Bullish Blog

FT.com - The FTSE rose sharply on Monday, boosted by strong gains for Cable & Wireless .

FT.com - London equities moved into positive territory on Monday, led by strong gains for Cable & Wireless on the back of break-up reports.

Money printing by virtually every central bank on the planet has created a synchronized global boom, gobs of speculation and complete disregard for risk. This will make the downturn uglier.

A surging market means fewer opportunities for the Dog Pound.

BusinessWeek's annual ranking emphasizes sales growth and how well companies use their capital. Topping this year's list of star performers are Google and Coach.

For fund managers investing in the 'pre-emerging' world, markets such as Poland are downright mainstream. Instead, they're looking at Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Morocco and elsewhere.

The No. 1 fashion doll now comes with an MP3 player and a Web portal to a virtual world where girls create digital characters, design their own rooms and shop at an online mall.

AP - Corporate America's strong profits helped drive the Dow Jones industrials past 13,000 for the first time last week, but investors will want to see if U.S. consumers also have financial muscle before pushing stocks much higher.

The Dow ends at a new high, thanks to gains for Microsoft, 3M and others. But investors face a big week next week with earnings and Friday's jobs report. GE jumps 2.8% on a call to spin off some business, including NBC. No relief at the pump; crude oil tops $66.

FT.com - A fresh batch of strong earnings updates pushed Wall Street stocks to historic highs this week, but the advance remained more symbolic than substantial.