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‘Keep Calm and Carry on’

It was yet another tough week for U.S. stock markets, as the Dow dropped 3.64% and the S&P...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rebound From Nine-Week Low on Economic Data; U.S. Dollar Rallies Against Euro; New Home Sales Hit Greatest Gain Since 2008

Stocks climbed today, as the S&P 500 rebounded from a nine-week low after data showed durable-good orders and...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; Dollar Rises on Fed Easing Expectations; Earnings Season Looks Like Train Wreck

Stocks slid today, sending the S&P 500 to a nine-week low, after Chinese equities entered a bear market...

A “Contrarian” Bet on U.S. Homebuilders

It was yet another lousy week in global stock markets, with the Dow Jones down 1.80% and the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks on the Rise After Drop; Dollar Hits High Value; Stock Market Volatility to Calm

Stocks advanced today, rebounding from the S&P 500’s biggest drop since November 2011, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...

Market’s One-Day Tank; Boeing Lists Production Plans; Economic Protests in Brazil

Stocks fell 2 percent on average yesterday, in what could be the beginning of the end for the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Tumble, Dollar Hits Two-Week High; Jobless Claims Rise

Stocks plummeted today, with the global equities benchmark index sinking the most in 21 months, and bonds fell...

Is the Federal Reserve There Yet?; British Bourse Buckles as Well; The Danger of Thinking Outside of the Box… Voice Box That Is

It’s official; U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters yesterday that the government’s quantitative-easing stimulus program would...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Bernanke Comments; Dollar Gains Ground after Fed Decision; Obamacare Hurting Jobs

Stocks declined today, after a two-day rally in the S&P 500, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said...

How I’m Playing Mr. Market’s Moodswings

Global markets rebounded this week, with the Dow Jones rising 1.30% and the S&P 500 up 1.58%. Even...