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By Alex Wayne and Drew Armstrong |
April 17, 2013
A U.S. senator’s review of a possible leak of market-moving info has stalled over a gray area of law and regulation.
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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.
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By Sandrine Rastello, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
The global economy won’t gain much traction this year as Europe and Japan fail to recover and lag behind other developed economies, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.
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By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
Less than a week after job-creation figures fell short of expectations and underscored the U.S. economy’s fragility, President Barack Obama will send Congress a budget that doesn’t include the stimulus his allies say is needed and instead embraces cuts in an appeal to Republicans.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 8, 2013
Natural gas broke out above $4.00 in decisive fashion as the trade seemed to embrace the fact that Goldman Sachs has upped their natural gas forecast and catching up with the bottom that I called in January.
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By Drew Armstrong |
April 4, 2013
A surge in insurance stocks before the official government announcement on new Medicare rates is shining a spotlight on insider relationships.
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By Heidi Przybyla and Roger Runningen, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
The White House is telling lawmakers that President Barack Obama’s budget plan will mirror previous deficit-cutting proposals, which included changing the calculation for Social Security cost-of-living increases and tax brackets.
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By Hans Nichols, Bloomberg |
March 22, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said he’s “spoken to the president a bit” about his future and that he feels no personal responsibility to stay at the helm until the Fed winds down its unprecedented policies to stimulate the economy.
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By Derek Wallbank, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
U.S. House Republicans won’t wait for President Barack Obama to issue a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. They plan to vote by the end of May on legislation that would sidestep the White House.
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By Roger Runningen, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
President Barack Obama, in an annual economic message to Congress, said the “top priority” of his second term is job creation, fueled by an effort to make the U.S. a magnet for manufacturing.
