USA TODAY

S&P 500 Rises for Fourth Week as Fed's Pledge Offsets GDP Report
BusinessWeek
28 (Bloomberg) -- The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose for a fourth week, the longest streak since October, as the Federal Reserve's plans to keep interest rates low through at least late 2014 offset slower-than-forecast economic growth.
US Stocks End Mixed After GDP Misses ExpectationsWall Street Journal
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock indexes fared on FridayWashington Post
US stock index futures signal steady openReuters
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Bloomberg

U.S. Consumer Confidence Rises to 75.0 From 69.9 in January Michigan Index
Bloomberg
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment climbed to 75 from 69.9 at the end of December. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey called for 74, which matched the preliminary reading.
Consumer Confidence Increased In JanuaryNew York Times
Consumers More Upbeat in JanuaryWall Street Journal (blog)

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EcoSeed

Solar Outlook Boosts NY Index to 4-Month High: China Overnight
BusinessWeek
The Bloomberg China-US 55 Index of the most-traded Chinese equities in the US gained 1.4 percent to 103.99 at 3:08 pm in New York, poised for the highest close since Sept. 15. Trina Solar Ltd. led gainers, adding the most since Jan.
Cirrus, Emulex, Infinity, Newell, Solutia: U.S. Equity MoversSan Francisco Chronicle

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Corporate Credit Quality Rapidly Improving, CDS Indexes Show
Wall Street Journal
An index that tracks the cost to insure investment-grade US company bonds is at a six-month low, according to Markit, which administers the index. It has strengthened nearly 15% since Jan. 3 alone. The index, the CDX North America Investment Grade ...
Default Swaps in US Fall for Third Week to Lowest Since AugustBusinessWeek

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Bloomberg

Index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rises for Third Month
Bloomberg
Play Video Play Video Play Video The index of US leading indicators rose in December for a third month, indicating the world's largest economy will keep growing in early 2012. The Conference Board's gauge of the outlook for the next three to six months ...
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the Euro Area Increases ...MarketWatch (press release)
Revamped Leading Index Posts GainWall Street Journal (blog)
Gauge of future economic activity posts 0.4 percent gain in DecemberWashington Post

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BATS 1000 Index Rises 0.4% This Week
MarketWatch (press release)
27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reports the BATS 1000® Index (ticker:BATSK) advanced for the fourth week in a row, rising 58.10 points, or 0.4%, this week to close at 15074.22 as of 4 pm ET today ...

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Global Corporate Reputation Index Finds Major Global Brands Lag in Citizenship ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Major global brands have more work to do to close the gap between their performance in the marketplace and their citizenship, according to the inaugural Global Corporate Reputation Index, ...

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USA TODAY

US Stocks Fall as American Economy Grows Less Than Forecast
BusinessWeek
27 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lower for a second day, after a report showed the world's largest economy expanded less than forecast in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending.
Stocks Drop as GDP Trails Estimates While Treasuries, Euro GainSan Francisco Chronicle

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Globe and Mail

How to beat the three villains that can steal your retirement
Globe and Mail
To see these predators in action, let's begin by considering a portfolio that follows the total return of the S&P/TSX Composite index as shown in this graph. The index has performed well since 1970 with an average annual return of 9.4 per cent.
TSX closes flat on weak US dataToronto Star
TSX headed for six straight week of gainsVancouver Sun
TSX advances for sixth straight weekFinancial Post
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Barclays Capital Expands Fiscal Strength Weighted Index Family into Covered Bonds
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Jan 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Barclays Capital, publisher of leading broad market bond benchmarks, today announced the launch of a new family of Fiscal Strength Weighted Covered Bond Indices. This new suite of benchmark indices uses ...

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