While stocks rally, the Treasury market shows signs of unease over U.S. debt limit

One corner of the Treasury market is worried the U.S. government could default this fall, even though many strategists believe Congress will raise the debt ceiling just in time. The Treasury bill that comes due in October has been selling off, and is currently...

After last quarter’s bloodbath, little gains for department stores may yield big results

Just three months ago, disappointing department store earnings sparked an intense sell-off in retail stocks. In the week following each of their financial reports, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Nordstrom and J.C. Penney shaved a combined $3.71 billion from their market...