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Economic Data Lowers Stocks; Gold, Silver Rise; Egyptian Oilfields Remain Open but Alert

Economic Data Lowers Stocks (Bloomberg) Continued concern over when the Federal Reserve will reduce its stimulus combined with...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall, Italian and Spanish Bonds Rise with Euro; Germany, France Propel Fragile Euro Zone; Obamacare Causing Businesses to Cut Employee Hours

Stocks fell today, influenced by two factors: Macy’s Inc. reduced its earnings forecast, reflecting a drop in retailers....

U.S. Markets Trade Sideways as Emerging Markets Recover

It was a mixed and quiet week for U.S. stock markets during the past week. The S&P 500...

Booking 120% in Your Bank of Ireland (IRE) Call Options

Bank of Ireland (IRE) rose another 2.82% yesterday, and your Oct 2013 $10.00 calls (IRE131019C00010000) are now up...

Daily Data Flow: Japanese Decline Brings Stocks Down; Dollar Rallies Ahead of Fed Outlook; Weak Retail Sales Coming

U.S. stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its fifth drop in six sessions. This was due...

Booking 81.33% Gains in Bank of Ireland (IRE) options

Both U.S. and global markets pulled back last week, as the Dow Jones dropped 1.49% and the S&P...

European Shares Hit Two and a Half-Month Highs; HIV Maintenance Drugs to Get New FDA “Faster-Tracked” Designation; Aussie Elections Could Send Their Dollar Plummeting

Europe’s FTSEurofirst 300 Index hit its highest level since May. England’s FTSE 100, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC...

S&P 500 Heads for Weekly Loss; Oil Rallies Two Percent; Yen Rises Against U.S. Dollar

S&P 500 Heads for Weekly Loss (Bloomberg) As of Friday afternoon, falling stocks look to pull the S&P...

Booking 101.64% Gains in Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) jumped 4.89% over the past two days after announcing better-than-expected earnings. Quarterly revenues increased 67.7%...

S&P 500 Snaps Three-Day Skid; Gold Rallies from Three-Week Low; Nikkei Falls to One-Month Low

S&P 500 Snaps Three-Day Skid (Bloomberg) After declining 1.1% in the past three sessions, the S&P rose Thursday,...