Companies

Futures boosted by energy companies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

Stock index futures rose on Friday, after upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates and higher oil prices boosted energy companies.

US STOCKS-Futures boosted by energy companies, Nordstrom (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

16 May 2008

* Futures rise helped by energy companies, Nordstrom

Asian Stocks Rise for Fifth Day; BHP, Mining Companies Advance (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a fifth day, sending the benchmark index to a four-month high, on speculation China will expand acquisitions of overseas mining companies to secure resources to feed its expanding economy.