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Eagle Eye Opener: World Markets Confident U.S. Averts Fiscal Cliff: Obama Hints at Deal

Investors worldwide demonstrated confidence that the United States would find a way to avert an fiscal-cliff driven economic...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rise; Beating the Fiscal Cliff; SAC Capital Threatened with Fraud Charges

U.S. Stocks Rise as Boehner, Obama Fuel Optimism on Talks (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, erasing an earlier loss...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise; Budget Deal Optimism; Forget Twinkies

U.S. Stocks Rise as Boehner Says Talks Were Constructive (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, erasing earlier losses, as House...

A Four-Year Crystal Ball: Elections Have Consequences

The American people have spoken, and more than half of the electorate chose President Obama to continue leading...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; States Worried About Cliff; Apple Tanks

U.S. stocks fell, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to the lowest level since June, as Wal-Mart...

What Did C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb Say?

At Wednesday night's Social Entrepreneurship Awards dinner sponsored by the Manhattan Institute, honoree Brian Lamb of C-SPAN said...

Making Money Alert: The Presidential Election Aftermath

The markets fall in the wake of Tuesday’s election results.

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Rumors; Election Intrigue

U.S. stocks and commodities rallied for a second day, while the U.S. dollar and Treasuries fell as investors...

Eagle Eye Opener: Election Day; Global Markets Gain

The Finish Line: Obama or Romney (YahooFinance.com) Today is important for investors as U.S. voters decide if we’ll...

Is Obama Responsible for the Stock Market Rally?

"Wall Street may not cheer, but Obama's been good for stocks." -- Jeff Sommer, New York Times (October...