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 Denver Sun.com http://www.denversun.com/index.php/cat/c24c840dfc7b60a7/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:07 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:07 -0400 30 JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon FORTUNE -- The very people who should care most about JP Morgan's shareholder votes on Tuesday may be people who don't own a single share of the bank's stock. They are the people who saw their savings wiped out by the derivatives and securitizations boom that fueled the last financial crisis. They are the people who lost their jobs and are still ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214695690/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:18 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214695690/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 LONDON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs.Following a run of upbeat U.S. economic news, largely related to housing and jobs, there had been talk in the markets that the Fed may soon put a brake on its super-easy monetary policy, which has ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214692885/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:23 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214692885/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Jamie Dimon won his battle to stay on as JPMorgan Chase's chairman, but he may soon have three new board members who might not take it so easy on ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214692841/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:30 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214692841/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs. In testimony to the Joint Economic Committee, Bernanke notes the economy is growing moderately this year and unemployment has fallen to a four-year low of 7.5 per cent. Still, unemployment remains well above levels consistent ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214691214/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:55 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214691214/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke calmed worries that the central bank may begin tapering its bond-buying program ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214691162/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:50 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214691162/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed May 22, 2013 11:09am EDT * S&P, Dow hit fresh historic highs, gains prove fleeting * Bernanke touts benefits of Fed easing * Saks rallies on report it could sell itself * Dow up 0.4 pct, S&P up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.2 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, giving up some gains after an initial rally, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214692772/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:09:10 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214692772/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK | Wed May 22, 2013 10:44am EDT NEW YORK May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks sharply cut gains after climbing as much as 1 percent earlier as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who was speaking before Congress. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 69.11 points, or 0.45 percent, to 15,456.69. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index added 6.24 points, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214691084/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214691084/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 New York Fed president William Dudley on Tuesday helped ease fears the Fed is preparing to taper off its unconventional stimulus policies, including quantitative easing, which has helped propel stocks to record highs this year. David Lutz, head ETF trader at Stifel Nicolaus, said investors are not anticipating Bernanke to signal any major change in policy. . Bernanke will make a statement and ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214690703/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:16:19 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214690703/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher as investors watch for the latest moves from the Federal Reserve.The Dow Jones industrial average was up 39 points at 15,424 shortly after the opening bell Wednesday, a gain of 0.2 percent.The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up four points at 1,673, or 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq composite was up three at 3,505, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214690704/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:23 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214690704/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rose in Wednesday's early going before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated appearance in front of lawmakers. The Dow Jones Industrial ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214689636/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:17 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214689636/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed May 22, 2013 9:40am EDT * Saks rallies on report it could sell itself * Bernanke seen hitting dovish note in testimony * Dow, S&P, Nasdaq up 0.1 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy. Bernanke is expected ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214689479/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:40:16 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214689479/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 ) may open 0.18% higher. CNN's Fear & Greed Index has edged down to 89 from yesterday's close of 90. European stock markets and oil prices edged lower this morning ahead of this morning's congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at 10 a.m. EDT and the publication of the minutes of this month's FOMC meeting, expected at 2 p.m. EDT. Bernanke's ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214689158/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:45 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214689158/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed May 22, 2013 8:10am EDT * Saks rallies on report it could sell itself * Bernanke seen hitting dovish note in testimony * Futures up: Dow 18 pts, S&P 3.4 pts, Nasdaq 7 pts By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose in thin trading on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214688004/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:53 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214688004/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 John Paulson is one of a number of high profile hedge funders who have been a disappointment lately. FORTUNE -- Usually Wall Street waits for a bubble before it pushes an investment on average Joes. So it's certainly a change that the returns on the investment Wall Street is currently trying to sell to individual investors have stunk lately. Is that any better? Probably not. Goldman Sachs ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214686351/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:16 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214686351/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 U.S. stock futures were pointing higher, as investors anticipate that the central bank will not start tapering off its stimulus programs in the near future. Bernanke will discuss his outlook for the economy Wednesday before Congress in a hearing that begins at 10 a.m. ET. Then at 2 p.m. the Fed will release the minutes from its most recent policy ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214684696/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214684696/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 U.S. stock futures were pointing higher, as investors anticipate that the central bank will not start tapering off its stimulus programs in the near future. Bernanke will discuss his outlook for the economy Wednesday before Congress in a hearing that begins at 10 a.m. ET. Then at 2 p.m. the Fed will release the minutes from its most recent policy ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214685318/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214685318/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 U.S. stocks rise after comments from two Federal Reserve officials suggest that the central bank is not close to scaling back its bond-buying ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214680770/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:53:15 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214680770/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214676307/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:57:14 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214676307/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Shares soared nearly 20% after hours following a New York Post report that the retailer has hired Goldman Sachs to explore a possible sale of the company. Citing a source who was briefed on the situation, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214675043/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:25 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214675043/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue May 21, 2013 4:38pm EDT * Fed's Dudley ties bond buying to impact of U.S. fiscal policy * Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high * Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 at 1,750 by year-end * Dow up 0.3 pct, S&P 500 up 0.2 pct, Nasdaq up 0.2 pct By Angela Moon NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214673959/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:00 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214673959/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214669259/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:50 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214669377/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:49 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214668887/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:43 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214668901/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:35 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214667751/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:28 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214668931/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:25 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214667678/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:23 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214669262/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:18 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214665153/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:34 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214667146/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:32 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214667146/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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214667117/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:31 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214664714/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:00 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214664715/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:54 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214663399/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:46 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214663095/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:33 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214662011/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:21 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214663391/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:59 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214661673/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:59 -0400 http://www.denversun.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.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214660694/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:50 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214660694/scat/c24c840dfc7b60a7