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By Stephen Kirkland, Lindsey Rupp and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2013
Stocks rose for a second day and industrial metals rallied as slower-than-forecast Chinese inflation eased pressure on policy makers to tighten credit.
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By Lu Wang and Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, after the biggest weekly drop of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors awaited Alcoa Inc.’s financial release to mark the beginning of the earnings season.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
April 8, 2013
Upcoming earnings reports over the next few weeks will likely determine whether investors take profits on a huge Q1 stock market rally, or continue to pile on long positions.
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By John Caiazzo |
April 8, 2013
With analysts and economists invariably incorrect in their reported expectations of important data, I must reiterate: "Better to keep ones mouth shut and be considered ignorant, than to open it and remove all doubt."
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By Whitney Kisling and Alexis Xydias, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
Even bulls are taking steps to protect profits after gains in U.S. stocks added $10 trillion to equity values, convinced the first decline in earnings since 2009 will spur losses in the historically weak second quarter.
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By Jeff Greenblatt |
April 8, 2013
The slowing economic recovery doesn't sit well with major indexes at all-time highs. Is this good or bad news for stocks?
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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from yesterday’s drop, as central banks in Japan and Europe reassured investors that they will keep economies awash in cash to bolster growth.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
April 4, 2013
The Bank of Japan has recently pledged to double its government bond holdings in two years, thus actually surprising the market with its extreme level of aggressiveness in trying to combat and reverse deflation that is plaguing Japan.
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By Ginger Szala |
April 3, 2013
The annual Futures Industry Association conference in Boca Raton, Fla. is a good time to take the industry’s temperature. Where the 2012 meeting was somber, 2013 seemed upbeat.
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By Lindsey Rupp and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 2, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounding after yesterday’s decline, as orders placed with U.S. factories increased in February and Cyprus received easier bailout terms.