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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.
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By Alanna Byrne |
December 6, 2012
Shareholders of scores of public companies can expect to get some holiday bonuses this year, as many of these firms rush to issue special dividends before a potential 2013 tax hike linked to the fiscal cliff kicks in.
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By Rita Nazareth, Cordell Eddings and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
December 4, 2012
Treasury 10-year notes advanced, while commodities retreated and U.S. stocks fluctuated, after President Barack Obama held his ground about raising tax rates for the highest-income Americans. The dollar weakened.
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By Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
October 25, 2012
U.S. stocks were little changed, with benchmark indexes trading near seven-week lows, as Americans signed fewer contracts than forecast to purchase previously owned homes and investors monitored earnings.
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By Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
August 1, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, reversing earlier gains, as the Federal Reserve’s pledge to provide additional support for the economy disappointed investors anticipating a more definitive sign of further monetary easing.
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By Nick Baker and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
June 1, 2012
Treasuries rose, driving 10-year yields below 1.50 percent for the first time, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly erased its 2012 gain after U.S. employers created fewer jobs than economists estimated.
