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By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
During the past three years, the Fed planned to cut accommodation early in the year only to boost it after economic growth lagged behind its forecasts. This time, Federal Reserve policy makers are prepared for the summertime slump.
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By Sonja Elmquist, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
Alcoa Inc., the first Dow Jones Industrial Average member to report results each quarter, is losing its accuracy as a bellwether for the U.S. stock market.
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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 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 Lindsey Rupp and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, dragging the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from a record, as financial and energy shares tumbled after oil plunged and worse-than-estimated data spurred concern over economic growth.
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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.
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By Sarah Pringle and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
March 28, 2013
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose above its record closing level, wiping out losses from the financial crisis, as economic growth slowed less than previously estimated and concern about Europe’s debt crisis eased.
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By Stephen Kirkland, Sarah Pringle and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2013
Most U.S. stocks fell for a third day, the longest slump of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Cyprus rejected a bank-deposit levy needed to secure European bailout funds.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, extending the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s record high, as a private jobs report showed companies took on more workers than estimated and the Federal Reserve said the economy is growing.
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By Bramesh Bhandari |
January 24, 2013
How to use the commodity channel index to analyze price movements and to predict trends, either short- or long-term in nature.