![]() 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 Expectations How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock indexes fared on Friday US stock index futures signal steady open |
![]() 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 January Consumers More Upbeat in January |
![]() 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 Movers |
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 August |
![]() 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 ... Revamped Leading Index Posts Gain Gauge of future economic activity posts 0.4 percent gain in December |
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 ... |
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, ... |
![]() 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 Gain |
![]() 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 data TSX headed for six straight week of gains TSX advances for sixth straight week |
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 ... |





