Sloppy Wednesday; Bayer To Acquire Monsanto

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After early gains, U.S. stocks ended mixed following a steep drop Tuesday and a three-session bout of heightened volatility sparked by fears of rising interest rates. Investors have been jittery of late. Worries include fears that higher interest rates will hurt the economy, overvalued stock prices and continued uncertainty over the presidential …

Markets Storm Back With Force But No Volume

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After an uneventful start to the week, markets here in the U.S. sprang back into action and posted their largest gains since early May. All three major indexes gained at least 1.20% on the day but with volume being downright atrocious, this move is suspect. The year has been volatile thus far …