Last week (March 19-23), the index of Shanghai Stock market and Shenzhen Stock market both hit their own new high, with a weekly increase of 4.91% and 5.43% respectively. Among the two markets, there are 87 companies majoring in chemical industry and concerned...

Price Price Net Percent 52- 52-Week Ticker 2/10 1/11 Change Change Week Low /99 /99 High Largest Banks Bank One Corp./ONE $48.25 $56.31 -$8.06 -14.32% $65.62 $36.06 BankAmerica Corp./BAC $61.63 $69.94 -$8.31 -11.89% $88.43 $44.00 Bankers Trust Corp./BT $86.00 $86.31 -$0.31 -0.36% $136.43...

Wall Street rebounded Tuesday as rising oil prices helped propel energy company stocks higher and offset a dim outlook from telecommunications maker Alcatel-Lucent.Exxon Mobil Corp. led blue chips and was among the Dow Jones industrials' biggest gainers as investors bet that a cold snap in...

Wall Street fell for a second straight session Tuesday as National Semiconductor Corp. issued a profit warning that sent technology stocks tumbling, and investors awaited results from networker Cisco Systems Inc.National Semi, which makes chips used in mobile telephones, said late Monday it expects sales...

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