The markets didn't quite know what to think of this morning's ADP National Employment Report that highlighted a better-than-expected addition of 162,000 private sector jobs in September; however, a mid-afternoon report out of Europe changed that in a hurry. According to European Union regulators, EU banks have raised an additional $265 billion in capital since December by issuing capital, withholding dividends, and reducing riskier holdings. With the ADP report signaling a possible stabilization in U.S. job growth and EU banks doing what's necessary to meet new capital regulations, the S&P 500
Let's have a quick look at some of the stocks most directly responsible for influencing the S&P 500's movements today.
Homebuilders are off to the races across the board today. Both Lennar
Online streaming company Netflix
Hewlett-Packard
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