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Yellen’s Nomination as Fed Chair Lifts U.S. Stocks

The S&P 500 finished up by 0.1% today, after two straight down days.

Keep Calm and Carry on

Markets finally cracked yesterday with the Dow Jones falling 2.73% and the S&P 500 tumbling 2.33% for the...

Oil, Metals Slide on Budget Standoff as Stocks Fluctuate

Commodities investors are feeling pain. Oil and metals slid as the dollar rose amid concern the U.S. budget...

Default, Shutdown Concerns Punish Stocks

Stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its largest two-day decline since June amid fears that the...

Stocks Drop amid Default Concerns

The S&P 500 fell 0.9 percent today.

Betting on ‘Asia’s Las Vegas’ — And Booking 73.91% Gains

The negative news of the government shutdown weighed on the major U.S. indices last week, as the Dow...

Stocks Rise as Investors Hope for Government Deal

Stocks rose today, though this week was the second in a row to finish in the red, as...

Services Data, Shutdown Lead to Stock Drop

Weaker-than-expected service industry growth combined with fears of the government shutdown leading to a recession caused stocks to...

Shutdown’s Second Day Slows Stocks

U.S. stocks fell today, paring yesterday's gains, as investors waited for news of progress towards the end of...

Booking Triple-Digit Percentage Options Gains

The market may be down today, but your bet on Priceline.com (PCLN) keeps going up and up. With...