Wall Street racks up second week of gains (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks scored their first back-to-back weekly gains since early July on Friday, on strong Google earnings and as investors kept riding the optimism for a solution to the euro zone’s debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall St Week Ahead: Earnings calls wake up to Wall Street pain (Reuters)

Reuters – Earnings forecasts for U.S. companies are starting to feel the pain on Wall Street and in the broader economy as the odds of another recession rise. Yahoo! News: Business News
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U.S. Mortgage Applications up 6.3% This Week

Based on the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 9, 2011, mortgage applications increased 6.3 percent from one week earlier. This week’s results include an adjustment to account for the Labor Day holiday. The Mar
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit 50-Year Record Lows This Week

Frank Nothaft According to Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showed that mortgage rates, fixed and adjustable, reaching all-time record lows providing further incentive for those homeowners looking to refinance. The 30-year fixed averaged 4.15 perce
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Daily news important as markets face volatile week (AP)

AP – A little good news could bring some stability back to Wall Street this week as investors look for bargains amid chaos. Yahoo! News: Business News
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