Bullish Blog

AP - Share prices in Europe and on Wall Street surged Wednesday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. manufacturing survey further eased tensions about the global economic recovery.

AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has declined to seek fraud charges against Moody’s Investors Services over its ratings of risky investments that led to the financial crisis.

AP - GAINS EVAPORATE: Stocks had made modest gains Tuesday morning following a better-than expected reading on consumer confidence but ended nearly flat after more caution on the economy from the Federal Reserve.

A study by Morningstar says the company’s star rating system isn’t the most vital factor in predicting a mutual fund’s performance.

Today’s rapid-fire, anyone-can-play market makes it tougher for small companies to raise money to grow and hire. Do we need a new market to save the economy?

AP - The Federal Reserve has approved a request by a Chinese sovereign wealth fund to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of New York investment giant Morgan Stanley.

AP - The stock market ended its worst August since 2001 with meager gains Tuesday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed officials’ increasing concern about the economy.

AP - SEPTEMBER SLUMP: September is historically the worst month in the market and one of only three, along with February and June, when stock prices typically decline. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index has declined an average of 0.6 percent in Septembers since 1950.

AP - No month has brought worse results in the stock market than September.

AP - The stock market ended its worst August since 2001 with meager gains Tuesday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed officials’ increasing concern about the economy.