Bullish Blog

AP - The collection of people in tie-dyed T-shirts and star-spangled underwear have been camped out in a granite plaza in lower Manhattan nearly two weeks — and show no signs of going away.

Reuters - Stocks ended their worst quarter since the depths of the 2008 credit crisis, crippled by Europe’s debt debacle, a U.S. credit downgrade and a sputtering global economy.

AP - U.S. securities regulators say their first annual review of the nation’s credit rating agencies finds the companies aren’t doing enough to protect their own financial integrity.

Reuters - Investors are worried U.S. earnings growth may finally fall back to earth as turmoil in Europe and signs of a less robust Chinese economy hurt foreign support.

AP - The worst quarter for the stock market since the financial crisis ended on another down note.

AP - DOWN DAY: Stocks fell broadly Friday on fresh signs that Europe’s debt problems and the U.S. economy continue to languish. Makers of raw materials, industrial companies and banks — which would have the most to lose if the economy turns sour — had the biggest losses

Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s inspector general has concluded that Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, was not targeted inappropriately by agency staff in its insider trading probe against him.

Reuters - Securities and Exchange Commission staff found “apparent failures” at each of the 10 credit rating agencies they examined, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch, the agency said on Friday in its first annual report on credit raters.

Reuters - Stocks were on course for their worst quarter in three years on Friday as economic data from China and Europe fueled fears of a global economic slowdown while Morgan Stanley plummeted on concerns about its exposure to European banks.

AP - The worst quarter for the stock market since the financial crisis ended on another down note.