Hangover or afterparty for stocks? (Reuters)
Reuters - A bout of profit taking seems likely early next year after the S&P 500 ended its best December in almost two decades, but stocks may have further to run at the start of 2011.
For investors, a gut-wrenching 2010 ended well (AP)
AP - For investors, 2010 was a 12-month tug of war between optimism and doubt. Stocks initially strengthened, the job market didn't, and fears of economic collapse in Europe and a chilling "flash crash" left many investors almost too stunned to act.
Wall Street ends robust 2010 quietly mixed (AFP)
AFP - US stocks closed mixed Friday in a quiet final session of 2010 as investors looked toward the new year in hopes of building on Wall Street's recent robust gains.
Stocks, commodities shine in 2010 as euro suffers (Reuters)
Reuters - World stocks ended 2010 at their highest levels in 28 months on Friday and oil touched a 26-month peak as expectations of a further recovery in the global economy supported investors' appetite for risk heading into the new year.
Indexes end strong year and month with quiet day (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks closed out a year of double-digit gains and the S&P's best December since 1991 with a quiet and little changed session on Friday as investors found no reason to make big bets ahead of the new year.
