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The dollar and U.S. stock futures rose following President Barack Obama's announcement late Sunday night that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Analysts said the boost to the currency was a signal of greater confidence in the United States and a reduction in national security risks.

During a volatile week, stocks bounced between Mideast turmoil and generally strong economic reports. Even with the jobless rate's surprising drop, equities ended on a down note. Still, stocks eked out a tiny overall gain on the week. [Video]

The fabled New York Stock Exchange isn't what it used to be. Today's NYSE Euronext has lost a huge volume of trading to upstart computerized exchanges in recent years, and scandals have tarnished its luster. Now, Germany's Deutsche Boerse wants to buy control of it. I say: "Sell!"

Traders will be reading between the State of the Union's lines to see what Obama's new approach means for business and the market. And given stocks' steady rise for the past eight weeks, profit-taking and choppy action should be no surprise. [Video]

Treasury yields hit a six-month high Monday on optimism about the world economy and concern about the U.S. deficit. Yields have been steadying climbing as investors bet that a stronger world economy will lead to higher interest rates, Reuters reported. "If the market really thinks there will be...

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Monday (last updated at 7:23 a.m. Eastern time): Hurd's Leadership Questioned: Many questions remain unanswered about Friday's sudden departure of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) chief executive Mark Hurd. Hurd resigned after the...

Blue-chip earnings and an improvement in consumer sentiment helped stocks shrug off disappointing economic growth to end mixed Friday -- but the market still enjoyed its biggest monthly gain in a year.

This week's rally was welcome -- the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all tacked on about 5% in the last four days. But there's not much to read into the action because so many traders are still on vacation from the July 4 holiday. [With video]

As expected, U.S stock markets stumbled at the open with the Dow Jones Industrial Average already below the 10,000 mark. The Dow fell some 235 points around 10:07 a.m. to 9,912 -- a slide of over 2.2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite are sliding even more. The S&P 500...

China's denial that it was rethinking the viability of its investments in eurozone bonds led to a collective sigh of relief around the world and sent stocks soaring on Thursday. But the world economy is still hardly inspiring.