U.S. Stock Futures Rise, Signaling Fresh S&P 500 Record
U.S. stock-index futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will extend its all-time high, after…
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Bernanke Resets Policy by Doing Nothing as Markets Soar
Ben S. Bernanke reinforced his standing as the most activist Federal Reserve chairman in history by doing the…
Europe Stocks Rise to Five-Year High as Fed Resists Taper
European stocks rose to the highest level in more than five years as the Federal Reserve decided not to slow…
JPMorgan Said to Pay $900 Million to Settle Whale Probes
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is poised to pay about $900 million to settle U.S. and U.K. claims that lax internal…
Japan Retreats, Australia Climbs in Choppy Trade
Asian stocks wavered in choppy trade Friday on caution ahead of the month’s end and a long weekend in the U.S.,…
Dollar Wobbles But Set for Weekly, Monthly Gains
The U.S. dollar swung between gains and losses Friday, but the currency was poised to notch a weekly advance after…
Dollar Cruises toward 1% Weekly Fall
The U.S. dollar was little changed on Friday, remaining on course to post losses for the week, as questions about…
Gold Extends String of Losses on Tapering Fears
Gold prices extended declines into a seventh consecutive day Wednesday, pushing further away from the key…
Japan Stocks Slammed by Firm Yen As Asia Retreats
Asian stock markets ended lower Wednesday after overnight losses in the U.S. on monetary-policy concerns, with…
Europe Stocks Drop on U.S. Tapering Concerns
European stock markets staged broad-based losses on Wednesday, tracking both U.S. and Asian stocks lower, after…
