Archive of: Finance

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Breaking News 2013

Investors guess Fed's actions, push stocks higher

Investors are in a game of wait-and-see with the Federal Reserve. Monday, they guessed that the Fed will continue trying to prop up the economy, and sent stocks higher.

CHRISTINA REXRODE, AP Business Writer

Breaking News 2013

US stocks head lower at end of a volatile week

Tepid economic reports helped push the stock market lower on Friday as a turbulent week came to an end.

MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer

Breaking News 2013

S&P upgrades US outlook, but investors yawn

The Standard & Poor's ratings agency said Monday it's getting more optimistic about the U.S. economy. But investors just yawned.

CHRISTINA REXRODE, AP Business Writer

Breaking News 2013

US employers add 175K jobs, rate up to 7.6 pct.

The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May, a gain that shows employers are hiring at a still-modest but steady pace despite government spending cuts and higher taxes.

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

Breaking News 2013

US regains wealth from recession, but not equally

America as a whole has regained all the household wealth it lost to the Great Recession and then some, thanks to higher stock and home prices.

BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer; CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Business Writer

Breaking News 2013

Retailers report modest gains for May

In the latest sign that Americans are feeling better about the overall economy, stores across the country had a pickup in sales in May.

MAE ANDERSON, AP Retail Writer

June Issue 3 2013

GUEST COMMENTARY: Eye on Wall Street: Surf’s up for investors riding liquidity wave

Stock market investors in the U.S. and overseas are grabbing their surfboards and riding a wave of liquidity provided by central banks.

JEFF PANTAGES, ALASKA'S EYE ON WALL STREET/FOR THE JOURNAL

June Issue 3 2013

Commerce Dept. official encourages Alaska export growth

In a June 7 speech before the Export Council of Alaska, U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez outlined federal efforts to improve the national export economy.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom June Issue 1 2013

Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the narcissist rally.

Bernard Condon, AP Business Writer

May Issue 3 2013

Stock indexes flip between gains and losses

Stock indexes fluctuated in midday trading Tuesday as investors tried to predict the Fed's next move.

Associated Press

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