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... 

REUTERS – Major stock markets and the dollar fell on Wednesday after unexpectedly weak growth in U.S. private-sector jobs and services dented optimism about the world’s largest economy. Crude prices slumped more than 2 percent as oil stockpiles swelled in the United States, the top oil consumer, where a struggling economy is limiting demand for fuel. U.S. companies hired at the slowest... 

REUTERS – Whether the world’s largest economy can sustain momentum will be a primary focus for investors for the next three months after a general recovery trend in the United States helped risk sentiment for broad markets in the first quarter of 2013. Asian shares edged higher and the euro steadied on Friday after banks in Cyprus reopened to relative calm. Overall trade was subdued, with... 

REUTERS – Major stock markets fell and the euro slumped to a four-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, hit by a disappointing Italian bond auction and concern about the potential for a wider impact on the euro zone from Cyprus’s bailout. Bleak euro zone economic data added to a sour tone in markets, driving demand for safe-haven assets. U.S. Treasuries debt prices jumped, with... 

REUTERS – Global equity markets and the euro retreated on Monday after a senior euro zone official said the Cyprus bailout reached earlier could be a new template for resolving regional banking problems by shifting more risk to depositors and stakeholders. The Cyprus rescue forced depositors and bank bond holders to bear losses, a deal that could become a template for future bank restructurings... 

REUTERS – Global equity markets, crude oil and the euro fell on Thursday on fears of a potential banking collapse in Cyprus and signs the economic downturn in Europe is deepening. Several upbeat U.S. economic reports on housing, future economic activity and business conditions in the mid-Atlantic region and improving Chinese factory output failed to lift investor sentiment. Prices of U.S. Treasuries... 

REUTERS – Global stock markets were mostly steady on Tuesday, rebounding off earlier weakness as investors used the previous two-day decline as an opportunity to pick up beaten down shares. European stocks, along with the euro and oil, had been pressured on concerns over the risk of failure for a bailout deal aimed at saving Cyprus from default and its banks from collapse. While those concerns... 

REUTERS – Global equity markets and the dollar rose on Thursday, with the iconic Dow set to extend its winning streak to 10 days, after more improving signs of a labor market recovery underpinned sentiment the U.S. economy is gaining traction. The dollar rose to a seven-month high against a basket of currencies and a three-month peak versus the euro, lifted by data showing the current account... 

REUTERS – The yen rose against the dollar for the first time in a week and global equity markets hovered near break-even on Tuesday as the record-breaking rally in U.S. stocks paused after a seven-session string of gains. Hedge funds and long-term investors took profits on recent large bets against the Japanese currency. But speculation the Bank of Japan could embark on more aggressive monetary...