The greenback was mostly weaker and the euro continued its ascent after Greece passed the implementation bill for austerity and rollover proposals were being considered. With the removal of near term risk factors relating to Greece and a surprisingly higher Chicago PMI print earlier, risk sentiment was buoyed as highlighted

Oil service shares lead gains to finish out the first half

A healthy bond market rebound gathered pace on Thursday after four days of selling. The demand for the safety of government paper fell by the wayside somewhere outside of Athens after yesterday’s successful parliamentary vote. Dealers attempted to drive yields lower following further dull news from the labor market in

Stocks are up by roughly 1% following a strong read on manufacturing activity in the Midwest and a sense that a eurozone crisis has been averted.

A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Cisco Systems Inc. rose 1.4 percent to $15.55 with 25,224,800 shares traded.

Wall Street extends a winning run after a gauge of Chicago manufacturing activity comes in better than expected.

Dow jumps more than 100 points as stocks gain for fourth straight day. Investors cheer strong business activity in Midwest and Greek vote to implement austerity measures.

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