Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the) (GS) +0.45

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced the nomination of H. Lee Scott, Jr. for election as an independent director of the firm at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If Mr.

The concerns over the Greece debt situation are having an effect on the Euro’s trading price.  The EU’s currency is having its worst week since January of this year.  Investors have reacted conservatively after news that the Balkan state seems likely to seek a bailout from either the Eurozone or the International Monetary Fund, or both.  The US Dollar is trading higher against the Euro this mor

Even as data suggested the economy is improving at a slow but gradual pace, investors were reluctant to buy stocks as potential policy changes and fresh signs of trouble in Greece kept sentiments jittery.  However, the Dow average rose for an eighth straight day, its longest winning run since August 2009.

An expected uptrend pause Thursday morning gave way to a rally, spurred on by some big cap stocks after lunchtime. The DJIA gained 45 points for the day to close at 10,779. The SmarTrend(R) indicators moved mainly sideways across plateaus near the bottoms of their overbought zone, getting ready to rally the DJIA up further.