Market Update

By Doris Frankel and Angela Moon CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc has been in many ways an unstoppable stock, and that has been even more the case after earnings. Going back eight years, on the day after the release … Continue reading →

Financial Pacific – Daily Market Update
U.S. stocks declined, as investors grew more concerned that Greece will default on its debt and reduced earnings forecasts undermined confidence in the economy. Continue reading →

US stocks advanced for the sixth straight week, the longest streak since   April, as positive employment and service sector data lifted confidence in the world’s largest economy. European stocks rallied in the first week of 2011 after manufacturing data suggested the global … Continue reading →

Gold advanced for a third day as European sovereign-debt concerns increased demand for the precious metal as an investment haven, with holdings in exchange-traded products climbing to an all-time high. Oil rose on speculation US economic growth will accelerate next year, bolstering demand … Continue reading →

Equity US stocks rose rebounding in the final minutes of trading, as data showing retail sales beat estimates helped equities withstand a surge in Treasury yields. European stocks climbed for a seventh day, their longest winning streak in almost six months, as better-than-forecast … Continue reading →