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Daily Data Flow: S&P 500 Falls as Spain Seeks Bailout Funding; Retail Stocks Could be Helped by Holiday Sales; Mixed Results for Auto Industry Investors

S&P 500 Falls After Spain Says Bailout Not Imminent (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy...

Daily Data Flow: Wall Street Posts Stock Third Quarter; Watch out Taxpayers! Postal Service Prepares to Default

Wall Street posts best third quarter since 2010 (Reuters) Wall Street closed its best third quarter since 2010,...

With Molotov Cocktails Now Being Served, “Blood in the Streets” Is a Reality in Greece

Yesterday, 40,000 demonstrators brawled with riot police in Athens, Greece -- injuring six policemen with Molotov Cocktails in...

Daily Data Flow: S&P 500 Incurs Longest Sustained Drop Since July; World Stocks Expected to Rise by Year-end; Greece Looks Like Better Investment than China

S&P 500 Has Longest Drop Since July Amid Europe Concern (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell for a fifth day,...

Lessons Learned from My Weekend in Medellin Could Help Mexico

I spent the weekend in Medellin, Colombia, and I am amazed at the growth of this South American...

The Global Guru: Global Markets on a Sugar High

On Sept. 6, the European Central Bank (ECB) committed itself to buying the bonds of cash-strapped euro-zone members....

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall on European Worries; Oil Prices Pull Back Due to Economic Woes; China Bets Big on U.S. Securities

U.S. Stocks Fall as Investors Watch Efforts on Europe (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell after the Standard & Poor’s...

Daily Data Flow: Killing of U.S. Envoy Triggers Need to Boost Diplomatic Security; U.S. Stocks Rise as German Court Allows European Bailout Plan; Wholesale Inventories Climb

U.S. Envoy Killed in Libya (Marketwatch) Rioters angered by the release of a film they considered insulting to...

The Global Guru: “U.S.A.! U.S.A!” — We’re #7!?

After the United States regained its title as the top medal-winning country in the London Olympics of 2012,...

Daily Data Flow: Expect Low U.S. Interest Rates for Three Years; China Widens Trade Surplus; AIG Update

Fed Stuck at Zero Into 2015 Seen in Swaps, QE Odds Reach 99% (Bloomberg) Money Market traders now...