of the economy. But traders also see the report as adding to the likelihood the Federal Reserve will take action to further stimulate the economy. Such a move by the [...] [...]
NEW YORK — Stock futures rose today as investors grow hopeful that the U.S. recovery remains on track. The market will try to build on a late-day rally that sent the Dow Jones industrial average up 225 points yesterday. It was the second straight day investors made big moves in the waning moments of trading. [...] [...]
JACKSON- MCEE’s top economics students from across Mississippi gather at Millsaps College in Jackson to receive awards for their academic accomplishments in the 2009-2010 year. [...]
NATCHEZ — Callon Petroleum Company has received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company has regained full compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards. On March 20, 2009, Callon announced that it had received notice from the NYSE that due to the decline in its stock price and market capitalization, the [...] [...]

Hancock, Bancorpsouth, Trustmark hold solid against the tide U.S. stocks are expected to turn sharply lower for the second straight day Friday, as investors remain jittery about President Obama’s new bank plan, which seeks to prohibit banks from owning hedge and private equity funds. Shares endured a second day of heavy losses, pushing them back [...] [...]

Though not a soothsayer, state economist Phil Pepper believes predicting the economic forecast for 2010 is rather simple. Be realistic, he says. “I think we will see the economy improve gradually in 2010,” he said. “But the growth will be slower than what people want or expect. I’d say I’m not optimistic or [...] [...]

Back in late April of this year, John Bergland Jr., founder and president of Bergland Wealth Management Inc. in Ridgeland, noted the market rally that had been seen the previous 30 days. He saw that perhaps that rally was an indication of where the stock market was headed — up. Some three moths later, the [...] [...]