Few bankers express dissatisfaction with expectations that they boost the bottom line: "If you like what you do, it's not pressure"
Moody's downgrade hits Nortel
Americans close shop early to start celebrations
Microsoft news benefits tech stocks and TSE
Investors approve of rate cut and pro-Microsoft court decision
Financial stocks hurt by Merrill Lynch earnings warning
American markets down on news of possible conflict in the Persian Gulf
U.S. markets buoyed by greater optimism