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  • Stocks recovered from their lows but still finished slightly lower Friday, weighed by a batch of disappointing economic reports and a day after the Dow and S&P 500 posted record highs.

  • US Bonds Rally as US Data Comes in Weak Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 4:38 PM ET

    Prices for U.S. Treasurys rallied on Friday as data showing a surprise decline in consumer spending in March darkened investors' view on the U.S. economy.

  • Gold Plummets, Settling at $1,501 Per Ounce Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 2:52 PM ET

    Gold settled close to $1,500 per ounce, a drop of more than 20 percent from its record 2011 highs, putting it in bear market territory for the first time after 12 years of gains.

  • Brent Crude Bounces Off 8 Month Low, Still Heavy Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 3:40 PM ET

    Brent crude oil sank to an eight-month low on Friday, as the outlook for global oil demand growth dimmed, although an improvement in U.S. jobs data put a floor under prices.

  • Europe Stocks Close Down on US Data, Cyprus Fears Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 11:56 AM ET

    European shares closed down on Friday after the release of retail sales data in the U.S. which showed a fall in March consumer spending.

  • Retail Sales Drop Disrupts Dollar's March to 100 Yen Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 4:27 PM ET

    The dollar declined from a four-year peak against the yen Friday after a fall in U.S. retail sales reinforced expectations the Fed will keep its monetary policy loose.

  • Nikkei Takes a Breather as Asia Retreats Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 3:22 AM ET

    Japanese stock markets took a breather on Friday from this week's rally, while most other Asian indices closed lower.

  • Treasurys Rise After Lackluster 30-Year Auction Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 4:08 PM ET

    U.S. Treasurys prices rose on Thursday as a three-day rise in yields lured investors to buy government debt on the open market and a $13 billion auction of 30-year bonds.

  • Gold Bounces From 1-Week Low to End at $1,564 Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 12:01 PM ET

    Gold bounced back from a one-week low hit in earlier trade to end at $1,564 per ounce, as a weak dollar prompted buyers to pick up bargains, although analysts expect the rebound will be short-lived.

  • Brent Crude Slides Below $105 as Demand Growth Falls Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 3:54 PM ET

    Brent crude oil fell below $106 per barrel, after analysts cut forecasts for global oil demand growth and U.S. crude oil stocks hit their highest level in more than two decades.

  • Dollar Is Closing In on 100-Yen Level Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 5:34 PM ET

    The dollar rose to another four-year high against the yen on Thursday, closing in on the key 100 yen level.

  • Nikkei Leads Rally in Asian Stocks Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 3:33 AM ET

    Japan's Nikkei led the rally in Asian stocks on Thursday on the yen's weakness as positive bank lending data out of China added to overall investor optimism.

  • Stocks soared broadly across the board to finish near session highs Wednesday, propelling the Dow and S&P 500 to new record levels, boosted by strong gains in techs.

  • As first-quarter earnings season kicks off, negative company warnings have outpaced positive revisions nearly five-to-one.

  • US Bonds Fall on Worries Fed Will Taper Purchases Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 3:38 PM ET

    U.S. Treasurys prices slumped on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting fueled fears the U.S. central bank might slow or end its bond purchases by year-end.

  • Pimco's Gross Turns Bullish on US Treasurys Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 3:16 AM ET
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    The world's biggest bond fund manager Bill Gross has had a change of heart on Treasurys, raising allocations to U.S.government bonds.

  • Europe Shares Close at 1-Week High Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 11:49 AM ET

    European shares extended gains to close sharply higher on Wednesday, with investor sentiment boosted by U.S. stocks reaching record highs and a successful Italian bond auction.

  • Time to End Bond-Buying? Not Yet, Fed's Lockhart Says Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 9:22 AM ET

    It is too soon for the Federal Reserve to consider tapering or halting its asset purchases, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said on Wednesday.

  • Cyprus to Liquidate Most of Its Gold Reserves Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 2:55 PM ET

    Cyprus plans to sell 400 million euros' worth of reserves to finance part of its bailout, according to European Commission documents. The move marks the biggest euro zone bullion sale in four years.

  • Goldman Sachs: Time to Short Gold Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 9:07 AM ET

    Goldman Sachs downgraded its 2013 price target for gold and advised investors to short the precious metal, in a commodities report out on Wednesday.

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