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These Housing Stocks Are Up Over 24% in 2012 21 Jun 2012 | 07:22 am
Housing stocks have rallied 14 percent from their low at the beginning of the month, and 31 percent so far this year. In fact, the Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index [ITB 15.52 -0.13 (-0.83%) ] is...
Traders work on the floor of New York Stock Exchange as a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke is displayed on a screen Wall Stre... 21 Jun 2012 | 07:18 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks edged lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve acted to aid the fragile economy with stimulus measures that were in line with market expectations but went no further. S...
‘Facebook Funds’ Plunge 15 Jun 2012 | 12:35 am
Facebook’s FB +1.76% disastrous stock-market debut sheds new light on the hazards of investing in funds that invest in private companies. FB +1.76% GSV Capital GSVC +0.69% and Firsthand Technology Val...
U.S. Stocks Add to Gains 15 Jun 2012 | 12:18 am
NEW YORK—U.S. stocks rose as an unexpected increase in initial claims for unemployment benefits prompted speculation the Federal Reserve will announce further economic-stimulus efforts, offsetting con...
Movers roundup: Skechers, Forest Laboratories 12 Jun 2012 | 10:34 am
Among the stock activity stories for Monday, June 11, from AP Business News: — Shares of Skechers USA Inc. got a boost after a Sterne Agee analyst raised his rating for the sneaker maker to “Buy” from...
Regional stocks: Wall Street rally fizzles 12 Jun 2012 | 10:31 am
The optimism that buoyed investors last week seems to have fizzled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 142.97 points to 12,411 on Monday. The NASDAQ closed down 48.69 to 2,809 and the S&P 50...
Global markets reverse gains on Spanish debt concerns 12 Jun 2012 | 10:28 am
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian markets reversed the previous day’s hefty gains on Tuesday as a European bailout for Spain’s debt-stricken banks failed to convince investors that the spread of the debt crisis...
Americans Trust Romney More Than Obama on Economy: Survey 8 Jun 2012 | 09:41 pm
President Obama’s economic policies do not appear to be resonating with the broader American public, but the effort to label him very liberal or a socialist also appears to have little traction so far...
Stocks likely to struggle 8 Jun 2012 | 09:33 pm
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks could struggle Friday on investor disappointment that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did not signal more stimulus is on the horizon. Dow Jones industrial avera...
Dow, S P 500 post biggest gains of 2012 7 Jun 2012 | 08:17 am
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 logging their best gains of the year, as investors grew hopeful that more stimulus for the global economy is around the co...
