From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, Jul 01 2011 6:27 PM

Stocks surged pushing the Dow to its biggest weekly gain in two years, as a strong reading of manufacturing activity lifted investor spirits ahead of the long holiday weekend. Paul Vigna has details.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, Jul 01 2011 12:35 PM

Manufacturing data helped kick start a rally at July’s start, pushing markets into positive territory. John Shipman and Paul Vigna provide analysis. (Photo: Reuters.)

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, May 13 2011 5:54 PM

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee looks like he’ll give the 2012 White House campaign a pass, says Mr. Huckabee's top political operative. Jonathan Weisman explains why and how the GOP race is shaping up.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, May 06 2011 12:36 PM

Paul Vigna, John Shipman & Kathleen Madigan discuss why stocks are soaring following the release of the April employment report, showing American businesses added more jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate rose to 9%. Photo from AP.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, May 06 2011 9:50 AM

WSJ’s Paul Vigna reports commodities prices continue to decline. The News Hub also analyzes what the commodity selloff might mean for the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

From: The Wall Street Journal on Thu, May 05 2011 10:11 AM

WSJ’s David Wessel reports President Obama and GOP leaders have been privately discussing strict deficit targets along with spending cuts in an effort to line up Republican votes. The News Hub also covers President Obama's visit to Ground Zero.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Wed, May 04 2011 1:08 PM

ConAgra Foods on Wednesday disclosed a $4.9 billion offer to buy Ralcorp Holdings, increasing a previously rejected offer in a bet that private-label food sales will continue to grow. Paul Vigna and Bob O’Brien discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Tue, May 03 2011 12:03 PM

Pfizer said its first-quarter profit rose 10%, helped by lower tax provisions and research costs, while a drop in sales of blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor contributed to a slight decline in revenue. Paul Vigna and Joe Bel Bruno discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Tue, Dec 07 2010 9:35 AM

Paul Vigna says that markets in the U.S. are reacting favorably to the tax cut deal reached by President Obama and GOP lawmakers.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Thu, Nov 18 2010 9:55 AM

Shares in Europe were up strongly as Ireland was closer to accepting a bailout package and GM was set today to relaunch as a publicly traded company. Paul Vigna discusses.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Tue, Nov 16 2010 5:43 PM

Paul Vigna explains why stocks tumbled across-the-board pushing the Dow back toward the 11,000 level.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Thu, Nov 04 2010 10:12 AM

Paul Vigna looks at the markets ahead of the open on a day jobless claims rose and one day after the Fed moved to provide monetary stimulus.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, Oct 22 2010 12:17 PM

Stocks digesting more earnings, from Verizon and Honeywell among others. Meanwhile, coffee prices are rising in the commodities pits, which could lead to higher prices at the local roaster. Kristina Peterson, Anna Raff and Paul Vigna discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Wed, Oct 06 2010 11:06 AM

ADP jobs report cools the stock market rally, but the action’s still in the forex market, as the dollar hits a fresh 15-year low against the yen as the competitive devaluations continue. Kathleen Madigan, Bradley Davis and Paul Vigna discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Tue, Sep 28 2010 12:13 PM

Stocks are weak, despite M&A activity from Wal-Mart, Unilever and Southwest Airlines, which are looking beyond the weak US market. That weakness is also what’s keeping oil prices rangebound. George Stahl, Jerry DiColo and Paul Vigna discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Wed, Sep 22 2010 10:42 AM

Paul Vigna looks at the prospect for stocks on Wednesday.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, Sep 17 2010 12:09 PM

Stocks, gold and Treasurys all rallied early, but stocks are having trouble keeping up after worrisome reports on consumer prices, wages and sentiment. Kathleen Madigan, Michael Reid and Paul Vigna discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:45 PM

Stocks are struggling to keep their September rally alive, but they’re getting help today from retail stocks, helped by Best Buy's earnings and August retail sales report. George Stahl, Joe Bel Bruno and Paul Vigna discuss.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Mon, Sep 13 2010 10:00 AM

Paul Vigna discusses the outlook for markets following the agreement of new global banking regulations and strong economic data from China.

From: The Wall Street Journal on Fri, Sep 10 2010 1:28 PM

Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot, Deputy Editorial Page Editor Daniel Henninger and Senior Economics Writer Steve Moore analyze the President’s press conference.