Reuters – A pullback could be on the table next week for stocks after their best weekly performance in two years, especially if a raft of data headlined by the June jobs report doesn’t bolster the argument of a strengthening economy.
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Read More »Reuters – U.S. regulators could file civil fraud charges against some credit rating agencies, and settle with more Wall Street banks, for their role in developing mortgage-bond deals that helped trigger the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Read More »The Toronto stock market was poised for a slightly lower open on a gloomy outlook from market heavyweight Research in Motion and weaker-than-expected data on the health of Canada’s economy.
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AP – A warning from Standard & Poor’s that mounting debts put the U.S. government’s credit rating at risk blindsided markets last Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 240 points in the morning before recovering. It was the worst one-day drop for stocks since fears over a nuclear meltdown in Japan sent investors into hiding on March 16.
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Read More »Reuters – Earnings could make for a bumpy ride in U.S. stocks next week if more key companies undershoot expectations, possibly causing a spike in volatility.
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Read More »Reuters – A looming federal government shutdown could hobble the government’s ability to enforce securities laws, the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday.
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Reuters – The S&P 500 met tough resistance on Monday, with the next major catalyst that could push stocks higher not expected until quarterly earnings reports start to arrive next week.
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Read More »Reuters – IntercontinentalExchange Inc CEO Jeffrey Sprecher and Nasdaq OMX Group CEO Robert Greifeld know what it is to try — and fail — to take over another exchange.
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