MarketBeat

Investors are feeling a whole lot better now that fears of a new recession in the U.S. and Europe are easing, but one group not feeling their love is Ireland's banks. …Read

Topics: recession

We don't have a lot of big-time economic or corporate news scheduled for Europe this week, but here's a quick run-down of what?s on the docket for the coming days. …Read

Stocks: BOE

The optimism that drenched markets following Friday's better-than-expected U.S. jobs report is fading fast in Europe. …Read

This week, the Dow Industrials rose 297.28 points, or 2.93% to 10447.93, the Nasdaq Composite gained 80.12 points, or 3.72% to 2233.75 and the S&P 500 added 39.92 points, or 3.75% to 1104.51. …Read

A list of some of the economic and corporate news events that could move markets next week. …Read

This week, Nymex crude fell 57 cents per barrel, or 0.76% to $74.60, Nymex natural gas rose 23.4 cents per million BTU?s, or 6.32% to $3.939, Comex gold gained $13.60 per troy ounce, or 1.10% to $1249.20 and Comex copper gained…Read

Stocks: BTU Topics: gold

Why shares of Wall Street's favorite bank are soaring. …Read

$90 billion dollars of new corporate bonds are going to hit the market this month. Is that a problem? …Read

Topics: corporate bonds

This week, the FTSE 100 jumped 226.59 points, or 4.36% to 5428.15 and the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 9.16 points, or 3.65% to 260.40. …Read

Wall Street's intelligentsia are wiping their brows in relief, but they're not sure Friday's upbeat jobs report changes the game. …Read

For all the temporary hirings we've seen in the past year, precious little of it is being converted to permanent positions. …Read

Sorry, Treasury market traders, the good times are over. …Read

"Risk-On" is back: Stocks, oil futures and the euro are jumping after August's employment report, while safe havens are emptying out. …Read

Topics: euro

Everyone's making gains against the dollar, but not the pound. …Read

 
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