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By Richard Rubin and Kevin Dugan, Bloomberg |
February 6, 2013
Exchange-traded notes, which mimic investments in securities without an annual tax bite, would lose that edge under a proposal from the top Republican tax writer in Congress.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
February 5, 2013
Service industries in the U.S. expanded in January at about the same pace as the prior month, showing the biggest part of the economy is holding up in the face of federal government budget battles.
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January 24, 2013
Trading in options that profit if Treasury yields rise surged before the House of Representatives voted yesterday to suspend the U.S. debt limit for four months.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
January 23, 2013
Natural gas has bounced very hard off the key $3.10 level, and has been climbing rapidly in the month of January, probably supported by the fear premium induced by the plant takeover in Algeria.
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By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg |
January 22, 2013
Oil increased to a four-month high as German investor confidence climbed more than economists expected and a Bloomberg survey showed that international optimism about equities gained.
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By Gopal Ratnam and Nick Taborek, Bloomberg |
January 2, 2013
Defense contractors led by Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. gained a reprieve from U.S. spending cuts that may prove short-lived.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
January 2, 2013
The Nasdaq is rallying big today, trading up around 65 points. We have a very bullish view on U.S. equity futures indexes with the budget/tax deal being signed.
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By Ian Sayson and Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
January 2, 2013
Developing-nation stocks rose to a 10-month high after U.S. lawmakers passed a bill that averted spending cuts and tax gains that had threatened the world’s largest economy.
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By Derek Wallbank, Bloomberg |
December 26, 2012
The deal that seems possible to fix the U.S. budget is getting smaller and smaller.
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By Philil Flynn |
December 21, 2012
A must read Energy Information Agency report that showed significant increases in U.S. production of crude oil and other liquid fuels and the outlook for further growth