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Syria, Stimulus Sink Stocks

Concern over Syria and the tapering of the Federal Reserve's stimulus snapped a seven-session success streak for the...

ECB President Says Money-Market Rates Too High

ECB President Says Money-Market Rates Too High (Reuters) In anticipation of U.S. Federal Reserve tapering, bank-to-bank borrowing costs...

Jobs Increase May Not Be Enough for Fed to Begin Tapering; 10-Year Treasury Notes Break Through 3%; Brent Crude Set for Longest Rising Streak in Months

This morning’s U.S. jobs report showed a slight drop in the unemployment rate to 7.3%, dipping slightly from...

Stocks Rise Before Syria Vote, Fed Decision; Bigger Banks in Europe?; Full Speed Ahead: Auto Sales Accelerate in August

Stocks climbed today, led by automakers and technology companies, as investors awaited a Senate vote on action against...

Stocks Rise as Investors Continue to Speculate on Tapering; Housing Decline Lowers Dollar; Improving China Data Boosts Gold

As of Friday afternoon, stocks were on pace to finish in the black, building on the previous day's...

Fed Keeps ’em Guessing as to When Tapering will Start; Fed’s Non-Event Deflates Emerging Market Currencies and Shares; Developed Nations Rise on Good News out of China and Europe

Although the minutes from the Federal Reserve's recent meeting indicate broad support for reducing the Fed’s $85 billion...

FOMC Minutes Indicate Possible Fed Tapering; Stocks Drop on Fed Officials’ Support for Stimulus Cuts; Obamacare, Weak U.S. Growth Fuel Part-Time Hiring

The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s recent meeting were released on Wednesday, revealing that Federal Reserve...

Big Week Ahead Has Markets Playing Waiting Game Today; German and U.S. Bonds Hit Multi-Month Highs; Emerging Markets Sinking Like a BRIC

With the United States Federal Reserve set to deliver minutes from its meeting later this week, and a...

Potential Fed Cuts Lower Stocks; Nikkei Plunges, Yen Climbs; Oil Slides Lower for Fourth Consecutive Session

Stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its first three-day drop since June 12, while investors speculated...

S&P 500 Endures Sharpest Decline Since June; Fed Official Sees End of Easy Money; U.S. Trade Gap at Three-Year Low

S&P 500 Endures Sharpest Decline Since June (Bloomberg) As economists raised their expectations for second quarter growth, U.S....