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Insurer entering liquid alts space

By Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg | December 4, 2014

New York Life Insurance Co. agreed to buy asset manager IndexIQ, pushing into exchange-traded funds and adding offerings for retail investors who want to copy hedge-fund approaches.

Volatility falls most since depression as stock funds gain

By Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg | February 19, 2013

S&P 500 rises to highest level in five years on merger optimism

By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg | February 19, 2013

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest level in five years, on optimism over dealmaking and data showing rising investor confidence in Germany.

Gold forecasters splitting on peak for bull market

By Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy, Bloomberg | January 15, 2013

Danske Bank A/S and Credit Suisse Group AG, the most-accurate gold forecasters, say prices will probably peak this year while their nearest rival, UniCredit SpA, sees no end in sight to the 12-year bull market.

Stocks, commodities rise on U.S. budget optimism; dollar weakens

By Matthew Brown and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg | November 19, 2012

Global stocks snapped the longest losing streak in almost a year amid optimism a deal can be reached to avoid automatic U.S. spending cuts and tax increases. Oil led commodities higher. The dollar and Treasuries fell.

S&P 500 in cheapest bull market since Reagan

By Whitney Kisling, Inyoung Hwang and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg | November 19, 2012

The post-election rout in U.S. stocks has driven the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down so far that it would have to advance 26 percent to reach the valuation of bull markets since John F. Kennedy was in the White House.

Bank profit leading S&P 500 as U.S. earnings growth sputters

By Whitney Kisling and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg | October 8, 2012

As third-quarter earnings season begins, the companies analysts are most bullish about are the ones whose stock prices are farthest below their highs -- banks.

Fed stimulus fading as forecasters say best is over

By Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg | September 20, 2012

The biggest advances in commodities this year may be over because of mounting concern that policy makers aren’t doing enough to bolster economic growth at a time when producers are expanding supply.

U.S. stocks climb to four-year high as euro, commodities advance

By Rita Nazareth and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg | August 21, 2012

Stocks rose, sending U.S. benchmark indexes above their highest closing levels in more than four years

Gold forecasters splitting after rout

By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg | July 31, 2012

The only three analysts to correctly predict gold’s biggest quarterly slump in four years are now split, reflecting investors’ diverging views on the probability of central banks doing more to shore up growth.

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