Steve Rothwell

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Corn, soybeans rise on reports of delays in Brazil

Steve Rothwell · February 28, 2013 10:25 pm

Wall Street holds its nerve as spending cuts near

Steve Rothwell · February 24, 2013 6:32 pm

Soybeans rise as Argentina misses out on rain

Steve Rothwell · February 19, 2013 9:41 pm

Soybeans extend declines as Chinese demand wanes

Steve Rothwell · February 14, 2013 10:14 pm

Bank of America’s online banking crashes

Steve Rothwell · February 2, 2013 5:57 am

Health care among early leaders in the S&P 500

Steve Rothwell · January 27, 2013 6:48 pm

Wheat gains on concern dry weather will harm crops

Steve Rothwell · January 18, 2013 9:26 pm

Wheat futures gain most in a week since July

Steve Rothwell · January 18, 2013 8:36 pm

Wall Street cheers “cliff” deal, but only for now

Steve Rothwell · January 6, 2013 6:37 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 file photo, specialist Christian Sanfilippo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Despite many challenges, 2012 turned out to be a surprisingly good year for stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average, the Standard & Poorâs 500 and the Nasdaq composite index will all end the year substantially higher, despite losing ground in the final days of the year as concerns about the looming fiscal cliff mount. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

A surprisingly good vintage as market logs gains

Steve Rothwell · December 31, 2012 10:43 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 file photo, specialist Peter Elkins, foreground, is reflected in a trading post monitor as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. If Washington lawmakers can get past the âfiscal cliff,â many analysts say that the outlook for stocks in 2013 is good, as a recovering housing market and an improving jobs outlook helps the economy maintain a slow, but steady recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Housing and jobs key to lifting S&P toward record

Steve Rothwell · December 31, 2012 10:42 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 file photo, specialist Christian Sanfilippo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Despite many challenges, 2012 turned out to be a surprisingly good year for stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average, the Standard & Poorâs 500 and the Nasdaq composite index will all end the year substantially higher, despite losing ground in the final days of the year as concerns about the looming fiscal cliff mount. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

A surprisingly good vintage as market logs gains

Steve Rothwell · December 31, 2012 10:26 pm