Steve Rothwell

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Corn price falls on record crop forecast

Steve Rothwell · May 9, 2014 7:31 pm

FILE - In this April 30, 2014 file photo, traders Kevin Walsh, left, and John Panin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are edging higher in early trading Thursday, May 8, 2014, after investors were mostly pleased by the latest U.S. corporate earnings news. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks end mostly lower; Energy, utilities fade

Steve Rothwell · May 8, 2014 9:36 pm

Gold falls on Yellen’s assessment of economy

Steve Rothwell · May 7, 2014 8:35 pm

Specialist Vincent Surace, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 2, 2014. U.S. stock futures are up slightly after the U.S. unemployment rate hit its lowest level in more than five years. The government reported the unemployment rate sank to 6.3 percent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks edge higher; US service sector improves

Steve Rothwell · May 5, 2014 8:50 pm

FILE - In this April 30, 2014 file photo, Specialist Glenn Carell, foreground, works with traders at the post that handles Under Armour on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks edged lower on Thursday, May 1, 2014, as investors assessed the latest round of company earnings, a survey on manufacturing and news on hiring. Satellite TV company Dish gained on reports that AT&T had approached the company about a merger. (AP Photo, File)

Encouraging news on economy fails to lift stocks

Steve Rothwell · May 1, 2014 9:50 pm

Trader Steven Kaplan, right, works at the post that handles Twitter, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Shares of Twitter dropped in morning trading Wednesday to their lowest point since the company went public in November. Investor concern remains over the short messaging service's ability to keep adding users and keep existing users engaged. (AP Photo)

Dow closes at record as Fed keeps cutting stimulus

Steve Rothwell · April 30, 2014 9:18 pm

Traders gather at the post of specialist Jason Hardzewicz, center, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 28, 2014. Stocks are mostly higher in early trading as traders hope for another blockbuster merger in the health-care industry. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks gain on earnings; Cummins, Ameriprise rise

Steve Rothwell · April 29, 2014 8:59 pm

Last year’s deadbeats do best as stocks stall

Steve Rothwell · April 24, 2014 7:01 am

Peter Costa works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Stock futures edged higher as more companies reported first quarter earnings. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Earnings and corporate deals lift US stocks

Steve Rothwell · April 22, 2014 9:09 pm

FILE - In this Friday, April 11, 2014 file photo, trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks were mixed Monday, April 21, 2014, in light trading after Japan reported a record annual trade deficit and investors looked ahead to economic data this week from China and South Korea. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks edge higher at start of a big earnings week

Steve Rothwell · April 21, 2014 7:10 pm

A trader works in the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The field of potential successors to CEO Lloyd Blankfein has narrowed with co-Chief Operating Officer Harvey Mitchell's retirement. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Goldman’s income falls 11 percent, but still beats

Steve Rothwell · April 17, 2014 8:22 pm

Coffee surges on renewed concern about crop

Steve Rothwell · April 17, 2014 8:16 pm