Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/business/stock-markets business Stock Markets News en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:21:35 GMT 5 Yahoo! News 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/business/stock-markets http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif US stocks fall as Greek bailout debate winds on (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street ap/20120214/us_wall_street AP business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:21:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.50ec1a4ac1df4b908b3107bbd9e2eda4-50ec1a4ac1df4b908b3107bbd9e2eda4-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mfp7NPaTgP8nNrMubbJnmw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this Feb. 13, 2012 photo, trader Edward H. Radzienwicz works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Another mass downgrade of the creditworthiness of European countries had little market impact Tuesday, Feb. 14, as investors continued to predict that Greece would soon get its hands on vital bailout cash to avoid a ruinous bankruptcy. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stocks opened lower on Wall Street Tuesday, weighed down by disappointing news about January retail sales in the U.S. and continuing economic struggles in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.50ec1a4ac1df4b908b3107bbd9e2eda4-50ec1a4ac1df4b908b3107bbd9e2eda4-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mfp7NPaTgP8nNrMubbJnmw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Feb. 13, 2012 photo, trader Edward H. Radzienwicz works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Another mass downgrade of the creditworthiness of European countries had little market impact Tuesday, Feb. 14, as investors continued to predict that Greece would soon get its hands on vital bailout cash to avoid a ruinous bankruptcy. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Wall Street falls after retail sales data disappoint (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20120214/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:50:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120214/i/r2521205839.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0UVDsvF8uXsZnRBS8o0PHA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The S&P 500 index retreated from near a seven-month high Tuesday after weaker-than-expected January U.S. retail sales data curbed investors' appetite for risky assets.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120214/i/r2521205839.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0UVDsvF8uXsZnRBS8o0PHA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) Wynn downplays SEC inquiry, hits Okada claims (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/bs_nm/us_wynnresorts_memo nm/20120214/us_wynnresorts_memo Reuters business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:35:52 GMT Reuters - Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn played down a U.S. regulatory inquiry into a company donation at the heart of a bitter legal battle embroiling his $15 billion casino empire, hitting back at his largest shareholder and accuser in a memo to employees. Moody's downgrade has little market impact (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets ap/20120214/world_markets AP business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:04:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120214/i/r3844634703.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_ITpd6AiUtRPUaDYC_hoqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0" /></a>AP - Another mass downgrade of the creditworthiness of European countries had little market impact Tuesday as investors continued to predict that Greece would soon get its hands on vital bailout cash to avoid a ruinous bankruptcy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120214/i/r3844634703.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_ITpd6AiUtRPUaDYC_hoqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) SEC drops Lonza-Arch insider trading case, for now (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_arch_sec_lawsuit nm/20120213/us_arch_sec_lawsuit Reuters technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:54:25 GMT Reuters - A U.S. market regulator is for now dropping insider trading cases against three Swiss asset managers, despite accusations that two of the defendants improperly thwarted its investigation, including by throwing out a BlackBerry. Summary Box: Stock funds hold steady in January (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mutual_fund_flows_summary_box ap/20120213/us_mutual_fund_flows_summary_box AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:54:12 GMT AP - STAYING IN PLACE: Deposits into U.S. stock mutual funds roughly equaled withdrawals in January, industry consultant Strategic Insight said on Monday. It snapped an eight-month streak of investors pulling their money out each month. The string ended as the stock market had its best January in 15 years. Investors hold steady in stock funds in January (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mutual_fund_flows ap/20120213/us_mutual_fund_flows AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:42:32 GMT AP - A January market rally wasn't enough to get investors back into stock mutual funds in a big way. But they did stop pulling out more cash than they were putting in, ending an eight-month string of net withdrawals. Summary Box: Stocks rise on Greece relief (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street_summary_box ap/20120213/us_wall_street_summary_box AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:23:18 GMT AP - GOOD NEWS FROM GREECE: Another step toward another bailout fueled stock gains in the U.S., with all major indexes rising. How the major stock indexes fared on Monday (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street_box ap/20120213/us_wall_street_box AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:21:48 GMT AP - Stocks rose on Monday as investors cheered a vote in Greece that will help clear the way for another bailout. The Dow Jones industrial average rose to within 16 points of its close highest close since before the 2008 financial crisis. Obama proposes large budget boosts for SEC, CFTC (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_usa_obama_cftc nm/20120213/us_usa_obama_cftc Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:08:16 GMT Reuters - The White House on Monday proposed big budget boosts for U.S. financial market regulators, which are months behind in finalizing Dodd-Frank reforms and are under pressure to more vigorously police markets in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Summary Box: Hot homebuilders stocks worth a look (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks_summary_box ap/20120213/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks_summary_box AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:34:39 GMT AP - ROARING RALLY: In anticipation of the spring home-selling season, the Standard & Poor's homebuilders index has surged 60 percent in four months. How to invest in the coming housing market rebound (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks ap/20120213/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:33:13 GMT AP - The housing market recovery hasn't taken off yet, but a rally in its stocks sure has. The Standard & Poor's homebuilders index is up 60 percent since October. Two former Bear Stearns managers settle SEC case (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_bearstearns_fundmanagers nm/20120213/us_bearstearns_fundmanagers Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:20 GMT Reuters - Two former Bear Stearns fund managers, who were acquitted of criminal charges over the demise of their mortgage-laden hedge funds, agreed on Monday to pay more than $1 million to resolve a civil lawsuit brought by market regulators. Wall Street likes Monti, but still wary of Italy (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_italy_economy_investment nm/20120213/us_italy_economy_investment Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:36:39 GMT Reuters - A long, standing ovation greeted Italy's Mario Monti when he entered the packed Card Room on the seventh floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. SEC again pushes AIG on disclosures (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_aig nm/20120213/us_aig Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:14:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_aig"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/net/20091030/capt.5aa7f4495c5aaa61cfb3909f832bb9de.jpeg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=EljvSdUCn9cxueSPqSunhA--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., questions AIG Chairman Edward Liddy during a hearing before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capitol Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - For the second time in less than a year, the Securities and Exchange Commission has pressed bailed-out insurer American International Group to provide more disclosures in its quarterly reports, this time on guaranteed interest rates in its life insurance business.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_aig"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/net/20091030/capt.5aa7f4495c5aaa61cfb3909f832bb9de.jpeg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=EljvSdUCn9cxueSPqSunhA--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="photo" title="Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., questions AIG Chairman Edward Liddy during a hearing before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capitol Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) Greek progress lifts appetite for euro, global shares (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_markets_global nm/20120213/us_markets_global Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:18:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120213/i/r3602486568.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=RZ5T5vR3p0JQGP1flGYFQg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Riot police stand guard in front of the parliament during a protest against austerity measures in Athens February 9, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Relief over the passing of austerity measures by the Greek parliament saw bank shares lead European stocks higher on Monday, while the euro also gained even though more steps are needed before the shadow of a messy debt default can be lifted.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120213/i/r3602486568.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=RZ5T5vR3p0JQGP1flGYFQg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Riot police stand guard in front of the parliament during a protest against austerity measures in Athens February 9, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) Bulls will not be tamed by weak profits (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_usa_stocks_weekahead nm/20120213/us_usa_stocks_weekahead Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:37:17 GMT Reuters - Despite a mediocre earnings season and signs of an overbought market, Wall Street bulls are likely to remain in control this week. Jittery investors watch Greece, US economic data (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_greece_financial_crisis_markets ap/20120213/us_greece_financial_crisis_markets AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:18 GMT AP - For the past six weeks, Wall Street traders have optimistically pushed the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 4.8 percent on a belief that the U.S. economic recovery is finally gaining momentum. As Facebook IPO nears, the case for dull stocks (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_bi_co_ne/us_wall_street_week_ahead ap/20120212/us_wall_street_week_ahead AP business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:05:18 GMT AP - Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago. SEC looks into private equity industry practices: WSJ (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120211/bs_nm/us_sec_private_equity nm/20120211/us_sec_private_equity Reuters business Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:27:19 GMT Reuters - The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry into how the private equity industry values its investments, how those investments are marketed, and other practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.