Stocks
Dollar Halts Rally With U.S. Stocks Little Changed; Bonds Climb
©2016 Bloomberg News O4RP956KLVR8 (Bloomberg) — The dollar weakened for the first time in seven days, while Treasuries rose after a report showed the Federal Reserve’s preferred prices measure slowed in February, damping inflation expectations. U.S. stocks meandered amid the slowest trading day of the year. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot
Most U.S. Stocks Slip After Brussels Attack as Gold, Dollar Rise
©2016 Bloomberg News O4GLNN6JIJUZ (Bloomberg) — Most U.S. stocks retreated as investors dived into haven assets including gold and the dollar after deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels killed at least 31 people. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged higher as drugmakers climbed. While transport-related shares led the Standard & Poor’s 500
S&P 500 Futures Steady as Oil Holds Gains; Yen Rises Fifth Day
©2015 Bloomberg News O01JBZ6K50XS (Bloomberg) — U.S. equity-index futures were little changed after the biggest weekly surge in oil prices since August helped the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index erase its losses for the year. The yen was stronger for a fifth day, while Japanese stock-index futures gained after the Topix index
S&P 500 Slides With Crude as Treasuries Slump on Fed Rate Bets
©2015 Bloomberg News NYQY7R6KLVRB (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell the most in two weeks as crude plunged past $40 a barrel to send energy shares tumbling. Treasuries fell after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated increasing confidence in the economy two weeks before central bank officials meet. The Standard &
A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan: Chinese Stocks Biggest Decline Since 1992
For years now we’ve been hearing dire warnings about borrowing money from China so the first thing I thought when I heard that the Chinese stock market had plunged was if they had the capability to call in our loans and what does that mean. Might we have to give