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Good Jobs Numbers Raise Stocks

Data showing an unexpected decline in jobless claims outweighed concern about a possible government shutdown, propelling stocks to...

Budget Tensions Lower Stocks

The S&P 500 extended its slump today to five sessions, marking the longest slide of the year for...

Celebrating a Strong Week — and Your First Ever 100% Winner

Despite the initial sharp rally in the markets after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's surprise announcement to hold off...

Stocks Drop on Slow News Day

Stocks declined for a fourth consecutive session as investors weighed concerns about the Federal Reserve's eventual stimulus tapering...

Booking Double- and Triple-Digit Percentage Option Gains

It was another positive week in the stock market, with the S&P 500 ending the week 1.30% higher...

Stocks Drop on Government Shutdown Concerns

U.S. stocks endured their biggest decline since August as investors grew concerned about the timing of eventual Federal...

Global Shares too Reliant on Fed Moves?

After the Fed’s surprise decision on Wednesday not to taper its $85 billion a month in stimulus, global...

U.S. Stocks Fall Back from Yesterday’s Rally

After rising to record highs yesterday on the news that the Federal Reserve will continue its current quantitative-easing...

Fed’s Stimulus Shocker Sends Stocks Surging

At approximately 2:05 pm EDT, yesterday, global stocks surged higher on the surprise news that the country’s $85...

Stocks Reach Records on Fed News

Upon learning that the Federal Reserve has no plans to immediately taper its $85-billion-a-month stimulus program, investors flooded...