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Gold fell on Tuesday for the eighth of nine sessions, hurt by a firm dollar and persistent outflows from exchange-traded funds, pointing to more downside pressure on the metal.
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The Dow, NASDAQ and the S&P 500 are all negative for the week fueled by GE's almost 13% decline on Friday.
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Don't buy into this idea that the great gold run is over, Cramer says. It's just taking a breather.
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Considering the current run, how likely is it that gold and other commodities can go even higher?
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A floor trader who served on the board of the New York Mercantile Exchange agreed to serve five months in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to fraud and evidence tampering related to commodities trading.
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Today, I'm a gold digger. Literally. I'm in gold country reporting on the "second gold rush." Would-be gazillionaires began descending on the mother lode country this year as gold prices rocketed. Geologists say 80-90 percent of the gold is still in these hills, but the "easy gold" is gone.
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Stocks hold onto weekly gains while Microsoft considers reducing its offer for Yahoo! What's the "Word on the Street?"
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New hope that the credit crisis is nearing an end sends stocks soaring as investors say good riddance to Q1. Also, the latest on Microsoft-Yahoo, Merck and Schering and more.
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Thank goodness Q1 is over! Here's a summary of month-end and Q1 stats for stocks, commodities and currencies...
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A look at the data and happenings that shaped the first quarter for European businesses and markets.
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The major U.S. indexes were a mixed bag this week, all close to flat, commodities halt their record setting pace, and the US dollar manages to hold its ground against most major currencies.
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Investors wondering whether the agricultural commodities bubble has burst will get some important clues in next week's annual crop plantings report, considered a bellwether for the direction of farming activity for the year.
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Investors might be suffering commodity whiplash as crude oil and gold rebound after last week's washout. How do you trade a market this volatile?
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Financials led European markets higher, but how do you play a rally with little substance to it?
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Jamie Dimon raises his bid for Bear Stearns to quell a shareholder rebellion. What's it mean for the rest of the financials? Also, a debate on the Fed, a surging Nasdaq and more.
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The specter of a global downturn is keeping commodity prices in flux but how to trade on the volatility depends on the direction of the US dollar.
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Investors wondering whether the agricultural commodities bubble has burst will get some important clues in next week's annual crop plantings report, considered a bellwether for the direction of farming activity for the year.
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Volatility is set to continue in major European stock markets when trading resumes on Tuesday after the Easter holiday, analysts told CNBC.com.
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For the short week ending Thursday, March 20, 2008 the US Markets ended up. Market moving events include the JP Morgan Chase takeover of Bear Stearns and a Fed rate cut of 75 basis points. The Dow gained 420 points on Tuesday, only to give back 293 points the next day. A rally today kept the Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ up 3.43%, 3.21%, and 2.06% for the week, their best performance in 7 weeks. Next week, the markets will watch for the economic data including Durable Goods, GDP, and Personal Income numbers. Earnings from Lennar (LEN) will give another read on the housing sector.
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So Dow is up 400 Tuesday, down 300 on Wednesday, up almost 300 today...guys on the floor have finally figured out how to make money in this market. Come in every other day. It started with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week (both up over 50 percent for the week), but this week's rally quickly spread to financials, then finally to other large cap stocks like GE.
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The Markets end this volatile week to the upside with their best gains in 7 weeks. Here is a summary of major indices, sectors and currencies.