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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2013
Americans’ confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth.
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By Press Release |
May 16, 2013
The regulator says Charles J. Dushek and Charles S. Dushek mixed funds with clients and allocated winning trades to personal accounts.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
May 15, 2013
The growing market concern over the weakening oil fundamental picture is continuing to pressure oil prices with the complex declining for the fourth trading session in a row.
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By Greg Stohr |
May 14, 2013
A Deutsche Boerse AG unit lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal that sought the right to offer options based on major stock indexes.
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By Whitney McFerron and Luzi Ann Javier, Bloomberg |
May 14, 2013
Corn fell in Chicago and soybeans swung between gains and losses on speculation that drier weather will allow U.S. farmers to speed up planting after a report showed fieldwork is progressing the slowest since the 1980s.
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By Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
Prices for single-family homes increased in 89 percent of U.S. cities in the first quarter as the housing market extends a recovery from a five-year slump.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
Stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record for a fifth day, amid better-than- projected earnings forecasts. European shares and metals gained as China’s trade and German industrial output beat estimates.
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By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
McDonald’s Corp., the world’s biggest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 13 months fell 0.6 percent last month as growth slowed in its Asia Pacific region.
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By Andrew Harris |
May 6, 2013
Several banks have restrained market competition for credit default swaps, a union pension plan claims.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2013
Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded in April at the slowest pace in four months, indicating the industry will contribute less to U.S. growth this quarter.