REUTERS – Stocks pared gains on Wednesday as traders continued to digest Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, including the timeline for ending or slowing the Fed’s massive economic stimulus program. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 48.49 points or 0.32 percent, to 15,436.07, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.2 points or 0.13 percent, to 1,671.36 and the... 

REUTERS – Optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high on Monday, while debate about the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s stimulus program extended gold’s longest losing streak in four years. Data last week that showed U.S. consumer sentiment at its strongest in nearly six years continued to support equity markets ahead of this week’s forward-looking... 

REUTERS – The dollar strengthened against the yen and other major currencies on Monday after the Group of Seven backed Japan’s efforts to spur growth through aggressive asset purchases, while oil and gold prices fell on the stronger greenback. A surprise rise in U.S. retail sales in April supported views that the U.S. economy, the world’s biggest, remains resilient. The optimistic... 

REUTERS – A measure of stocks around the world slipped after setting a 5-year high on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar strengthened in the wake of better-than-expected U.S. job market data. Investors took profits in major global equity markets, but relatively upbeat economic data and ongoing support from central banks kept equities near multi-year highs. U.S. stocks were mostly lower despite data... 

REUTERS – The U.S. dollar rose against the yen and euro on Monday and U.S. stocks hovered near last week’s record highs as a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy kept the risk trade alive. The euro extended its losses against the dollar to hit a session low in mid-morning trade after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the bank, which cut interest rates last week, is watching... 

REUTERS – U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P at a fresh intraday high, after strong job market data and on hopes the first rate cut by the European Central Bank in 10 months will help shore up the euro zone economy. The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week to a five-year low. That follows a recent string of underwhelming data, including... 

REUTERS – World equity markets and commodities fell on Wednesday as global growth concerns continued to take a heavy toll on investor sentiment and disappointing earnings reports weighed on Wall Street stocks. Copper, considered a barometer for manufacturing and China-related growth, fell more than 3 percent, weighed by worries about the global economy and a 10.3 percent decline in March European... 

REUTERS – Stocks rose on Tuesday, bouncing back after their worst decline since early November, following solid earnings from Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson and inflation data that reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus in place. The price of gold rebounded after its record daily drop in dollar terms on Monday. U.S.-listed shares of Randgold Resources (RRS.L)... 

REUTERS – Chinese import data pushed stock markets around the world higher on Wednesday with the S&P 500 rising to a record, while Japan’s economic stimulus package continued to weigh on the yen, sending it to multi-year lows against the dollar and euro. U.S. stocks rallied across benchmark indexes, with the Dow Jones industrial average also reaching a record. Sentiment was eroded early... 

REUTERS – Blue-chip technology stocks led Wall Street higher, lifting the Dow to a record intraday high by early afternoon trading on Tuesday after investors used the morning’s modest decline as an opportunity to buy. Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares ranked as the Dow’s top percentage gainer, up 3.9 percent at $29.72. Intel Corp (INTC.O) shares shot up 3.1 percent to $21.74, and helped...