Stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday, helped by more deal activity in the financial sector and upbeat earnings from the tech sector. After more than two years, the market has regained all its losses following the implosion of L…
Oil prices gained Monday morning as expectations of cold weather in the U.S. and Europe raised demand.
U.S. crude for January delivery rose 15 cents to $88.20 a barrel at 7:48 GMT, Reuters reported. ICE Brent for February rose 13 cents to $91.80.
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Improving economic conditions, strong corporate profits and the Fed’s easy money have some money managers bullish on equities going into 2011. Plus, companies are staring to deploy their cash hoards on M&A, dividends and share …
Stocks closed modestly mixed on light volume Friday in the last full trading week of the year, which marked the third week in a row of overall gains. While drugmakers Pfizer and Merck put a damper on the Dow, robust earnings fr…
Republican leaders may be worried about the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing, but the stock and credit markets are delighted: They’ve improved significantly since the plan was announced. But can the rally b…