While you were sleeping: Euro-zone GDP stalls

While you were sleeping: Euro-zone GDP stalls
By Margreet Dietz Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced amid expectations that central banks will remain more accommodating than previously expected to help spur the pace of recovery and counter the impact of international conflict. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.31 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index increased 0.29 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.24 percent. Gains in shares of Pfizer and Boeing, up 1.9 percent and 1.8 percent resp...