Wall Street earns gains as fiscal cliff looms
Markets closed higher as the Dow and S&P rose over 1 percent and the Nasdaq jumped 2 percent amid lingering cliff tensions. MidAmerican Energy adds 407 MW of wind in 2012 raising its generation share to about 30 percent.
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Trends to watch at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
The Las Vegas show opens to spotlight five major themes. Connected cars from Audi Chrysler Ford GM Hyundai Kia and Subaru push cars as rolling computers. High definition displays and energy efficient screens gain clarity. Samsung hints at new TV shapes while Google and Microsoft push on demand video via Google TV and Xbox Live. Gesture control eyes deeper wrist level sensing from EyeSight aims to replace remotes. Digital advertising competition centers on Yahoo under CEO Marissa Mayer partnering with others against Google Facebook and AOL.
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Week Ahead Economic Outlook Highlights Key Data
The schedule outlines upcoming releases including U S consumer credit for November Alcoa and Monsanto quarterly results Germany November orders and trade data November industrial production and exports U S jobless claims Freddie Mac mortgage rates wholesale inventories job openings and labor turnover survey November ECB policy meeting Frankfurt Bank of England rate decision and international trade data release.
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