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Stock Market Amnesia: Does Anyone Recall Last Monday?

Does anyone recall last Monday's stock market panic?

Standard & Poor?s Assesses Impact of Ratings Downgrade

S&P published a report today that shows how its ratings downgrade of America?s debt is affecting bond spreads, issuance volume, and the corporate default rate.

Gold Likely to Hit New Highs This Year

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The continuing sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone and S&P?s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating have increased the safe haven demand for gold and the prices have reached new highs. But investors remain skeptical whether there could be further rally in the price.

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Gold, Silver Prices Slightly down, Stock Prices up for Second Day

Gold and silver prices retreated Friday as investors shrugged off weak consumer sentiment data to step back into stocks and give the S&P 500 a two-day winning streak for the first time since mid-July.

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Most Volatile Period in Stock Market Since Post-Lehman Days of November 2008

The S&P 500 index has not endured such a roller-coaster since in almost three years.

Gold, silver price retreats as stocks rebound

Gold and silver settled lower Thursday after investors returned to stocks amid encouraging news from the Labor Department and stricter margin requirements from the CME Group Inc., which runs US futures markets.

Schizophrenic Dow Upbeat Wednesday; Unemployment Benefits Decline Advances Markets

The schizophrenic Dow and other major U.S. markets indexes were having a good day Wednesday, up more than two percent across the board.

Flight from Stocks to Gold Will Last for Several Years - Analyst

Investors will abandon stocks and continue to chase gold over the next few years, based on an analysis of the spot gold to S&P 500 .SPX ratio, Reuters market analyst Wang Tao said.

It?s Official: Apple Now Biggest Public U.S. Company

These two iconic corporations are going in decidedly different directions.

U.S. Stocks Fall Hard Wednesday; Weak Global Economy Primary Concern

U.S. stocks took another tumble Wednesday, as fears of the weak global economy took hold.

Gold, Silver Prices up but Shares of Miners Mixed

Gold and silver prices rose Wednesday, but a falling stock market pulled down shares of silver mining companies and left gold mining company stocks mixed in midday trading.

REFILE-S&P balks at SEC proposal to reveal rating errors

Standard & Poor's, whose unprecedented downgrade of U.S. debt triggered a worldwide stocks sell-off, is pushing back against a U.S. government proposal that would require credit raters to disclose "significant errors" in how they calculate their ratings.

Apple Briefly Surpassed Exxon as Most Valuable US Company, Can It be Worth $1 Trillion?

Apple Inc on Tuesday surpassed Exxon Mobile Corp, if only briefly, to become the most valuable company in the United States. With a market cap of almost $342 billion, Apple's sales have been increasing 80 percent a year, coupled with even faster profit.

Standard & Poor's headquarters in New York's financial district

S&P Downgrade: How does it affect McGraw-Hill?

The amount of negative attention Standard & Poor's has received since its decision to downgrade U.S. long-term debt, would make it seem like the rating agency is public enemy number one.

Gold at Record High After Nearly Hitting $1,800 Per Ounce

Gold rose Tuesday to another record high as U.S. stocks fluctuated in a narrow range and crude oil fell below $80 a barrel.

Dow Creeps Ahead After Fed Announcement

The Dow advanced slightly Tuesday after the Fed pledged to keep its benchmark interest rate at a record low through at least mid-2013.

S&P Downgrade: Senate Panel Reviewing U.S. Credit Rating

The Senate Banking Committee has begun looking into last week's decision by Standard & Poor's to downgrade the U.S. credit rating, a committee aide has confirmed.

Gold Keeps Rising Despite Rebound in Stock Market

Gold continues its climb to new heights even as U.S. stocks stage a rebound.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is seen on a television monitor at the Chicago Board of Trade

S&P Downgrade Old News; Fed, Threat of New Recession Becomes Focus

The S&P downgrade is already old news for U.S. markets. All eyes are on the Fed, and concerns about slow growth and the real threat of a new recession.

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After U.S. Downgrade, Who?s Next?

Following a surprise U.S. debt rating downgrade by S&P?s last Friday, now attention turns to other AAA-rated countries, which are at the risk of similar downgrade.

U.S. Markets to Open Higher Tuesday

U.S. markets were poised to open higher Tuesday as futures rose based on anticipated action from the Fed.

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Blue Monday: Every Single Stock in S&P 500 Index Fell Monday

Every individual issue in the S&P 500 index dropped in value ? in what might be an unprecedented event.

Wall Street sinks on S&P downgrade, economic worry

Investors fled stocks on Monday in the first session since Standard & Poor's cut the AAA credit rating of the United States, adding to worry about the economic outlook and Washington's ability to meet the challenges.