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Europe Closes Near High, Pending Fed Decision
The European FTSEurofirst 300 closed up 0.5% on Tuesday, near Monday’s historic five-year high.
Bernanke’s Blessing: Stimulus Saves Corporate America $700 Billion
Along with juicing the market and fattening investor portfolios, the U.S. government’s most recent stimulus plan has been...
Global Markets on the Clock with Fed Announcement at 2:00 pm EDT
Today, analysts and investors alike fully expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to start what has long-been rumored: tapering...
S&P 500 Approaches Record ahead of Fed Meeting
As members of the Federal Reserve gathered for this week's two-day meeting, stocks rose again, sending the S&P...
Summers, Syria Raise Stocks
Easing tensions regarding Syria and Lawrence Summers's withdrawal of his candidacy for the next chair of the Federal...
Europe Welcomes Yellen with Five-Year Highs
European markets hit record highs after weekend news, including Larry Summers’s withdrawal from Fed chair candidacy and a...
Might Bernanke’s replacement be… Bernanke?
Larry Summers, rumored to be President Obama’s first choice for next Federal Reserve chair, publicly withdrew his name...
Opposition Spurs Summers to Withdraw as Fed Chairman Candidate
Yesterday, President Obama’s leading contender for the Federal Reserve chairman position, Lawrence Summers, withdrew his name from consideration,...
Poor Data Eases Tapering Concerns, Boosts Stocks
Disappointing economic data released today led investors to believe that the Federal Reserve, in its meeting next week,...
Euro Beats Dollar ahead of Fed Meeting
Ahead of next week's meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, investors grew concerned about the status of the...