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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...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks End Higher on Stimulus Optimism; Economy Expands Less than Expected; Dollar Falls

Though stocks shaved their gains in the final hour of trading today, they still ended modestly higher with...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Retreat on Stimulus Concern; Dollar Slumps; Mortgage Rates Rise

Stocks fell today, with the DOW retreating from a record, amid concern that the Federal Reserve could begin...

Late Entry for ‘Sell in May and Go Away?’

It was a choppy and ultimately negative week in the stock market, with the S&P 500 down 0.55%...

Booking 73.33% and 69.25% Gains in Seven Days

I recommended last week that you buy options in two of your Ireland-related plays, Bank of Ireland (IRE)...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Strong Data; Home Prices Accelerate; Consumer Confidence Soars

Although stocks shaved their gains, they still ended in positive territory across the board Tuesday strengthened by supportive...

Pausing for Breath after Booking Some Well-Timed Gains Last Week

Wall Street finally broke its four-week winning streak, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.07% and the MCSI Emerging...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks to Fall for Third Straight Day; Gold under Pressure

U.S. stocks are on track to fall for a third straight session today, marking the first three-day skid...

Daily Data Flow: Jobless Claims Data Shows Improving Market; Student Loans Reach Record; Stocks Drop

The labor market continues to prove its resiliency as the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits...

Japan’s Nikkei Index Falls 7.3% for Several Reasons; Europe and U.S. Indexes Dip after Japanese Nosedive; JPMorgan Voters Keep CEO Dimon

The Japanese stock market's single-largest, one-day loss since the 2011 tsunami featured a 7.3 percent plunge yesterday that...