Fiscal Cliff

Futures Drop Fiscal Cliff Fears U.S. equity futures dropped in thin pre-market trade ahead of the half trading day as leaders failed to reach an agreement on the U.S. budget situation. It now appears likely that the U.S. will go over the Fiscal Cliff in some capacity but leaders still seem...

The last full week of December is likely to contain limited trading activity. Nearly all Western markets will be closed on Tuesday for the Christmas holiday, while many will be closed on Monday in observance of Christmas Eve. There will be trading in the U.S. early Monday morning, but markets...

Futures Sharply Lower on Failed Fiscal Cliff Deal U.S. equity futures traded sharply lower overnight as House leader Boehner failed to gain enough votes to pass his Plan B to avoid the Fiscal Cliff. It is now unlikely that an agreement will be reached before Christmas, meaning leaders will have...

Futures Flat on Fiscal Cliff Fears Despite Japanese Easing U.S. equity futures were nearly unchanged in early Thursday, trading on fears over the Fiscal Cliff as democratic leaders claim that the presentation of a Plan B by the republican caucus represents a significant setback in talks. It now...

Futures Rise on Cliff Deal, German Confidence U.S. equity futures rose slightly in pre-market trading as Congressional leaders appear closer to a deal to at least manage the fiscal cliff and mute some of the effects of the tax hikes and spending cuts. Now, it is true that many of measures do not...

One of investors' favorite asset classes in 2012 got cold dose of fiscal cliff reality on Wednesday as municipal bond ETFs faltered on news both parties are willing to change the tax-exempt status of municipal-bond interest in an effort to dodge the fiscal cliff. As was reported earlier this year...

Futures Rise Ahead of Fed U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading ahead of the FOMC rate decision. Also, Fiscal Cliff talks seem to be progressing and Democrats are willing to discuss completely rewriting the tax code, a key point of the Republican caucus. However, such a move might delay...

U.S. equity futures slipped in pre-market trading as mixed economic data with a slight positive bias was weighed down by fears over Europe's debt crisis. Positive industrial production and retail sales data in China were offset by weak trade data. Meanwhile, the return of former Prime Minister...

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With less than a month left until year end, investors might be able to get some perspective on the markets by looking back and considering the biggest trends of 2012. Overall, it was a fairly solid year for American stocks. Digging deeper, there were a number of sectors that experienced broad...