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Daily Data Flow: U.S. Market Finishes Week Strong; Dollar Hits Five-Week Low; Consumer Sentiment Rises to Six-Year High

The S&P 500 made a comeback from early losses to finish higher on Friday, as investors await upcoming...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise as Investors Consider Data, Earnings; Euro Rises Against U.S. Dollar; Small Companies Contributing to Market Rally

Stocks rose today, halting two days of losses for the S&P 500, as investors weighed corporate earnings and...

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...

General Electric Gains Boost U.S. Stocks; Gold Hits One-Month High; Fed Comments Continue to Bring U.S. Dollar Down

General Electric Gains Boost U.S. Stocks U.S. stocks rose Friday, as General Electric's 4.6% gain offset losses by...

S&P 500 Hits New Record; U.S. Oil Reaches 16-Month High; U.S. Dollar and Euro Rise on Yen

S&P 500 Hits New Record (Bloomberg) The S&P reached a new record Thursday, as a second day of Congressional...

Daily Data Flow: Ben Bernanke Clarifies Fed Policy; U.S. Stocks Rally on Fed Flexibility; Gold Falls as the Dollar Rises

In comments made today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke advised that the bank’s current quantitative easing (QE) policy...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Fed Official’s Comments; U.S. Dollar Drops Against Euro; Inflation to Rise as Stimulus Slows

Stocks Fall on Fed Official's Comments (Bloomberg) Stocks fell on Tuesday, as the S&P 500 ended its longest winning...

Eagle Eye Opener: India Not Buying Gold; European Auto Sales Down; Corrupt Growth in China

Indian Gold Purchases Way Down Even in Traditional Buying Season (Reuters) Even though this is the time of...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rise as Earnings Season Starts; Dollar Beats Euro on Fed Speculation; Nationwide Retail Sales Disappoint

The dollar climbed against both the euro and yen today, as traders said last week’s selloff was overdone.