Money Anecdotes

Stock futures are higher after BP announced second-quarter earnings and confirmed the replacement of Tony Hayward with Bob Dudley.

THE stock market opened higher today following a rally on Wall Street driven by a surge in new home sales and strong corporate earnings.

The stock market is defying doomsayers and showing a good bit of resiliency over the past week.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stock Gains Have Dow Erasing 2010 Losses

According to 3M CEO, “There will be possibly a period of slower growth beginning in end markets later this year…This is not a double dip per se…It’s just a soft spot and very normal as economic growth takes a breather for a while and adjusts to new circumstances.”

MIAMI, FL– – Stock Market Alerts’ performance stock list includes: Dragon Capital Group Corp., Microsoft Corp, Nokia Corporation and Baidu Inc.

Stock futures traded in a narrow range Monday as investors put a recent rally on pause and European markets reacted coolly to tests measuring the health of the continent’s banking system.

Mutual funds, pensions and endowments are spending more on stocks than at any time since the start of the bull market, just as individuals grow the most pessimistic in a year.

Looking at the way stocks finished last week, investors seemed satisfied that growth is back on trac

Your broker’s words of wisdom are standard calming phrases you will hear over and over again. But how true are they