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A Bet on European Recovery — and a New Chinese Option Play

Stock markets continued their upward trajectory last week, with the Dow Jones jumping 1.20% and the S&P 500...

Daily Data Flow: Debt Ceiling Talks Raise Stocks; CEOs Uncertain; Yen Falls

With the S&P 500 hitting another 5-year high, U.S. stocks rose today. Next week, House Republicans intend to...

Daily Data Flow: Dow at Five-Year High; Citi Q4 Falls Short; Spain Debt Lifts Euro

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its highest point since 2007, thanks to rallying stocks. A jump...

Celebrating a Stunning Start to 2013… and Bullish News on Mortgage REITs

Despite a relatively calm week, U.S. stocks have shot out of the starting blocks in 2013. And you've...

Are Stock Markets Returning to ‘Normal’?

It was another solid week for U.S. markets, as the Dow Jones rose 1.55% and the S&P 500...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Retailer Rally; U.S. Credit Rating May be Downgraded; New Facebook Feature

A rally in retail and transportation stocks overshadowed worries about the debt ceiling and caused U.S. stocks to...

Profit from the Timber Boom

Last week, U.S. markets ended the week slightly in the black, with the S&P 500 up 0.38% and...

Daily Data Flow: Ford to Add Jobs; Stocks Fluctuate; Oil Slips during Otherwise Strong Week

Ford is adding 2,200 U.S. salaried jobs this year -- the most white-collar hiring the automaker has done...

Daily Data Flow: S&P at Five-Year Peak; Debt Ceiling Could Delay Tax Refunds; Dollar Drops

Better-than-expected Chinese exports caused U.S. stocks to advance, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the highest...

A Bet on High Yield Junk Bonds — “Global Style”

With both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones down a hairsbreadth last week, it was essentially a...