AP – A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday: Related Reading:Stock Market Trends: Ho-Ho-No.Trading Earnings: Are You Ready for a Pillow Fight?Stock Market Trends: ba, ba, ba Bennie and the BearsStock Market Trends: Out Fishing for Sucker-FishStock Market Trends: Re-hypo What?

Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler It’s that time of year again: time to look back upon the now-ebbing 2009 and assess its best and worst performers. Complete Story » Related Reading:ETF X-Ray: ULTI is Ultimately PricedETF Trends: Come Trade with Dr. FeelgoodETF Focus: This Kitty Could Roar Some MoreThere’s Black Gold in Them [...]

Reuters – Stocks fell on Thursday, extending earlier losses after a reading on Midwest business growth was revised downward, though it remained in expansionary territory. Related Reading:Stock Market Trends: Ho-Ho-No.Trading Earnings: Are You Ready for a Pillow Fight?Stock Market Trends: ba, ba, ba Bennie and the BearsStock Market Trends: Out Fishing for Sucker-FishStock Market Trends: [...]

Reuters – Toronto’s main stock index was higher on Thursday morning — and looked on track to record its best year since 1983 — following along as global markets, gold and oil were all up on the final trading day of 2009. Related Reading:Stock Market Trends: Ho-Ho-No.Trading Earnings: Are You Ready for a Pillow Fight?Stock [...]

USD: Mixed, jobless claims fall more than expected, continuing claims dropped by 57k, bond yields jump JPY: Lower, fiscal worries and widening yield gap, unexpected decline in US jobless claims EUR: Lower, IMF says EUR reserve holdings rose in Q3, gains limited by US jobs data, rising bond yields GBP: Higher, UK house prices rise [...]