Articles in Economy
Chinese & German PMIs Drop in April, Raises Fears of Summer Swoon
4/23/2013, 8:01 am from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
New reports overnight showed that the Chinese and German
economies continued to weaken in April following disappointing data
from March globally. The data raised fears of another summer... Read >>
Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Continue to Rise, Copper Slows its Rally
4/22/2013, 3:27 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.17 percent
to 14,571.86 while the NASDAQ surged 0.92 percent to 3,235.79. The
S&P also rose, gaining 0.52 percent to 1,563.65. ... Read >>
Mid-Day Market Update: Halliburton Jumps On Q1 Results, Wipro Falls
4/22/2013, 12:35 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.20 percent
to 14,517.86 while the NASDAQ surged 0.55 percent to 3,223.79. The
S&P also rose, gaining 0.15 percent to 1,557.65. ... Read >>
April 22: Focus Likely To Remain On Q1 Earnings - Economic Highlights
4/22/2013, 12:12 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Earnings, Economy
The macro backdrop for today's trading action will come from the
unified G-20 finance officials statement who didn't pick on Japan
for its aggressive easing policy and tentative signs out of... Read >>
Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mixed, Caterpillar Lowers 2013 View
4/22/2013, 10:22 am from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.31
percent to 14,502.56 while the NASDAQ gained 0.11 percent to
3,209.58. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.10 percent... Read >>
Legendary VC Paul Graham Suspects Bitcoin Was Created by a Government
4/21/2013, 9:35 am from Benzinga in Investing, Economy
Paul Graham is best known for his work as an extremely
successful venture capitalist, co-founding the New York City seed
fund, Y Combinator. But, he's surprised the Internet this week with a... Read >>
One China ETF to Consider
4/19/2013, 3:44 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Economy, International, US Markets
Earlier this week, China reported first-quarter GDP growth of
7.7 percent. That number missed analysts' estimates calling for
growth of eight percent and prompted a brutal sell-off in... Read >>
Mid-Day Market Update: Celanese Jumps On Upbeat Results, Rambus Declines
4/19/2013, 1:16 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.08 percent
to 14,525.77 while the NASDAQ gained 1.19 percent to 3,204.18. The
S&P also rose, gaining 0.72 percent to 1,552.66. ... Read >>
April 19: Q1 Earnings Aren't That Bad - Economic Highlights
4/19/2013, 11:13 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Earnings, Economy
The Q1 earnings results have certainly not been great or even
good, but they aren't that terrible either, as the all around
hand-wringing in the market would have us believe. Including this... Read >>
Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mixed, General Electric Q1 Profit Surges 16%
4/19/2013, 10:02 am from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.40
percent to 14,478.60 while the NASDAQ gained 0.21 percent to
3,172.88. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.16 percent to
1,544.10.... Read >>