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By Anthony Lazzara |
April 26, 2013
After a historical fall from the high 1.20′s all the way down to 100, the yen has found some buying interest after not being able to go lower than 100.
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By Namitha Jagadeesh |
April 26, 2013
U.S. stock futures maintained losses, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will snap a five-day rally, as data showed the economy grew less than economists forecast in the first quarter.
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By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg |
April 19, 2013
McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, posted first-quarter profit that was little changed as same-store sales dropped in the U.S. for the first time since 2003 amid soft global demand.
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By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economic expansion remained “moderate” amid gains in manufacturing, housing and autos that offset weakness in defense-related industries in some regions.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Cecile Vannucci |
April 16, 2013
Traders who made record bets on volatility scored the biggest gains in almost two months as equities plunged.
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By Lu Wang and Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
April 12, 2013
Metals and energy sank, sending a gauge of commodities to an eight-month low and extending a slump that Citigroup Inc. said may mark the “death bell” for the four-year rally in materials.
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By Jeanna Smialek |
April 12, 2013
Confidence among Americans fell in April to a nine-month low, which may point to a cooling in consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
March 26, 2013
Confidence among U.S. consumers fell more than forecast in March as Washington’s budget battle soured Americans’ views of the economic outlook.
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By Moming Zhou, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
West Texas Intermediate crude gained for the sixth time in seven days as the dollar weakened and inventories fell at a major storage hub. The U.S. benchmark narrowed its discount to Brent crude for a fifth week.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
Treasuries rose for the first time in three days after an unexpected decline in a gauge of U.S. consumer confidence cast doubt over the strength of the recovery in the world’s biggest economy.