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Daily Data Flow: S&P 500 on Three-Day Hot Streak; Euro Zone Consumer Confidence Rose; U.S. Jobless Claims Fall

Stocks flew today, sending the S&P 500 to its biggest three-day rally since January, on better-than-estimated data and...

Weaker U.S. Q2 Data Gives Far East Stocks a Lift; European Markets Mixed on U.S. & E.U. News; Citibank Goes to Baghdad

Global stocks rose on Thursday on hopes that the Fed’s stimulus program would regain support in the wake...

Gold Dips to 34-Month Low; U.S. Stocks Rise as GDP Report Fuels Fed Stimulus Bets; China’s Central Bank Soothes Markets

Gold fell to a 34-month low, as improving U.S. economic data strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve...

‘Keep Calm and Carry on’

It was yet another tough week for U.S. stock markets, as the Dow dropped 3.64% and the S&P...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rebound From Nine-Week Low on Economic Data; U.S. Dollar Rallies Against Euro; New Home Sales Hit Greatest Gain Since 2008

Stocks climbed today, as the S&P 500 rebounded from a nine-week low after data showed durable-good orders and...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; Dollar Rises on Fed Easing Expectations; Earnings Season Looks Like Train Wreck

Stocks slid today, sending the S&P 500 to a nine-week low, after Chinese equities entered a bear market...

A “Contrarian” Bet on U.S. Homebuilders

It was yet another lousy week in global stock markets, with the Dow Jones down 1.80% and the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks on the Rise After Drop; Dollar Hits High Value; Stock Market Volatility to Calm

Stocks advanced today, rebounding from the S&P 500’s biggest drop since November 2011, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...

Market’s One-Day Tank; Boeing Lists Production Plans; Economic Protests in Brazil

Stocks fell 2 percent on average yesterday, in what could be the beginning of the end for the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Tumble, Dollar Hits Two-Week High; Jobless Claims Rise

Stocks plummeted today, with the global equities benchmark index sinking the most in 21 months, and bonds fell...