Dot-com deja vu: Nasdaq tops 5,000, approaching record high
The last time the NASDAQ composite index was this high, Bill Clinton was president and your Internet connection was probably still dial-up.
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Auer Growth Fund, falling short of name, plans to stay the course
Some fund managers tweak their strategies or fees when things aren’t going so well. But don’t look for Bob Auer, the fund’s 53-year-old senior portfolio manager, to do so.
Indiana to get slice of S&P’s $1.38B government settlement
Standard & Poor's has agreed to pay about $1.38 billion to settle government allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis.
As oil prices go haywire, refiner Calumet sticks to playbook
Whether Calumet Specialty's depressed stock price combined with its rich quarterly dividend create a buying opportunity is the subject of intense debate among investors these days.
GUY: Hot stock market tempts investors with euphoria
Both euphoria and panic are easily treated by a disciplined regimen of patience and perspective.
Fed promises ‘patient’ approach to a rate increase
The Federal Reserve is edging closer to raising interest rates from record lows but Chairwoman Janet Yellen said she foresees no rate increase during the first quarter of 2015.
Lilly bumps up dividend for first time since 2009
Shares of Eli Lilly and Co. were on the rise Tuesday morning, a day after the drugmaker announced its first dividend increase in more than five years.
Report: Angie’s List hires bankers to explore sale
The Financial Times said the Indianapolis consumer-review company already has had conversations with prospective buyers but "is not wedded to selling itself."
Local money manager settles proxy fight, wins board seat
Carmel investment firm JWEST LLC ended up with one board seat, rather than the two it sought, but also got Rand Logistics to agree to a range of governance reforms.
Accolades all around as Allison owners exit
Private equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex Group fared well on their purchase of Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission, with the $763 million each put into the 2007 deal more than tripling in value.
Fed signals plan to keep key rate at record low
The Fed said it planned to keep its benchmark rate near zero as long as inflation remains under control, until it sees consistent gains in wage growth, long-term unemployment and other gauges of the job market.
Local pair wages battle against Manhattan financier
Jonathan Evans and Sean O’Connor of the Carmel investment firm JWEST LLC are trying to win election to the board of Rand Logistics, which they believe is being mismanaged by Chairman Laurence Levy.
S&P 500 sets all-time high in intraday trading
The index breached the 2,000-point barrier soon after markets opened on Monday, nearly hitting 2002 points around noon. The Dow also was near its high watermark.
Yellen to give her outlook as Fed honeymoon fades
The perilous question that now awaits Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve has put investors on nervous alert: Can it manage to raise rates from record lows without weakening the U.S. economy or spooking markets?
Church accuses JPMorgan of mismanagement, self-dealing
Christ Church Cathedral has filed a federal lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, alleging the bank’s “intentional mismanagement” and “self-dealing” led to $13 million in losses in church trust accounts endowed in the 1970s by Eli Lilly Jr.
Stock market plunges as multiple worries vex investors
The stock market fell in early trading after a dose of bad earnings news, and the losses accelerated throughout the day. The three major indexes suffered their biggest losses in months.
Fed offers no clearer hint on first rate increase
The Federal Reserve is further slowing the pace of its bond purchases because it thinks an improving U.S. economy needs less help. But it's offering no clearer hint of when it will start raising its benchmark short-term interest rate.
Dow Jones index tops 17,000 after strong jobs report
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 17,000 for the first time ever Thursday morning. The Standard & Poor’s 500 also hit an all-time high.
Investors to seek clues from Fed on rate increase
The Fed will likely approve a fifth cut in its monthly bond purchases because the job market has strengthened. But no clear signal is expected on when it will start raising short-term interest rates from record lows.
Thinly traded Indians stock delisted by NASDAQ
The Indianapolis Indians were recently delisted from the NASDAQ Pink Sheets, but team officials say it should have little to no impact on the AAA baseball team or its business operations.