Stock market rebounds from worst day of the year

NEW YORK | Strong housing and earnings reports helped stocks rebound from their worst day of the year.

US stocks edge up following Dow's record day

NEW YORK | After barreling through a record the day before, the Dow Jones industrial average meandered higher on Wednesday.

Dow ends above 14,000 for 1st time since October 2007

NEW YORK | The Dow closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in more than five years.

Ordinary folks losing faith in stocks

NEW YORK | Andrew Neitlich is the last person you'd expect to be rattled by the stock market.

Weak investment returns will require higher pension payments

INDIANAPOLIS | Local governments and school corporations will pay higher employee pension contributions next year due to lackluster stock market earnings during the 2012 budget year that ended June 30.

1st Source, Horizon named to bank honor roll

Two northern Indiana-based banks were named to KBW Inc.'s Bank Honor Roll of superior performers.

A summer many investors would rather forget

NEW YORK | It was a stomach-churning summer most investors would like to forget.

OFFBEAT: Starbucks CEO not bitter, but pushing for ceasing political campaign contributions

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Stocks fall 419 points on worries about slower economy

NEW YORK | Stocks have plunged after more signs of economic weakness triggered a global sell-off.

Ind. government employee pensions recoup most stock losses

INDIANAPOLIS | The pension fund for Indiana government employees has recouped nearly all of its losses from the 2008-09 stock market dip.

NWI Investors group to meet Sunday

CROWN POINT | The Northwest Indiana Investors Meetup group will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Carriage Court Pizza, 211 S. East St.

Expiring Credits

A large quantity of 100 US$ money notes lined up in a vertical row. Very shallow depth of field.

Indiana posts nearly 7 percent return on investments

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana earned nearly half a billion dollars in investment income between July 2009 and June 2010, but the Democratic candidate for state treasurer says those earnings came with unacceptable risk to the state.

PERF/TRF CIO David Cooper

David Cooper, 37, has been named the new Chief Investment Officer for both the Public Employees' Retirement Fund and the Teachers' Retirement Fund.

CIO chosen for state's two pension funds

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's two public employee pension funds now will be managed by a single investment officer.

Indiana divests from terror nations

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's government pension funds have begun selling off their stock in companies operating in terrorist-sponsoring nations three years sooner than required.

Partial pension merger saving millions

INDIANAPOLIS | The partial merger of the Indiana public employees and teacher retirement plans will save $8.5 million this year, more than $100 million in years to come and could lead to lower employer contribution rates in the future.

Stock market performs well in start of earnings season

Earnings season (second quarter 2010 style) unofficially kicked off today with Alcoa Inc. and CSX Corp. reporting profits and major stock market indexes finishing up more than 1 percent for the day.

AG warns of oil spill stock scams

INDIANAPOLIS | Attorney General Greg Zoeller is warning Hoosiers to be wary of investing in companies claiming to have contacts to clean up the BP gulf oil spill.