Moneynews RSS FeedMon, 20 May 2013 20:09:05 EDTSmall-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street.Mon, 20 May 2013 15:39:13 EDTThe European Union's top trade negotiator said he opposes excluding or carving out categories of goods from an agreement now being negotiated that would create the world's largest trading region.Mon, 20 May 2013 15:21:51 EDTBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend.Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:25 EDTGold and silver futures rebounded after Moody's Investors Service said U.S. policy makers must address debt woes to avoid a credit-rating downgrade this year, boosting the appeal of the metals as a haven.Mon, 20 May 2013 11:55:49 EDTFederal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released its review of the...Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:25 EDTBig wage hikes demanded by the government-allied trade union in South Africa's coal and gold industries helped push the rand to a four-year low on Monday, highlighting the ripple effect of the prospect of more turmoil in the industry.Mon, 20 May 2013 08:45:26 EDTSilver plunged to the lowest level since September 2010, sending its ratio to gold to the highest in 33 months, while bullion extended the longest slump in four years as investment holdings contracted and stocks rallied.Mon, 20 May 2013 08:19:42 EDTEmerging-market stocks face fundamental headwinds as 2013 earnings revisions for most major “country sectors” are negative and growth in the four biggest economies is disappointing, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:33 EDTHedge-fund managers are making the biggest ever bet against gold as billionaire George Soros sold holdings last quarter and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted more declines after the longest slump in four years.Mon, 20 May 2013 07:36:32 EDTA Japanese government panel warns there is "absolutely no" guarantee that domestic investors will keep buying government bonds, citing the risk of a spike in bond yields that could crimp long-term growth prospects, according to a draft report seen by Reuters on Monday.Mon, 20 May 2013 07:15:42 EDTFinancial trading in world markets has grown so lightning-fast that effective regulation is growing tougher by the second, increasing the threat of crashes sparked by hoaxes, electronic glitches or yet-unknown causes.Sun, 19 May 2013 20:04:19 EDTMarket timer and financial commentator Barry Ritholtz says investors should give the stock market the benefit of the doubt and stay in equities.Sun, 19 May 2013 14:24:48 EDTThe dollar last week gained the most in almost two months against the euro amid bets the Federal Reserve will slow its asset purchases under the quantitative-easing stimulus strategy on signs the world's biggest economy is accelerating.Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:51 EDTWith the broad S&P 500 Index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old.Fri, 17 May 2013 16:24:34 EDTU.S. stocks continued their climb into uncharted territory, racking up the fourth week of gains in a row as encouraging economic data prompted investors to pick up shares of growth companies.Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:35 EDTGold fell, capping the longest slump in four years, as the dollar jumped to a 34-month high and a Federal Reserve policy maker said that U.S. monetary stimulus may be reduced within months.Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:55 EDTU.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox.Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:24 EDTThe International Monetary Fund said Friday that substantial risks still loom for the Cypriot economy even after a multi-billion dollar international bailout aimed at averting a debt default. A new IMF report predicted a deep recession in Cyprus this year and next and said...Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:07 EDTA drop in European takeovers has depressed global merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity so far this year, but bankers see activity picking up as a rally in stocks and bonds helps compensate for a prolonged eurozone recession.Fri, 17 May 2013 08:09:17 EDTGold bears are dominant again after prices resumed their slump and billionaire George Soros joined investors selling holdings in exchange-traded products that have retreated to a two-year low.