Bullish Blog

AP - Markets were subdued Thursday as Greece pressed ahead with reforms demanded by its creditors in exchange for crucial bailout cash and as tensions rose in the Persian Gulf over Iran’s nuclear program.

AP - U.S. stocks fell Wednesday as some investors fretted over details of Greece’s debt deal reached this week. The day before, the Dow Jones industrial average hit 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.

AP - CLIMB, INTERRUPTED: Stocks fell for the first time in four trading sessions and one day after the Dow Jones industrial average passed 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.

AP - Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against the chairman and the former CEO of a Chinese company, accusing them of duping people to invest in a coal company that was an empty shell.

The Christian Science Monitor - Social media services such as Facebook and Twitter, which offer “so much that is great,” also create challenges for regulators working to stop insider trading, says Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro, America’s top stock market regulator.

The Christian Science Monitor - America’s top financial market regulator says the health of money market funds tops her list of worries.

AP - A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break.

Reuters - Banks led stocks lower on Wednesday as the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-high after signs of weak European business activity rekindled concerns about a recession overseas.