Stocks climbed Wednesday after key reports on private sector hiring and the services industry provided reassurances that the economy continues to grow.
Stocks had their biggest rally in two weeks Thursday as earnings and economic reports reassured investors that the recovery, while uncertain, is continuing.
The bank bonus season begins in earnest this week, and it looks as if it will be one of the largest and most controversial blowouts the industry has ever seen.
Americans may have poured money back into stocks this year, but market watchers worry that they aren't spending enough on other things — like clothes, cars and computers.
Wall Street may be losing its luster for new U.S. college graduates who are increasingly looking to the government for jobs that enrich their social conscience, if not their wallet.
