NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks ended November with weekly gains and monthly losses, with the Dow scoring its third-largest weekly jump so far this year, as technology bellwether Dell Inc.’s shaky forecast weighed on the Nasdaq, offsetting the market’s warm response to Federal Reserve talk suggesting further interest-rate cuts ahead.


SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies were among those making notable moves in the U.S. stock market Friday.


SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. said Friday it plans to bid for spectrum in a Federal Communications Commission auction to be held early next year, confirming speculation that the Web search giant intends to make a costly foray into the wireless market.


SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Bond insurers, including Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc., saw their shares jump Friday, rallying in the aftermath of a report that the U.S. government is working on a plan to bail out millions of subprime borrowers.


WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — As “one-trick pony” Ed Zander, the outgoing chief of Motorola Inc., rides off into the sunset, investors are asking once again: What’s next?


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Big oil stocks rose Friday, as the broader market lifted parts of the energy sector even as crude prices retreated below $90 a barrel.

