Market News
In Search of Safety
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jun 2013 05:28
Stocks and bonds were hammered when the Fed signaled it might step back from its stimulus program. Feeling bloodied? Here are moves to consider now.
Rossi snaps victory drought with Assen win
CNN - 29 Jun 2013 19:29
Valentino Rossi snaps a near three-year victory drought in MotoGP by claiming the Dutch round at Assen Saturday, but says the real "hero" is his Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo who takes a brave fifth with a broken collarb...
The US market has hit a sweet spot - and Japan could follow
Telegraph - 29 Jun 2013 18:47
Half-way through 2013, equity markets are keeping to the script they've followed in each of the four years since the current bull run began in March 2009. Strong start, summer swoon, rally resumes.
Gold posts record quarterly drop as investors flee commodities
livemint.com - 29 Jun 2013 09:13
Gold down 23% in Q2 on fears over US stimulus wind-down; Brent crude down for third quarter in a row
Gold Drop Uncovers Miners' Debt Woes
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jun 2013 05:46
The recent plunge in the price of gold is exposing the large debt loads that big gold miners, such as Barrick Gold, took on during the boom years.
Investors Flock to Noodles & Co.
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jun 2013 04:01
Noodles & Co. shares shot up as the first restaurant to go public this year was a hit with investors.
Pits Go Dark in Kansas City as Storied Wheat Exchange Closes
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jun 2013 02:54
After spending much of the past four decades shouting at his colleagues and communicating with elaborate hand signals at the Kansas City Board of Trade, David Gibson is going digital.
Air Goes Out of Emerging Stocks
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jun 2013 02:26
Long a popular destination for investors lured by strong economic growth, emerging markets are losing their attraction.
3 Arrested in Vatican Bank Probe
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jun 2013 00:04
Italian financial police arrested three people in "an offshoot" of the investigation into the Institute of Religious Works, the Vatican's bank.