The stock market rally is aging, and the surest sign is that investors are migrating to stocks that missed out on 2009’s big run.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 69 percent since March 9. The stocks hit hardest during the bear market, including financials and small-caps, led the rally during its first seven [...]
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Easy money may already be out of the markets
January 11th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Tags: easy money, economy's recovery, investors, recession, stock market
more...Stock futures point to gains to start 2010
January 4th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Stocks appear headed for a higher opening Monday on the first day of trading in the new year following the lead of overseas markets. Stock futures rose.
An analyst’s ratings upgrade of Intel Corp. shares helped push the technology group higher.
Asian markets received a boost after new data showed China’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest [...]
Tags: china's manufacturing, economic recovery, investors, stocks futures, us investors
Stock rise as investors shake off GDP revision
December 22nd, 2009 by Financial Writer
Stocks rose Tuesday as investors appear to be shaking off a worse-than-expected report that showed economic growth in the third quarter was not as strong as previously forecast.
Overseas markets strengthened. A report that the British economy did not contract as much as previously thought in the third quarter sparked a rally in Europe.
The U.S. government [...]
Tags: economy grew, gdp, holiday, investors, stock rise
Stock futures fall as traders boost dollar, bonds
December 8th, 2009 by Financial Writer
Stock futures indicated a lower opening on Wall Street Tuesday, as investors sought more safe-haven assets like the dollar and Treasurys.
The dollar gained ground against other major currencies, while bond prices rose. Commodities fell as the dollar rose. A stronger dollar makes commodities more expensive for buyers overseas, and also hurts profits at companies that [...]
Tags: dow jones, Federal Reserve, investors, recession, stock futures, wall street
Stock futures rise ahead of economic surveys
December 1st, 2009 by Financial Writer
Stocks headed toward a higher open Tuesday as investors await reports on manufacturing and home sales for more evidence on the state of the economy.
Overseas markets are higher Tuesday amid diminishing fears about Dubai’s debt problems. The emirate’s government investment company said it was looking at restructuring.
News of a deal between General Electric and Vivendi [...]
Tags: broader economy, dubai's debt, economists, general electric, home sales, investors, stock
After flooding economy, Fed to mop up money
November 30th, 2009 by Financial Writer
The Federal Reserve is fine-tuning a strategy to reel in some of the unprecedented amount of money that’s been pumped into the economy during the financial crisis.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that investors and others shouldn’t conclude anything about when the central bank will reverse course and start boosting interest rates [...]
Tags: central bank, economy, fed, federal reserve bank, financial crisis, investors
Stocks rise after slew of economic reports
November 25th, 2009 by Financial Writer
Stocks rose in light volume Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales.
Trading volume was thin ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Light volume can exacerbate swings in the market.
The Labor Department said new claims for unemployment insurance fell by 35,000 last [...]
Tags: home sales, investors, stocks, thanksgiving holiday, unemployment
Stocks climb on report showing jump in home sales
November 23rd, 2009 by Financial Writer
A weaker dollar and better-than-expected data on the housing market sent investors moving back into stocks Monday after a three-day losing streak.
Major stock indexes soared more than 1.5 percent in early trading, including the Dow Jones industrials, which rose about 170 points.
A report showing a big jump in home sales reinvigorated investors after disappointing reports [...]
Tags: central bank, Federal Reserve, home sales, interest rates, investors
Stocks fall in early trading as dollar rises
November 20th, 2009 by Financial Writer
The stock market lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew increasingly uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.
With little U.S. economic news to help sway the market Friday, the dollar again drove trading. A strengthening dollar curtails foreign demand for commodities, which are often traded in [...]
Tags: businesses, Debt, investors, rising dollar, us economic
Banks, policymakers spar over new rules
November 17th, 2009 by Financial Writer
Big banks stepped up warnings on Tuesday that tightening capital rules too soon could stall economic recovery, but policymakers said the bailed out sector cannot rely on taxpayers again in future.
Regulators are drafting tough rules that will force banks to hold far more capital and lessen the need for the kind of public rescues seen [...]
Tags: banks, big banks, economic recovery, g20, HSBC, investors