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S&P 500 Snaps Four-Day Losing Streak; Libyan Unrest Boosts Global Oil; Gold Rises for Fourth Time in Five Sessions
After losing almost three percent over the past four sessions, the S&P 500 rallied on Tuesday, as some retailers reported estimate-beating growth.
S&P Down for Fourth Straight Session; Japan’s Monthly Deficit Exceeds Expectations; Euro, U.S. Treasury Yield Rise
All three major U.S. stock indices fell Monday, as investors await the release of the Federal Open Market Committee’s minutes.
S&P 500 Experiences Worst Week of Year; Dollar Rallies against Euro, Yen; Euro Zone Trade Surplus Widens in June, Inflation Flat in July
As of early Friday afternoon, stocks are heading lower, extending what was already the S&P 500’s worst week of 2013 so far.
Economic Data Lowers Stocks; Gold, Silver Rise; Egyptian Oilfields Remain Open but Alert
Economic Data Lowers Stocks (Bloomberg) Continued concern over when the Federal Reserve will reduce its stimulus combined with bond yield-raising economic data to give U.S. stocks their biggest one-day drop since June. “With weaker earnings, higher interest rates and geopolitical concerns, risk assets like stocks don’t do well in that type of environment,” Jim Russell, […]
Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall, Italian and Spanish Bonds Rise with Euro; Germany, France Propel Fragile Euro Zone; Obamacare Causing Businesses to Cut Employee Hours
Stocks fell today, influenced by two factors: Macy’s Inc. reduced its earnings forecast, reflecting a drop in retailers. The second factor in the stock slide was that economists predicted the Federal Reserve will begin to taper its bond purchases next month.
Daily Data Flow: Japanese Decline Brings Stocks Down; Dollar Rallies Ahead of Fed Outlook; Weak Retail Sales Coming
U.S. stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its fifth drop in six sessions. This was due in part to data which indicated a slowdown in Japan’s economic growth, as well investors who await tomorrow’s report on American retail sales.