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Daily Data Flow: S&P, Nasdaq Rise; Jobs Picture Brightens for Baby Boomers; U.S. Posts Largest Budget Surplus in Five Years

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose modestly earlier today following Thursday’s losses, as the indexes were on track...

Dollar Posts Four-Year High against Yen; Market Gains May Momentum

Dollar Posts Four-Year High against Yen… (Reuters) Last week’s U.S. non-farm unemployment report has evolved into the Swiss...

Daily Data Flow: Earnings to Raise S&P 500 to Inflation-Adjusted High; Jobless Claims Lowest in More Than Five Years; Dollar Hits 100-Yen Level

Corporate earnings are likely to rise high enough to send the S&P 500 Index to a "real" record...

Daily Data Flow: Earnings Keep Dow over 15,000; Colleges Attracting Rich Students, Shortchanging Poor; Euro Rises on German Data

Earnings Keep Dow over 15,000 (Bloomberg) After passing 15,000 points yesterday, today's earnings kept the Dow above that...

Daily Data Flow: Stimulus Hopes Boost Dow Over 15,000; Earnings Season Leans on Brand Power; China Nervous about EU-U.S. Trade Talks

Stocks rose today, sending the Dow above 15,000 for the second time in a week, indicating general optimism...

‘Play in May’ Pushing Global Markets to Five-Year Highs

Beginning with last week’s positive U.S. jobs report, the world’s markets appear set to hug-it-out of the current...

Booking 102.24% Gains — and Betting on the 3D Printing Revolution

It was another strong week for global stock markets, with the S&P 500 jumping 2.03% and powering through...

Daily Data Flow: Dow Hits 15,000; Housing Rebound Rises alongside Jobs Gains; Dollar Rises against Yen

For the first time ever, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 15,000, setting a new record high in...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Unemployment Decline; Clothing Left Behind in U.S. Manufacturing Rebound; European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates

Stocks rose today, as the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate and American jobless claims unexpectedly...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall as Fed Sticks to Plan; Most States Still above 10% “Real” Unemployment; Hong Kong Positive for First Month Since January

Stocks fell today, as payroll and manufacturing growth slowed and the Federal Reserve announced it will continue buying...