Commodities and Gold

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S&P 500 Snaps Three-Day Skid; Gold Rallies from Three-Week Low; Nikkei Falls to One-Month Low

S&P 500 Snaps Three-Day Skid (Bloomberg) After declining 1.1% in the past three sessions, the S&P rose Thursday,...

Potential Fed Cuts Lower Stocks; Nikkei Plunges, Yen Climbs; Oil Slides Lower for Fourth Consecutive Session

Stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its first three-day drop since June 12, while investors speculated...

Stocks Fall on Fed Comments; Six-Month High for Service Sector Growth; Weak Payroll Data Boosts Gold

Stocks dropped from record highs today, as investors weighed stronger-than-forecast growth in service industries and comments from a...

English Potash Mega-Deal Averted; Department of Justice Has Bank of America in its Sights; Handicapping the Three Fed Finalists

England’s first new potash mine in 40 years is drawing a ton of attention.

S&P 500 Reaches 1700; Nikkei Hits One-Month High; U.S. Crude Rallies

S&P 500 Reaches 1700  (Bloomberg) For the first time in U.S. History, a general rise in U.S. stocks sent...

Fed is Repeating Itself; Beef Prices to Rise; EU Banks Creeping Up

Getting to Love “The Same Ole’ Same Ole’ (YahooFinance) For the last couple of months, U.S. Federal Reserve...

S&P 500 Aims for Biggest Month since January; Investor Pessimism Lowers Oil Prices; Declining Yen Boosts Asian Stock Indices

The S&P rose again Monday ahead of an announcement from the Federal Reserve, as the U.S. market index...

S&P 500 Pares Monthly Gain; Asian Stocks Decline, Yen Rises; Buyers Boost Gold Futures

S&P 500 Pares Monthly Gain (Bloomberg) All three major U.S. stock indices fell today, as housing data damaged investor...

Stock Indices Post Mixed Earnings; Dollar Continues to Fall Against Euro; Gap Between U.S. and Foreign Oil Widens

Stock Indices Post Mixed Earnings (Bloomberg) The Dow rallied to a new high as the S&P 500 snapped...

U.S. Stocks Extend Gains; Gold Price Rises More Than 3%; Abe Win Boosts Yen Against U.S. Dollar

U.S. Stocks Extend Gains (Bloomberg) On Monday, investment in equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reached a five-year high, fueling...