Asked to name the most recession-resistant commodities most people would place "drugs" in the top spot. Indeed demand for certain prescription drugs -- especially those that treat seemingly recession-related maladies like insomnia -- has spiked over the last two years. According to data published by IMS Health (RX) a market research firm that specializes in health care prescriptions for sleeping pills -- such as Ambien from "I've never seen any decline in demand for marijuana in bad economic times " said Ed Shemelya head of marijuana eradication for the Office of Drug Control Policy’s Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking ...

U.S. stock futures rose Thursday after the recent rut, with a leading economics forecaster growing more confident, but they lightly trimmed their early advance after a government report showed first-time weekly jobless claims fell a bit less than expected.

Stocks expected to move significantly in trading on Thursday include the retailers as well as Ciena, Hovnanian, Novartis, Oracle, Retalix, Sepracor, Sun and Toyota.

U.S. stock futures rise Thursday after a recent rut, with a leading economics forecaster growing more confident while merger news continues to trickle out.

Chinese stocks post their biggest percentage gain since March, as metals and financial shares soar on speculation the government will act to support markets after a sell-off last month.

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