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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...
Home Sales Reaching Fast Pace; Dollar Rallies to Highs on Bernanke’s Comments; Stocks Fall on Concern Fed will Scale Back Stimulus
Strong demand and limited supply have been boosting home sales to hit a pace that is nearly three...
Reasons Remain for Fed to Keep Easy-Money Policies Fueling Equities
Compelling reasons exist for the Federal Open Market Committee to stay with easy-money policies that have kept the...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall as Fed Sticks to Plan; Most States Still above 10% “Real” Unemployment; Hong Kong Positive for First Month Since January
Stocks fell today, as payroll and manufacturing growth slowed and the Federal Reserve announced it will continue buying...
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...
Eagle Eye Opener: Official Minutes of Last Federal Reserve Meeting are Leaked; German and Korean Automakers Improve Sales in China
At least 12 U.S. banks, a Wall Street law firm, a hedge fund and a private equity fund...
Eagle Eye Opener: International Markets Mixed; Fed Chairman Benanke Hints at Ultimate Transition; N. Korean Threats May Keep U.S. Defense Contractors Busy
U.S. investors awoke this morning to the monotonous drone of a conflicted global market. Far East indexes ended...
Daily Data Flow: Fed Bond Buying Commitment Lifts Stocks; Cypriot Banks Negotiate with Russia; Good Day for Chinese Stocks
Today, the Federal Reserve announced it will maintain its practice of buying bonds to stimulate the economy, and...
Words of Wisdom from Wayne: Cypriot Strategy Puts Markets on Alarm
The European Union’s (EU) tough love policy for the island of Cypress has roiled markets worldwide today. Instead...
Eagle Eye Opener: Fed Backhands Big Banks; Federal Workers Face Salary Freeze; Japanese President Pushes Farm Subsidy Cuts
The U.S. Federal Reserve dealt an unkind blow to four of the largest banks, slapping their “stress test”...