U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Friday, pushing yields to two-week highs, after strong jobs data dashed some of the remaining expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this year.
Unexpectedly robust job growth in June and upward revisions to figures for April and May added to recent downward pressure on bonds. Based […]
Key commodities ended U.S. trade Friday with significant gains to the week’s run, with copper closing almost 4% up after four sessions and oil nearing last year’s record price.
Corn, arguably the most-watched agricultural commodity now, jumped 3% in Friday’s session alone as weather forecasters reversed last week’s rain predictions, saying they expected a hot […]
The following are stock buybacks announced over the past 30 days.
(Interested in learning more about buybacks and why they’re important? Check out http://www.thestreet.com/funds/investingbasics/10269276.html)
COMPANY SYMBOL AMOUNT NOTES
3/02/2007
Appalachian Bancshares APAB $2.5 mlln […]
Hurricane season is here. And the worst may be yet to come.
The season stretches through October and 77% of the storms strike after July, the National Hurricane Center says.
This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts 13 to 17 named Atlantic storms. Seven to 10 should become hurricanes. An average season […]
Stock splits carry with them special concerns for options traders. In Thursday’s article, we explored some basic split types and their impact on positions involving either Calls or Puts. In today’s piece, we’re picking up with a 3-for-2 split in Brookfield Asset Management () and working through the associated math to remove any mysteries that […]
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