U.S. stocks advanced, breaking a three-day losing streak for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as regulators issued capital rules to safeguard the global financial system and technology companies rallied.
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Treasuries rose, holding 10-year yields below 3 percent for a sixth day, while U.S. stocks and the dollar were little changed as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s outlook for stimulus programs and interest rates.
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European stocks and U.S. index futures declined before the Federal Reserve indicates whether there will be more stimulus measures. Treasuries rose, while the pound weakened and oil retreated.
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For the second time since the bull market began, profits are surging and stocks are falling
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For the second time since the bull market began, profits are surging and stocks are falling
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Japanese and Australian stock futures rose on expectations European finance chiefs will reach agreement on an aid payment to Greece and after a report signaled U.S. economic growth may pick up by the end of this year.
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Abu Dhabi’s benchmark stock index advanced to the highest since November on speculation the United Arab Emirates will be upgraded to emerging market status by MSCI Inc. this week. Egypt’s stocks increased.
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Treasuries advanced, with two-year notes rising for a 10th straight week in their longest rally in a quarter-century, on concern Greece will struggle to avoid the euro area’s first sovereign-debt default.
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