Posts Tagged ‘stocks’
U.S. recovery hopes drive developed stocks
Developed market stocks climbed on Thursday on hopes for renewed U.S. economic growth, although the dollar and emerging markets steadied, unwilling to push a rally further ahead of more data on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Stocks Tick Higher After Fed Minutes
Stocks Tick Higher After Fed Minutes Blue-chip stocks tacked on a second straight session of gains this year, boosted by encouraging economic data and relief over a quiet set of minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
Stocks, oil rise in festive cheer
World stocks held near the previous day's two-year high on Friday while oil hit fresh two-year peaks after strong U.S. data this week encouraged investors to maintain their risk positions into 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
The worst performed the best in this bull market
The daredevils are winning big this year. Investors who bought the riskiest stocks when the economic recovery was in doubt this year are clocking the biggest gains. Among them: stocks from companies at risk of defaulting on their debt, ones already priced high and those that other investors bet would drop fast. Read the rest of this entry »
Dow Closes at Two-Year High
The Dow records its highest close since September 2008, although the Fed's dim view of the recovery makes stocks pare gains late. Gregg Greenberg has The Real Story. Read the rest of this entry »
Is the Bond Bubble Bursting?
Here's what the end of the boom would mean for your finances. Read the rest of this entry »
Latin American Oil: More Than Just Petrobras
As Colombian guerilla warfare wanes, it's producing more oil than ever Read the rest of this entry »
Banks Carry Dow Higher
Stocks ended higher Wednesday, as surging financial stocks more than offset a broad... Read the rest of this entry »
Dow Pulls Out of Doldrums
Stocks closed higher Friday after a late rally erased the session's losses following... Read the rest of this entry »
Under Fire, Google Merits a Reality Check
Stewart: Criticism over a reported acquisition and an antitrust case is overblown. Read the rest of this entry »