Steve Rothwell

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A sign for Wall St. is shown outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 15, 2013 in New York. Most world stock markets fell Friday June 13, 2014 after poor U.S. retail sales data but benchmarks in China gained after an economic report bolstered optimism about the world's No. 2 economy. Oil prices pushed higher as an insurgency spiraled in Iraq. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stock market rises on merger news

Steve Rothwell · June 13, 2014 9:17 pm

FILE - This file photo made April 22, 2010 shows a Wall Street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures slipped Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after the World Bank downgraded its forecast for the global economy this year, citing a bitter American winter and the political crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks fall back as World Bank cuts growth outlook

Steve Rothwell · June 11, 2014 9:23 pm

A man walks near a shopping center where a large Brazil flag and half of a soccer ball decorate the entrance in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. The World Cup is set to open on June 12 with Brazil facing Croatia in Sao Paulo. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Brazil, other markets are no longer ‘Fragile Five’

Steve Rothwell · June 11, 2014 3:48 pm

Wheat prices drop on Russian crop outlook

Steve Rothwell · June 10, 2014 8:05 pm

Wheat falls for third straight week

Steve Rothwell · May 30, 2014 8:24 pm

This photo shows a street sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

S&P 500 index holds close to record level

Steve Rothwell · May 28, 2014 9:08 pm

Specialist William Geier, second left, works with traders at the post that handles Hillshire Brands, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Hillshire Brands, the maker of Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, jumped 22 percent after poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride offered to acquire the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks climb after orders for durable goods rise

Steve Rothwell · May 27, 2014 7:05 pm

Niederauer steps down at New York Stock Exchange

Steve Rothwell · May 22, 2014 1:47 pm

Wheat logs its biggest weekly decline since 2011

Steve Rothwell · May 16, 2014 9:21 pm

FILE - This Aug. 19, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks edged lower in early trading Wednesday, May 14, 2014, a day after the stock market closed at a record high. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks fall back from record levels

Steve Rothwell · May 14, 2014 9:06 pm

Traders John Santiago, left, and William McInerney, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The Standard & Poor's 500 index crossed above 1,900 for the first time Tuesday as investors assessed news on retail sales. DirecTV gained on reports that the AT&T is poised to buy the company for nearly $50 billion. (AP Photo)

S&P 500 flirts with 1,900, but falls short

Steve Rothwell · May 13, 2014 9:35 pm

FILE - This Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo shows the American flag and Wall St. street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Monday, May 12, 2014, sending major indexes to their latest all-time highs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stock market touches another record

Steve Rothwell · May 12, 2014 9:35 pm