Having fallen heavily on Wednesday, the Dow -1.52% to close at 11,010.90 points, Wall Street has ended without a clear direction a very volatile session on Thursday. The Dow Jones gained 1.30% to 11,153.98 points and the S & P 500 has been 0.81% to 1160.40 points. In contrast, the Nasdaq lost 0.76% to 2480.76 points.
U.S. investors have not received so favorably that the approval on Thursday afternoon of the German parliament to extend the relief fund of the euro area (EFSF).
U.S.: GDP growth rate revised upwards
On the macroeconomic front, the growth rate of GDP of the United States has been officially revised up Thursday, slightly more than analysts thought.Second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product grew 1.3% annualized compared to the previous three months, said the Commerce Department, revising and up 0.3 point its growth estimate released in late August .
On a seasonally adjusted, new jobless claims in the U.S. totaled 391,000 in the week of 18 to 24 September, against 428,000 the previous week.
Real estate side, the promise of sale of existing homes fell in August from 1.2% to 88.6, its lowest level since April. Economists polled by Reuters were expecting a sharper decline at -1.8%.
On the foreign exchange market, the euro rose to 1.3593 displayed dollar (0.50%).A barrel of "light sweet crude" for delivery in November gained 93 cents to 82.14 dollars on the New York Mercantile Exchange where he had opened up more than two dollars.
Values follow:
• LyondellBasell (-4.03% to 26.65 dollars)
French employees of the American specialist petrochemical voted on Thursday extended for 24 hours of their strike and blockade on all Group units in Berre (Bouches-du-Rhône), due to the closure of the refinery . Meeting in mid-day general meeting, they voted the renewal of the movement by a large majority.
• Advanced Micro Devices (-13.66% to 5.31 dollars)
The U.S. manufacturer of microprocessors said Wednesday it lowered its forecast for revenue and gross margin for the third quarter, partly because of production problems at a plant in Germany unsecured personal loans.The group now expects its revenue for the quarter ended October 1, increase by 4 to 6% over the second quarter against a previous forecast of 8 to 12%.
• Amazon (-3.16% to 222.44 dollars)
Internet group Amazon introduced its first multimedia tablet Wednesday, the Fire Kindle, sold half as much as the market leader, Apple's iPad, which promises to be a credible competitor. Sold $ 199 (against at least 499 dollars for an iPad) as of November 15, exclusively in the United States as a first step, the Kindle Fire is part of the range of reading lights Amazon Kindle has been declining for four years.
• Hewlett-Packard (2.54% to 23.78 dollars)
The U.S. computer group used the services of investment bank Goldman Sachs to help it defend itself against a possible hostile bid, said Wednesday the Wall Street Journal.Weakened by the collapse of its share price and the recent upheaval at the helm, the group was concerned that one or more shareholders trying to take control, the newspaper business, citing people familiar with the matter.
• Nokia (3.96 to 5.77 dollars)
The world of mobile phones said Thursday it plans to eliminate 3,500 jobs in Romania, Germany and the United States by the end of next year."Nokia plans to close its operations in Cluj, Romania, by the end of 2011 (…) and plans to close (its offices and commercial activities) in Bonn, Germany and Malvern, United States," by the end of next year, the company said in a statement.
• Ford (0.70% to $ 10)
The automaker plans to hire 7,000 people within two years the United States, ruling that the U.S. economy do not wipe recession.
• General Motors (1.71% to 20.76 dollars)
The group said Thursday that the new contract four-year agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) would have a financial impact "minimal".