Asia markets up after US delivers positive data
Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. Full story
Analysis: High speed trading a stiff challenge for U.S. regulators
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Financial 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. Full story
Hits and misses in Facebook's history
Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company. Full story
NYSE cancels irregular trades in Anadarko stock: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange canceled trades in Anadarko Petroleum Corp <APC.N> after a blip in trading cut the market value of the company by 99 percent, according to a report in Bloomberg. Full story
High-yield bond funds see lower demand after record rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide cut back on commitments to high-yield "junk" bond funds in the latest week, giving just $100 million to the funds globally after committing over $1 billion the prior week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Full story
Dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed stimulus exit talk
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in early May. Full story
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Fundamentals are strong and the U.S. dollar are responsible for the Dow and the S&P hitting new highs, but can the stock rally last?
Can FB Bounce From IPO Slump?
Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray, and Ken Sena, Evercore Partners, discuss the future of Facebook. It's the worst-performing stock on the Nasdaq since its IPO a year ago.
Global Markets Update: Europe Drifts Higher
CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as stocks shifted higher despite weak economic data from the U.S. yesterday.
GOP deaf to positive signs for the economy?
Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget Policies and Priorities, and Time Magazine’s Michael Scherer discuss how Republicans conveniently neglect positive economic indicators they have sworn are their No. 1 priority.
AIG's Amazing Comeback Story
Once the poster child for the U.S. financial crisis, the insurer's business is now thriving, and the stock has doubled since August of 2009. CNBC's Mary Thompson reports on the company's turnaround.
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