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With stocks up, is the individual investor back?
Chris Farrell Feb 1, 2013
The Dow jumped almost 6 percent in January -- its best start to the year since 1994. Does this mean the individual investor has returned to the stock market?
Recovery hits home prices
Mark Garrison Jan 29, 2013
The latest home price numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller Index show the strongest year-over-year growth since 2006.
Dow, S&P at five-year high; VIX drops to five-year low
Kai Ryssdal Jan 22, 2013
Two of the major stock indices closed at five-year highs today, while the CBOE Volatility Index drops to its lowest since April 2007.
End of the year earnings: Has the buck finally stopped?
Jeff Horwich Jan 8, 2013
Corporate earnings season is here again. The first reports arrive today, starting with the aluminum company Alcoa. Analysts are bracing for a slew of lackluster numbers.
Moutai shares tumble in China after goverment restriction
Mark Garrison Dec 25, 2012
Distillery stocks in China tumble this week after the government announced a ban on high priced spirits at state events.
Private companies stand apart from stagnant stock market
Chris Farrell Dec 20, 2012
Throughout all of this fiscal cliff back and forth, the stock market has reflected a certain stoicism from corporate America: Not much movement at all. But the stock market leaves out a huge chunk of our economy: Private companies.
British opera finds harmony in financial world
Stephen Beard Dec 5, 2012
A British academic and banker have composed an opera that highlights the harmonies they find in the world of finance , which some view as a place of turbulence.
Are stocks still the best investment option?
Tess Vigeland Nov 14, 2012
The 2008 stock market crash sent folks walking away from Wall Street. Even today, an air of fear still holds some from re-entering the market. Have investors come around?
Political uncertainty continues to hang over markets
Jeff Horwich Nov 9, 2012
Following Tuesday's election, the markets took a plunge. The major stock indexes all fell nearly 2.5 percent -- the biggest sell-off of the year.
Markets await election result
Julia Coronado Nov 5, 2012
The election won't instantly resolve all economic uncertainty, but companies and investors will finally know whose vision will set the economic agenda.
