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Solid Economic Data Pulls up Stocks and the Dollar; Dollar Rises with Positive U.S. News; Oil Falls Back as Investors’ Syrian Fears Relax

Both European and U.S. stocks rose today, following a more-positive-than-expected revision of second quarter gross domestic product (GDP)...

Stocks Rise on Energy Rally; Dollar Rallies ahead of Syrian Conflict; The 5% Recovery: Rebounding from Recession?

Stocks soared today, causing the S&P 500 to bounce back from its eight-week low. Energy shares surged as...

Suffering From Mr. Market’s Moodswings

It was another tough week for stock markets around the globe, as the S&P 500 dipped 1.32%, while...

Stocks Fall on Syria Tension; Investors Seek Refuge in Gold; Syria Fears Cause Yen to Beat Dollar

U.S. stocks experienced their worst one-day decline in more than two months today, as investors the world over...

Stocks Fall on Kerry’s Syria Comments; Student Loans Impacting Parents; Dollar Beats Yen, Euro Despite Disappointing Data

Stocks dropped today, with the S&P 500 erasing gains made earlier in the day, after Secretary of State...

Betting on the Online Travel Revolution — and a New Option Recommendation

It was a mixed week in U.S. and global stock markets. The Dow Jones was down 0.47% while...

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...

German Domestic Demand Powers Q2 Growth; American Dream Slipping into Nightmare; East Asian Markets Mixed after Fed’s Whiff on Tapering Start Date

German domestic purchases in the second quarter were the strongest in a year, lending credence to the idea...

U.S. Stocks Rise on Jobs Data Despite Trading Delay; Dollar Improves in Reaction to Fed Minutes; Europe Bouncing Back from Bad Week

Even though a computer error halted Nasdaq trading for three hours, stocks pushed higher today, thanks in part...

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...