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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...
Sign of the Apocalypse? Beer Sales Down in Europe; More Beer Bashing: Carlsberg Fingers Russia for Declining Sales; The Calm before the Storm: Fed Minutes Go out at 2:00 p.m.
Heineken claims that poor spring weather, combined with Europeans trying to rein in spending, caused its weak second...
Mr. Market’s Moodswings and a Special Presentation From the Money Show
It was another tough week for both U.S. and global stock markets. The Dow Jones fell 2.90% and...
S&P 500 Snaps Four-Day Losing Streak; Libyan Unrest Boosts Global Oil; Gold Rises for Fourth Time in Five Sessions
After losing almost three percent over the past four sessions, the S&P 500 rallied on Tuesday, as some...
S&P Down for Fourth Straight Session; Japan’s Monthly Deficit Exceeds Expectations; Euro, U.S. Treasury Yield Rise
All three major U.S. stock indices fell Monday, as investors await the release of the Federal Open Market...
‘A gift from the trading Gods…’
It was the toughest week in recent memory for the markets as the Dow Jones tumbled 2.23% and...
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...