91ÊÓÆµ

finance

Oct 10, 2012

Market in rally mode in third quarter

U.S. equity markets have staged a strong rally since hitting a low point on June 1. At that time investors feared a global recession, Europe was facing disaster and the […]

Sep 7, 2012

Central Bankers in the spotlight

Since the overall market, as measured by Standard & Poor’s, is up over 13 percent for the year, over 10 percent since May lows and more than 2 percent in […]

Aug 10, 2012

Pessimism prevails as global economy slows

Indications are strong that the global economy is slowing. In Europe, a continent sinking into recession, even Germany is showing signs of struggle. China is letting its currency devalue in […]

Jun 11, 2012

Market slumps amid economic slowdown

Columnist William Rutherford examines global conditions and their impact on the U.S. market.

May 11, 2012

Slow recovery in U.S. continues, but employment and consumer spending remain weak

At the start of the second quarter, the U.S. economy is struggling. Corporate profits provided a surprisingly strong uptick, at greater than 6 percent growth – in line with the […]

Apr 6, 2012

Market and economy continue in uptrend

For the first quarter of 2012, markets showed strong growth. The S&P was up 12.1 percent, 6.2 percent from the same time a year ago.  The Dow was up 8.1 […]

Mar 9, 2012

Market ‘in a confirmed uptrend’

For the week ending March 2, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 advanced 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively, but the Dow retreated a fraction. Both the Nasdaq and the […]

Feb 10, 2012

Markets’ solid starts bode well for 2012

A downward trending unemployment rate and unexpected growth in job creation has Taking Stock columnist Bill Rutherford feeling cautiously optimistic.

Jan 6, 2012

Positive outlook for 2012 economy

2011 started with hope that the economy would recover and unemployment would drop. After a roller coaster of a year, the broad market ended flat but with a positive outlook […]

Dec 9, 2011

Stocks surge on hopes of resolution of Europe debt issues

As officials continue to struggle to save the European Union, save the euro and resolve sovereign and bank debt issues, global leaders are making concessions. The long simmering sovereign debt […]

Nov 11, 2011

What’s up in Europe?

Previously, Europe was in the lurch, and U.S. markets were whipsawed by events in Athens. Turmoil ensued in Greece, one of the smaller economies in Europe, as the government called […]

Oct 27, 2011

How international markets are affecting the economy

In the last quarter we saw the market move 200 points or more 18 times. We saw it move more than 400 points four days in a row. What is […]



News

See All News

Commentary

See All Commentary

COMMUNITY CALENDAR