Provides the latest RSS feeds for Dow Jones News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philadelphia Herald.com http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/cat/c24c840dfc7b60a7/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:17 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:17 -0400 30 AAPL ) for its creative tax policies, investors were cheering on CEO Tim Cook as he defended the company and pushed Congress to overhaul the tax code. The general consensus among traders on StockTwits was that Cook looked like a capable leader compared with the elected officials doing the ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214669259/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:50 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214669259/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Investors pushed stocks higher into record territory Tuesday after comments from a Federal Reserve official raised hopes the central bank will continue to pump money into the financial ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214669377/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:49 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214669377/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia)U.S. stocks eased overnight in quiet trade, which follows the Dow closing higher on Friday to cap off a four-week winning streak.By the close the Dow Jones had eased 19 points to 15,335, while the NASDAQ fell three points to 3495.The major European equity markets gained, with the FTSE 100 climbing 33 points to 6756, while the German Dax added 58 points to ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214668887/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:43 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214668887/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 If the housing market is really on the mend, that is undeniably a good sign for the broader economy and the stock market. Guess what? It's increasingly looking like the housing rebound is, to pull a famous Seinfeld phrase, real and spectacular. Home ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214668901/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:35 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214668901/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Investors are eager to hear what he has to say about the central bank's stimulus policies, which have been a big driver of the stock rally. A number of Fed officials ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667751/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:28 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667751/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Investors seemed pleased with the progress, sending shares of Herbalife up sharply in afternoon trading. Herbalife has been in the spotlight for several months, after hedge fun ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214668931/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:25 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214668931/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 The Federal Reserve needs to go back to the drawing board to plan its strategy for winding down its controversial stimulus program, New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley suggested ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667678/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:23 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667678/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue May 21, 2013 2:07pm EDT * Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high * Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 at 1,750 by year-end * JPMorgan shares hit highest since February 2001 * Dow up 0.4 pct, S&P 500 up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.3 pct By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after Home Depot raised its profit outlook, while JPMorgan rose after its chief ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214669262/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:18 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214669262/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Three directors who sit on JPMorgan's risk committee also won reelection, but by much narrower margins between 51% to 59%. Dimon has been in the spotlight for weeks as calls to split the CEO and chairman roles he holds have grown louder. Several hundred shareholders attended the Florida meeting and repeatedly questioned whether JPMorgan's board is independent enough and whether its risk ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214665153/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:34 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214665153/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.39% in April. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of April. Some key findings from the report ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667146/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667146/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday, as investors monitored speeches by three Federal Reserve officials that might hint at when the central bank will start to scale back its bond-buying ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214665162/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:36 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214665162/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with investors expected to scrutinize speeches by two Federal Reserve officials for any clues as to when the central bank may begin to scale back its $85-billion-a-month asset-purchase program. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and New York Fed President William Dudley will give speeches on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667117/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:31 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214667117/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's next ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214664714/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:00 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214664714/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Data through April 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed a decrease in national default rates during the month. The national composite hit its post-recession low of 1.42% in April, down from 1.50% in March. ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214664715/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:54 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214664715/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 US stocks have opened higher following a positive earnings report by Dow member The Home Depot, which cited the strong recovery in the housing ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214663399/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:46 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214663399/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 This was NOT an NYSE issue, this was not, interestingly enough, a failure of technology. This WAS a failure of current market structure. Background - Friday, May 17th....3:59:45......an electronic order to sell some 140k shares of APC at the market was delivered electronically into the system and auto executed in under 2 seconds, then at 3:59:55, the brain surgeon sends in another 145k shares of ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214663095/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:33 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214663095/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NYSE Euronext is committed to involving the ecosystem in the development of initiatives that present the stock market as an alternative companies can and should used more and more, especially SMEs, as a means to meet their needs for growth and ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214662011/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:21 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214662011/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue May 21, 2013 9:12am EDT * Home Depot raises outlook, shares jump * Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 at 1,750 by year-end * JPMorgan shareholders to decide on Dimon's chairmanship * Futures up: Dow 21 pts, S&P 1.7 pts, Nasdaq 0.75 pt By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open little changed on Tuesday after the S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record in the ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214663391/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:59 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214663391/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 A report released Monday by Senators John McCain and Carl Levin criticized Apple for its use of obscure subsidiaries and accounting tactics to reduce its tax ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214661673/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:59 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214661673/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Carnival said late Monday it now expects full-year revenue to be as much as 3% lower compared to the previous year. On top of that, trip cancellations and administrative costs are hitting the company's bottom line. Full-year earnings per share are expected to be as much as 30% below previous estimates, it said. Carnival has been cutting its cruise ticket prices in an effort to drum up sales. ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214660694/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:50 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214660694/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 A report released Monday by Senators John McCain and Carl Levin criticized Apple for its use of obscure subsidiaries and accounting tactics to reduce its tax burden. Retailers are also in the spotlight, with results due before the opening bell ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214658464/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:23 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214658464/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European antitrust regulators will decide by June 24 whether to clear an $8.2 billion (5.4 billion pounds) takeover bid by IntercontinentalExchange Inc ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214657877/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:03:22 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214657877/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 New York Stock Exchange to be a "company back in compliance" with the stock exchange's continued listing standards. Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE: MLP) ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214654392/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:36:13 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214654392/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 US stocks have slipped despite a flurry of merger and acquisition news this week.Investors are also looking ahead to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress this week.Yahoo!'s $US1.1 billion ($A1.13 billion) deal to buy blogging platform Tumblr temporarily helped to lift the Nasdaq above the flat line on Monday.But the move was not enough to keep it there.The Dow ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643802/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:24 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643802/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & poor's 500 index edged lower on Monday as investors waited on more information about the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus program. On Wednesday Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before Congress and the central bank will release minutes of its most recent policy meeting.Both stock indexes are close to record levels after ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214644555/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:40 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214644555/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Money magazine's Best Deals on Everything: Your guide to the latest bargains in the investing world, from beer can makers and ETFs, to Chinese technology and ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643498/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:35 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643498/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 U.S. Senate candidate's investment performance. FORTUNE -- Massachusetts voters are one month away from deciding whether or not former private equity investor Gabriel Gomez should be their next U.S. Senator, in a special election to succeed John Kerry. To be sure, the ultimate decision won't be based much on what Gomez did, or didn't, do in his eight-plus years with Advent ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643473/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:33 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643473/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index this year.Small stocks are doing well partly because they are less exposed to Europe's economic woes than large companies.The Dow fell 19 points to close at 15,335, a loss of 0.1 percent.The S&P 500 fell a point to 1,666, or 0.1 percent. The Nasdaq composite fell two points to 3,496, or 0.1 percent.The Russell ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643499/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:03:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643499/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks finished slightly lower Monday after many reached new all-time highs early in the session, only to retreat near intraday lows soon after. At 4 p.m. Eastern, the S&P 500 ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643477/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:55 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643477/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday after comments from Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans knocked them from new all-time highs set earlier in the day.The S&P 500 index (SPX) finished down 1.18 points, or 0.1%, at 1,666.29, after touching a new high of 1,672.84 during the session.Energy posted the largest gains of the index's 10 major industry groups ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214642503/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:58 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214642503/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon May 20, 2013 4:48pm EDT * Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 bln, vows not to screw up * Dow, S&P 500 briefly hit all-time intraday highs * JA Solar's margin bets pay off, shares surge * Dow off 0.1 pct, S&P off 0.1 pct; Nasdaq off 0.1 pct By Angela Moon NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday, with indexes hovering near record levels as concerns about a ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643806/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:28 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643806/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 US stocks have closed slightly lower in thin trade ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 18.35 points (0.12 per cent) at 15,336.05. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 2.53 (0.07 per cent) to 3496.43 and the broad-market S&P 500 lost 1.21 (0.07 per ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643500/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:30:19 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214643500/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 $SPACEX . Incredible Musk, who is the chairman of SolarCity, was a co-founder of Internet payment system Paypal. But he's perhaps best known as the founder of electric car company Tesla ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214641021/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:27 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214641021/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 You like me. You really, really like me. Why we're paying attention to the wrong deal. FORTUNE -- By now I'm sure you've heard about today's big merger news: Actavis ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214641023/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:13 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214641023/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Small companies took the limelight Monday as the stock market extended a rally. The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, rose above 1,000 for the first time. The index is outpacing the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index this year. Small stocks are doing well because they are more focused on the ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214639442/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:12 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214639442/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon 20 May 2013 LONDON (SHARECAST) - - Most indebted companies' stock rallying hardest -Bbg - Heavy M&A news-flow Dow Jones Industrials: 0.09% Nasdaq Comp.: 0.03% S&P 500: 0.13% The main stock-market averages had moved slightly into the blue come midday Monday, as traders paused for breath following Friday's record closing prices for the Dow Jones Industrials ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214639607/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:23 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214639607/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Oil moved higher as U.S. stock markets reversed early losses. At midday, the Dow Jones industrial average showed a gain of 19.82, or 0.1 ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214637090/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214637090/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon May 20, 2013 12:50pm EDT * Yahoo's board approves $1.1 bln Tumblr acquisition * Plains Exploration stock up as Freeport sweetens deal * Actavis to acquire Warner Chilcott in stock-for-stock deal * Dow up 0.1 pct, S&P 500 up 0.2 pct, Nasdaq up 0.04 pct By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose slightly on Monday as acquisition activity gave support, but investors were ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214638517/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:50:56 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214638517/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 The short-term average has been moving lower and the long-term average has been creeping up over the past few weeks as yields move higher. On Friday, the 50 day moving average was 1.82%, compared with 1.78% for the 200 day moving average. If history is any guide, hitting the death cross could lead to more bond buying, a sharp drop in yields and a correction in stock prices, according to Abigail ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214637100/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34:53 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214637100/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) U.S. markets rallied again on Friday after positive economic reports boosted investor sentiment, with benchmark indexes recording their fourth straight week of gains and fresh record highs. By the close the Dow Jones had rallied 121 points to 15,354, while the NASDAQ climbed 34 points to 3499.Thursday, U.S. markets ended lower on data showing jobless ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214638232/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:32:35 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214638232/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 "It is probably the most common technical analysis pattern in trading," he explains. "An Inverse Head and Shoulders pattern is an extremely bullish reversal pattern, it occurs when a stock forms a bottom by printing a series of 3 lows. What's important about this pattern is volume. Volume must be heavy on the lowest low, because that signals a wash out and exhaustion in ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636614/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:28 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636614/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 reported that fuel cell maker Bloom Energy Corp. had raised $130 million in new private equity funding led by an undisclosed investor. I still don't know who the investor is, but do now have a better idea of what he/she/it was buying into. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company posted $42 million of pro forma revenue and negative $61 million of pro forma operating income for Q1 2013, according ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214635821/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:27 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214635821/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as the stock market comes off of four straight weeks of ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636636/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:34 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636636/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 hat sich am Montag nach seiner fortgesetzten Rekordjagd vor dem Wochenende stabil gezeigt. Im frhen Handel sank er um 0,07 Prozent auf 15.343,71 Punkte. Der breit gefasste ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636635/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:33 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636635/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 US stocks have edged lower in opening trade amid a flurry of merger and acquisition news, including the Yahoo! takeover of blogging platform ... http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636637/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:23:57 -0400 http://www.philadelphiaherald.com/index.php/sid/214636637/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7