Economic News

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Disappointing Earnings; Jobless Claims Holding Steady; Euro Gains on Dollar

Stocks fell today, reaching their lowest point in six weeks as earnings proved discouraging to investors.

Eagle Eye Opener: Is Russia’s Economic Slippage Putting Putin’s Re-election at Risk; Global Market Tug-of-War Slightly Favors Bulls Today

If you’re an investor who has made a tidy profit off of Russia’s “rebirth” the last couple of...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Lowered Sentiment; Fed: Housing Led U.S. Growth; Apple Shares at Year-Worst Position

Concerns over global growth impacted investor sentiment, and partially as a result, global stocks experienced an overall decline...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Suffer on Low Retail Numbers; Dividends Climbing; Tax Dodging Costly for EU

Data showing an unexpected retail sales drop in March, along with a commodities decrease and a slight decline...

Eagle Eye Opener: U.S. Market Struggles to Recover in Early Trading from Weaker-than-Expected Retail Sales; Dow and S&P 500 Retain Investor Confidence to Hit All-Time Highs

The stock market is struggling to regain its upward momentum after trading down in early action this morning...

Eagle Eye Opener: PIMCO’s Gross Boosts Interest in 10-Year Treasuries; WTO Slashes Global Trade Growth Estimate

U.S. bond investors got a much-needed shot in the arm when their patron saint, Bill Gross, raised the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Small Payroll Increase; Consumer Credit Has Most Growth in Half a Year; Dollar, Yen Fall

U.S. stocks took a sizable fall today due to data showing that jobs added in March were less...

Eagle Eye Opener: Japan’s Response to Stimulus Boosts Country’s Market; U.S. Unemployment Reports Hurts European Equites; Samsung Improves Profits

Japanese investors gave a resounding vote of confidence to the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) aggressive stimulus plan yesterday,...

Daily Data Flow: Stimulus Efforts Boost Market; Oil Left out of Market Rally; Dollar, Euro Beat Easing Yen

Stocks rose today, with investor optimism over stimulus efforts overcame fears caused by an increase in U.S. jobless...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Drop on Energy, Financials; Growth in Service Sector at Seven-Month Low; Oil, Dollar Fall

Falling financial and energy stocks today dragged down U.S. stocks, pulling the S&P 500 down from its recent...