Bonds

Rates are expected to remain steady as investors seek fresh clues on inflation and hiring trends.

Strong earnings reports from McDonald's and Caterpillar helped propel U.S. stocks on Tuesday.

Strong earnings reports from McDonald's and Caterpillar helped propel U.S. stocks on Tuesday.

Greece's first attempt to finance itself on bond markets since 2014 raised $3.5 billion on Tuesday.

Greece's first attempt to finance itself on bond markets since 2014 raised $3.5 billion on Tuesday.

Wall Street is getting worried about the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.

Wall Street is getting worried about the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.

The Nasdaq hit a record high on Monday ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports, while the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lagged behind as losses in healthcare heavyweight Johnson & Johnson took a toll.

The Nasdaq hit a record high on Monday ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports, while the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lagged behind as losses in healthcare heavyweight Johnson & Johnson took a toll.

U.S. stocks are falling Friday as General Electric stock drops after the company's second-quarter report.

U.S. stocks ticked lower on Friday as weak earnings from industrial giant General Electric weighed, while tech shares retreated from record highs and energy tracked the price of oil lower.

U.S. stocks ticked lower on Friday as weak earnings from industrial giant General Electric weighed, while tech shares retreated from record highs and energy tracked the price of oil lower.

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Stocks ended little changed on Wall Street on Thursday as a deal between Sears and Amazon weighed on home improvement retailers while gains in Microsoft helped buoy the Nasdaq.

The tech sector beat its all-time high set during the dot-com boom.

Bond yields around the world have surged since the European Central Bank hinted last month that its bond buying was coming to an end, a replay of the "taper tantrum" in 2013 when the Federal Reserve caught markets off guard with similar plans.

Bond yields around the world have surged since the European Central Bank hinted last month that its bond buying was coming to an end, a replay of the "taper tantrum" in 2013 when the Federal Reserve caught markets off guard with similar plans.

A Netflix rally boosted the Nasdaq Composite to a record high on Tuesday while Goldman Sachs Group Inc dragged the Dow lower as earnings take center stage on Wall Street.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills climbing to their highest level in more than eight years while rates on six-month bills declined.

U.S. stocks were little changed and hovered near record levels in late morning trading on Monday as investors geared up for a busy earnings week from big U.S. companies.