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By Joe Richter and Marina Sysoyeva, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
North American mills are sawing lumber at the fastest pace in six years after a recovering U.S. housing market, a beetle infestation in Canada and increasing Chinese demand drove the biggest price surge in two decades.
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By Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
U.S. technology stocks, the second-best industry of the past decade, have fallen to the cheapest levels in at least seven years and are vulnerable to more losses as analysts reduce second-quarter profit estimates.
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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
Hedge funds accumulated their second-biggest position against gold on record just as prices rallied the most in 15 months on surging demand for coins and jewelry and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ended a recommendation to sell.
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By Mark Shenk and Moming Zhou |
April 25, 2013
West Texas Intermediate crude capped the longest rally in nine months as fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week and the market breached key technical resistance.
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By Moming Zhou |
April 25, 2013
West Texas Intermediate crude rose for a sixth day as fewer Americans than forecast filed first- time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
April 24, 2013
Thomas Vitiello and Paul Sacks are long-time members of the Comex whose off-floor strategy has led to trading success in the electronic world.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on gold rallying after prices plunged the most in 33 years, underscoring billionaire John Paulson’s view that bullion will rebound.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews |
April 20, 2013
Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy Stein said liquidity regulation is essential to stability, while noting a need for a more moderate approach to oversight.
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By Steve Walsh, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the nomination of Ernest Moniz as secretary of the Energy Department, setting up a confirmation vote by the full Senate.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
Global stocks fell amid losses in industrial metals and disappointing earnings from Bank of America Corp. and others. The euro weakened as Germany’s central bank chief Jens Weidmann reportedly said European policy makers may cut rates if needed.
