Bernanke Proves Power Over Wall Street As Dow, S&P Surge To Record Highs [VIDEO]
Greg Morcroft, senior money editor at the International Business Times, discusses the psychological effects Bernanke has on the global financial markets.
Federal Budget Deficit: Will Taxes Increase As Labor Force Participation Rate Shrinks? [VIDEO]
Doreen Mogavero, CEO of Mogavero Lee & Co., discusses how federal budget cuts are affecting the labor force, small biz and baby boomers.
All Eyes On Fed Minutes As US Stocks Open Flat [VIDEO]
U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday, ahead of the release of the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve's June FOMC meeting.
FOMC Minutes: Will Ben Bernanke Speech Comment On Fed Tapering? [VIDEO]
Investors will eye the Fed’s minutes for any clues as to when the central bank will begin to scale back its $85 billion-per-month quantitative easing program.
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Wall Street Rises As Alcoa Earnings Top Expectations [VIDEO]
U.S. stocks edged higher at the open Tuesday after better-than-expected results from Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) help lift investor sentiment over the the start of second quarter earnings season. As of 10:02 Eastern, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 70.58 points, or 0.46 percent, to 15,295.27. The S&P 500 Index .SPX added 8.42 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,648.88. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 8.36 points, or 0.24 percent, to 3,493.19.
Why Socrates Lazaridis Remains Tight Lipped About Belief In Economic Turnaround In Greece [VIDEO]
As protests over austerity and economic challenges continue in Greece, there are indications developing that a "Greekovery" might be emerging.
