Bank Stocks Lead Market to a Seventh Winning Week

Stocks ended the week on a positive note despite economic reports that fell short of expectations. But Cort Gwon of FBN Securities says there was lots to cheer about as fears over the debt crisis in Europe lessened and U.S. com…

U.S. Stocks Get a Lift From Portugal and the Dollar

Stocks closed broadly higher Wednesday after Portugal’s government had no trouble in tapping global debt markets, helping ease European debt fears. The euro gained at the dollar’s expense, which lifted a broad basket of commodi…