Treasurys fall after $7 billion auction
08.10.09
Treasurys fell Monday after the government received strong demand for its sale of $7 billion worth of 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities.
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Oil prices fell Thursday, as stocks got hammered on worries about spreading European debt problems.
Economists generally aren't worried about the U.S. or global economy falling into another recession. Looking at the bond market, many investors don't agree. Gold continued to push higher into record territory Wednesday amid concerns about a weak dollar, inflation and technical-based buying by large investment funds.
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Stocks jumped Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow index ending more than 120 points higher, as investors reacted to a rise in Exxon Mobil earnings and brushed off concerns about European debt problems.
Truckers, railroads and other transportation companies are seeing a pickup in demand for the first time in four years, a strong vote for the economic recovery. But for stock investors, timing an entry point into the sector is tricky. From the mid-1980s to 1999, a period that marked the rise of the PC, Microsoft made a lot of people rich: Its shares soared 59% a year.
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The dollar gave up gains against the euro Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged near zero and said economic activity is beginning to improve.
Oil topped $70 a barrel Monday, tracking an advance on Wall Street. Government bond prices reversed their new year's slide Thursday as investors weighed a flood of supply against a potentially sour unemployment report being released by the government on Friday.
Treasury bonds inched up Thursday, after investors showed a healthy appetite for U.S. bonds in the government's last of several auctions totaling $129 billion this week.
Oil backs off 7-month low
22.05.10
After hitting a new 7-month low earlier in the day, oil prices rebounded as investors looked ahead to the expiration date of the active futures contract.
Euro extends gains on dollar
22.05.10
The euro pared back earlier losses against the dollar Wednesday, after Germany said it would ban short selling on some European bank shares and the zone's government bonds.
Treasurys little changed amid volatile trading
22.05.10
Treasurys were little changed Wednesday, as investors looked for direction amid mixed signals out of Europe and the United States.
Stocks skid on global economic jitters
22.05.10
Stocks recovered from deep losses posted earlier in the session but ended lower Wednesday, as investors welcomed the Fed's forecast of an improving economy amid lingering fears about the global economy.
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