Joe E Sandlin

Medical-device designer Globus Medical Inc. (GMED) jumped on its first day as a publicly traded company, the second stock this week to record strong gains in its public debut.

U.S. banks' commercial and industrial loans remained flat at $1.451 trillion in the week ended July 25, the latest week for which data are available, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

A poll of 17 large financial institutions that do business directly with the Federal Reserve suggests there's a 63% chance the central bank will for the third time expand its balance sheet via large-scale bond purchases.

ExxonMobil is looking like it may be a good buy with crude prices on the rise, but wait for it to close above resistance.

TOP STORIES: UPDATE: Goldman Sachs Sees Wheat Prices Rising On Weather Woes U.S. Investment bank Goldman Sachs said Friday it anticipates wheat prices will keep rising over the next few months as a result of drier weather conditions in countries such as Argentina, Australia, India and the CIS

Six stocks hit to 52-week lows: While trading on above-average volume, Callidus Software (NASDAQ:CALD) slid today, hitting and then dropping past its previous 52-week low to $3.85.

U.S. crude oil prices got a boost from the July jobs report, rising by over $4 to settle at $91.40 a barrel on Friday.

Auto makers in Brazil that benefited from a cut in the so-called IPI tax can't reduce employment while the tax cuts are in effect, Brazil's Finance Ministry reiterated Friday.

Knight Capital Group told brokers on Friday that it has received a badly-needed line of credit, raising hopes the embattled firm can survive the weekend without a bankruptcy filing.

Investors will be watching as Knight Capital struggles for survival and a legendary soccer team sells shares to the public.