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Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rebound on Good Data; Strong Housing Numbers; Cyprus Worries Keeping Euro Down

Thanks to forecast-beating durable goods orders in February and the biggest increase in home prices since 2006, U.S....

Daily Data Flow: Cyprus Bank Deal Hits U.S. Stocks, Russian Investors, Euro

Investor optimism fell in the aftermath of Cypriot banks reaching a deal, causing U.S. stocks to fall for...

A Good Old-Fashioned Momentum Play

Overall, global stock markets ended the week broadly flat. The Dow Jones barely eked out a gain, and...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise to End Down Week; Crucial Time for Natural Gas Rally; Cyprus Hopes Boost Euro

As debates continued on the Cyprus bank affair, U.S. stocks rose today, though markets were still slightly down...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Slip on Europe Concerns; More Housing on Market; Euro Struggling

After a brief rise yesterday, U.S. stocks today fell, as concerns about Europe and its debt crisis continued...

Eagle Eye Opener: International Markets Mixed; Fed Chairman Benanke Hints at Ultimate Transition; N. Korean Threats May Keep U.S. Defense Contractors Busy

U.S. investors awoke this morning to the monotonous drone of a conflicted global market. Far East indexes ended...

Daily Data Flow: Fed Bond Buying Commitment Lifts Stocks; Cypriot Banks Negotiate with Russia; Good Day for Chinese Stocks

Today, the Federal Reserve announced it will maintain its practice of buying bonds to stimulate the economy, and...

Markets Correct, Japan Continues to Soar

The relentless rise of the markets abated this past week as the S&P 500 dropped 0.27%. The MCSI...

Daily Data Flow: Europe Fears Shrink Stocks; Manufacturers Look to Mexico; Cyprus Crisis Lowers Euro

As Cyprus rejected an unpopular bank levy, fear about Europe's debt crisis managed to increase, sending U.S. stocks...

Daily Data Flow: Cyprus Crisis Hits U.S. Stocks; Housing Rebound Can Go Further; Bank of Japan Commits to Quantitative Easing

A levy to be imposed on banks in the European island of Cyprus renewed fears on the euro...