The Worst Month Starts off Strong

September is, at least historically speaking, the worst month of the year for the stock market. This year, however, stocks…

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Stocks Rise as Syria Fears Diminish

Stocks rose as relieved investors reacted to the decreasing possibility of a major military strike against Syria, boosting the S&P…

11 years ago

Verizon’s Bond Blooms Big

Verizon priced a $49 billion bond offering today. This offering surpasses the combined price of the next three largest corporate…

11 years ago

Four-Year Low on Mortgage Activity as Borrowing Costs Rise

In the week ending Sept. 6, the Mortgage Bankers Association announced that their seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application fell…

11 years ago

China’s Recovery Downplayed by Country’s Premier

Investors who’ve taken China’s recent uptick in manufacturing and production as a green light for getting back into its investment…

11 years ago

Apple Picks Profits over Popular Approval

Apple released its next iteration of iPhone yesterday, featuring a high-end iPhone 5S, complete with fingerprint scanner and retailing for…

11 years ago

Verizon to Float $49-Billion Bond

Verizon Communications will sell $49 billion in bonds to partially fund the $130 billion buyout of Vodafone to reclaim sole…

11 years ago

China, Syria Boost Stocks; Dow Jones Industrial Average Reshuffled; World Oil Supplies Adequate, per OPEC

Thanks to good data on China's improving economy and fears about the Syria situation subsiding, stocks finished another session in…

11 years ago

Which Global Markets Soared By Double-Digit Percentages Last Week?

September has a reputation as the worst month of the year for stock markets. Throw in the uncertainty surrounding Syria,…

11 years ago

McDonald’s Fattens the World; The Rich Get Richer… at a 75% Discount; Chinese Data Boosts Emerging Markets to Three-Month High

Powered by stronger sales in Europe, McDonald’s posted an unexpected 1.9 percent increase in global sales.

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