During a volatile week, stocks bounced between Mideast turmoil and generally strong economic reports. Even with the jobless rate’s surprising drop, equities ended on a down note. Still, stocks eked out a tiny overall gain on th…
The fabled New York Stock Exchange isn’t what it used to be. Today’s NYSE Euronext has lost a huge volume of trading to upstart computerized exchanges in recent years, and scandals have tarnished its luster. Now, Germany’s Deut…
Traders will be reading between the State of the Union’s lines to see what Obama’s new approach means for business and the market. And given stocks’ steady rise for the past eight weeks, profit-taking and choppy action should b…
Treasury yields hit a six-month high Monday on optimism about the world economy and concern about the U.S. deficit.
Yields have been steadying climbing as investors bet that a stronger world economy will lead to higher interest rates, Reuters reporte…