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By Patricia Hurtado |
February 20, 2013
The FBI is working with the SEC in a criminal probe of trading “anomalies” before the announcement of a deal to buy H.J. Heinz Co.
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By Leslie Picker and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
February 14, 2013
U.S. stocks were little changed, after erasing earlier losses, as a drop in jobless claims and Warren Buffett’s deal for H.J. Heinz Co. tempered concern over shrinking economies in Europe and Japan.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
February 4, 2013
Stocks tumbled the most this year and the euro slid while Spanish bond yields surged amid renewed concern about Europe’s debt crisis. U.S. Treasuries rose, while oil fell after the longest stretch of weekly gains since 2004.
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By Futures Staff |
February 1, 2013
In a year dominated by crises — both natural and political — squeezing our annual list of largest influencers down to 20 was difficult. One thing this year highlighted was that money and power trump all as we learned that — at least in the banking world — there are...
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By Marcus Holland |
January 28, 2013
Articles have been speculating about the possible bankruptcy of Sears Holding, the major retail chain in the United States and Canada. At $40 a share, that would be a tidy profit for the short community.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 22, 2013
Analysts at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs have scaled back gold price forecasts, especially in the longer-term, as the underpinnings of its bull market are being called into question.
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By Saeromi Shin and Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg |
December 28, 2012
Emerging-market stocks rose for a fifth day on speculation China will take steps to boost domestic consumption
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By John Detrixhe and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg |
December 17, 2012
The global bond market disagreed with Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s more often than not this year when the companies told investors that governments were becoming safer or more risky.
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By Bradley Olson, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
Phillips 66, the crude refiner that was spun off from ConocoPhillips in May, plans to raise as much as $400 million in an initial public offering next year for a minority interest in some of its pipeline and logistics assets.
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By Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg |
December 12, 2012
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the U.S. economy would thrive next year if lawmakers reach an agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff of spending cuts and tax increases.
