Robert Haber, a Boston-based fund manager, says the Toronto stock market could hit 30,000 in the next decade as the developing world grows.

People are feeling better about their 401, IRA and college fund balances after a 95 percent upswing in the stock market healed some of the hurt from 2008 and early 2009. So now, perhaps, you dare look back at a few lessons that can save you from some of the pain of the last few years.

For most investors volatility is the biggest evil of the stock market.

Credit Suisse Securities, the broker that runs the world’s largest equities dark pool, will begin operating a stock market by the end of March, according to Dan Mathisson, head of the firm’s electronic trading unit.

Among Wall Street pros, nearly everybody has something nice to say about stocks these days. Maybe they should keep it to themselves

NEW YORK — Stocks fell slightly at the open Thursday after weekly jobless claims showed only a modest drop and personal spending rose less than expected.

If you play the stock market it’s important to know the taxability of your securities transactions. Some of the rules can make your eyes glaze over, but here’s an easy guide on what you should know. 

Early gains in the stock market evaporated Wednesday after worries about Europe’s debt crisis overshadowed signs of growth in the U.S. The euro fell 1.2 percent against the dollar after Moody’s said that it may lower Spain’s credit rating.

Investors await inflation and manufacturing data, while euro-zone debt worries return to the spotlight after Moody’s warns it may downgrade Spain’s credit rating.

Although stock market investors make their money in two ways, capital gains and dividends, you wouldn’t think so if you only followed the television and radio financial bulletins. When these reports …