VIX Falls as Sentiment Turns on Wall St

TVIX, a measure of stock market volatility, fell 5% percent to 33. The VIX traded as high as 48 Aug. 8 after staying below 20 for much of the year. VIX is the ticker symbol for the Chicago Board…


Moody's cuts Japan rating, blames politics

(Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service cut its rating on Japan's government debt by one notch to Aa3 on Wednesday, blaming a build-up of debt since the 2009 global recession and revolving-door…


Investors trade in tight range ahead of Bernanke speech

(Reuters) - World stocksedged up and oil advanced on Wednesday as investors tried to position themselves ahead of a Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's key speech. The gains follows weeks of…