Currencies

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Post Best Day Since January; Yen Soars; Consumers Open Wallets

Stocks gained today, giving the S&P 500 its biggest gain since early January, due to better-than-predicted economic data...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Decline; Dollar Falls; Why Cyclicals Will Sizzle for Investors This Summer

Stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to a third day of losses, as investors considered prospects for...

Nikkei Down 10 Percent from Five-Plus Year High; Gold is the Time-Honored Safe Haven, Right?; Greece Named World’s First ‘Demerging Market’

The Nikkei 225 Index followed up Tuesday’s 1.5 percent loss with today’s 2.4 percent dive. After the last...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; Yen Jumps; New Math Makes it Easier to Lower Unemployment Rate

Stocks fell today, which sent the S&P lower for a second day, after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fluctuate; S&P Raises Credit Outlook; Dollar Rallies

Stocks vacillated between gains and losses today, following the biggest two-day gain the S&P had since January, after...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Jump; Job Creation Continues; Dollar, Shares Rise

Stocks rose, erasing a weekly loss for the S&P 500, after today’s employment growth topped economists’ predictions.

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise; Jobless Claims Fall; Euro Rises Against Dollar

Stocks rose today, erasing the S&P 500 Index’s earlier losses from a two-day losing streak, as investors weighed...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; European Black Market Booming; Dollar Rallies

Stocks fell today, after the S&P 500’s Index rallied yesterday from a three-week low, as economists predicted that...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise; Factory Activity Edges Up; Dollar Weakens

Stocks rose today, with the S&P 500 erasing earlier losses, after Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Decline; Dollar Rallies; Consumer Sentiment Jumps

Stocks fell today, undermining the seventh monthly gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as better-than-forecast data...