The U.S. stock market jumped on Monday as Congressional lawmakers suggested that a deal to avert the looming “fiscal cliff” appears to be near at hand. Throughout the day, the market
The U.S. stock market fell sharply to end the week on Friday as hopes for a compromise on fiscal cliff negotiations waned late in the day. The final hour of trade saw particularly heavy selling,
Some of the Christmas cheer came out of the market on Wednesday as a pullback that began last week just below 1,450 in the S&P gained a little steam on the day. Investor anxiety appears