Economic News
Rising Unemployment Gives Fed Reason to Stay with Easy-Money Policies; Seek Profits in Eastern Europe; Is Gold about to Rise Again?
Investors should look at Eastern Europe for the next round of oversized profits, said Templeton Group’s Emerging Markets...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise; Jobless Claims Fall; Euro Rises Against Dollar
Stocks rose today, erasing the S&P 500 Index’s earlier losses from a two-day losing streak, as investors weighed...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; Job Growth Sluggish; China’s Strength May Lead to Weakness; Fed States Economy Expands Moderately
Stocks fell, sending the S&P 500 to a one-month low, as jobs and factory data missed estimates and...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; European Black Market Booming; Dollar Rallies
Stocks fell today, after the S&P 500’s Index rallied yesterday from a three-week low, as economists predicted that...
Who’s Really behind the Home-Price Boom?; The Weaker the Better for World Markets: Dwindling Domestic Opportunities Push Spanish Business Worldwide
For many “savvy” investors, it’s no secret that the Federal Reserve is the real force keeping the U.S....
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise; Factory Activity Edges Up; Dollar Weakens
Stocks rose today, with the S&P 500 erasing earlier losses, after Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Decline; Dollar Rallies; Consumer Sentiment Jumps
Stocks fell today, undermining the seventh monthly gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as better-than-forecast data...
European Economic Scene Worsens Yet Again; Inflation Uptick Good News for Japan; Three Retailers Chasing the White Whale and Losing
Investors looking for signs that the European Union (EU) is battling back from its economic pit can keep...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks End Higher on Stimulus Optimism; Economy Expands Less than Expected; Dollar Falls
Though stocks shaved their gains in the final hour of trading today, they still ended modestly higher with...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Retreat on Stimulus Concern; Dollar Slumps; Mortgage Rates Rise
Stocks fell today, with the DOW retreating from a record, amid concern that the Federal Reserve could begin...