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The Dow hit a record high! So what?
May 17, 2024
The Dow hit 40,000, which doesn't necessarily mean the economy is doing well. But it can speak to how certain people think and feel about the economy.
Why traders will be hanging on the Federal Reserve's every word Wednesday
Jan 30, 2024
The committee that sets interest rates is meeting this week, and the big question is whether — and when — they'll start cutting.
New Fed Chair to Congress: Steady ahead
Feb 27, 2018
Jerome Powell will offer his insights to both the House and Senate this week. Stock traders are hoping for some calming words. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
The Dow dive computers might have caused
by
Ryan Kailath
Feb 6, 2018
Algorithms don’t generally create steep declines, but they do amplify trends, one expert says.
A Brexit could hit Japanese currency traders hard
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 22, 2016
If Britain does vote to exit the EU, Japan will be among the first markets to know.
Oil, futures and 'super contango.' What's it all mean?
by
Stan Alcorn
Mar 5, 2015
When low prices and high supplies converge, you get a super-rare situation.
Why oil prices move up and down so much
Feb 26, 2015
Predicting global supply and demand is enormously complicated
For public good, not for profit.
Oil traders are hedging their bets
Jan 20, 2015
One strategy: Buying oil then storing it in tankers until prices go back up.
A rogue Greenpeace trader wreaks havoc
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 16, 2014
He made $5.2 million worth of bad bets.
'On the Floor' with a former investment banker
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 11, 2013
In her latest novel, author Aifric Campbell details the cutthroat and high-flying world of finance in the early '90s.