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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after government data showed the U.S. economy grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, better than the 3.0 percent expected. Investors brushed off a poor reading on the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits, which rose last week in favor of GDP data; this...

U.S. stocks were little changed with the S&P 500 closing for the second straight day above the 2,000 mark. Markets were on track for a flat open and volume and volatility remained relatively light throughout the trading session as geopolitical events remain in focus. Israel and Gaza have...

Jackson Hole will be in focus on Friday, as two of the world’s top central bankers, the Federal Reserve’s Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, are set to speak at the summit later in the day. Yellen will take top bill, as investors look to confirm what the...

U.S. stocks rose for the third time in four days bringing the Dow back into positive territory for the year. Investors appeared to brush up poor retail sales from Macy's while focusing on business inventories that rose in June. On the international front, Ukraine said it would not allow...

U.S. stocks declined, following Europe's lead following the European Central Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. The ECB's President Mario Draghi reaffirmed the bank's intention of considering "unconventional moves," which includes buying asset-backed...

In response to tougher sanctions from the EU and the U.S., Russia has announced a ban on food products from both regions. The list of items that will be shut out is expected to be released later on Thursday and is rumored to include fruit, vegetables and some meat products. Analysts believe the...

U.S. stocks were little changed as uncertainty in Ukraine remains with comments out of Poland's government suggesting that the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased over the past day. NATO's deputy secretary general shared similar sentiments and stated that Russia...

U.S. stocks rallied to start the week on a positive note. Investors are looking for bullish signs that can erase last weeks declines, as the S&P 500 had its largest weekly drop since 2012 and the Volatility Index surged more than 30 percent. Portugal's Central Bank plans to spend 4.9...

After weeks of difficult negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the fighting in Gaza had been reached. The truce, which begins on Friday, will last for only three days, during which time representatives from both sides will...

U.S. stocks were mixed as the Fed continued to wind down its monthly asset purchase program by another $10 billion. The Fed noted that the economy rebounded in the second quarter despite significant under-utilization remaining in the labor market. As such, the Fed noted, it will maintain a...

U.S. stocks were mostly unchanged on a catalyst-light day characterized by low volume. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) has a three-month daily average volume of over 101 million only traded hands 47.8 million times on Tuesday. With little economic or market moving catalysts due in the...

Since last month’s European Central Bank policy meeting, investors have been on high alert as ECB President Mario Draghi all but promised that the bank would ease at June’s meeting. The bank is widely expected to cut its main interest rate to 0.10 percent and take its deposit rate...

T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) sees ETFs as key to its future. Sprint (NYSE: S) and parent Softbank Corp., hoping to merge with the company sooner rather than later, has to decide how it will deal with them. ETFs, in this situation standing for “Early Termination Fees,” are the meat...