| | Weekly Roundup MARCH 15, 2013 MarketWatch's top 10 stories, March 11 - 15 By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. markets ended the week with gains again, even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Friday. The day's decline ended the Dow's longest streak of winning days since 1996.The drop on Friday was attributed by some to weaker-than-expected economic data that also showed inflation was a bit higher than expected in February.The Dow (DJIA) closed on Friday down 25.03 points or 0.2 % at 14,514.11. For the week, the Blue Chip index was up 0.8%. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which has still never quite surpassed its all-time high (Thanks a lot Apple (AAPL)), closed on Friday at 1,560.70, down 2.53 points or 0.2%. For the week, the index was up 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) ended Friday at 3,249.07, down 9.86 points or 0.3%. For the week, the index gained 0.1%.Stay tuned to MarketWatch over the weekend, where you'll find all the corporate, personal finance and retirement news you need to keep on top of your financial future.Please take a moment to watch MarketWatch's Week Ahead videos. U.S. Week Ahead: Fed,China in focus Europe's Week Ahead: The Fed, U.K. budget — Christopher Noble , assistant managing editorLife companion Samsung Electronics Co. lifted the wraps on its latest smartphone — the Galaxy S4 — night in a bid to maintain its leading position in the fast-growing mobile-phone market. The new device sports a 5-inch, high-definition touchscreen and new "eye-tracking" technology. Samsung said the phone will go on sale in late April. Samsung unveils Galaxy S4 smartphone. Apple rising Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares gained as analysts remained mostly positive about the company's prospects following the debut of the new Galaxy S4 smartphone from archrival Samsung Electronics Co. Apple shares up despite Galaxy S4 threat. Sleeping giant As the winter season draws to a close and the energy market readies for a slowdown in the need for heating fuels, natural-gas prices should be falling. But instead, prices have climbed over 9% month to date, with the market betting on tighter supply and more demand. Natural Gas: commodity market's 'sleeping giant.' In government cross hairs J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM), the nation's largest bank by assets, suffered a double blow after it was charged by a Senate committee with misleading regulators and investors over massive credit derivatives losses and saw its plans to return capital to shareholders questioned by the government. J.P. Morgan in government cross hairs. Stress BB&T Corp. (BBT) and government-owned Ally Financial failed the Federal Reserve's stress test while the central bank gave barely passing grades to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs & Co. BB&T, Ally fail Fed stress tests. Big change When the biggest names in financial services fight over how to promote the next big investment trend, the clear winner is the consumer. That's not usually how it works for investors, but recent announcements from the big players in exchange traded funds are clear signs that this battle will have a lot of benefits for the investing public. Investors win Schwab, Fidelity ETF war. Ignoring 'megasales' Scary reports suggest that corporate insiders are betting heavily on an imminent stock-market decline. But a closer look at the data shows that insiders aren't nearly as bearish as they might appear. They might even be bullish, says Mark Hulbert. Ignore 'megasales' by mega-shareholders. Chutzpah So here we are, nearly five years after the financial crisis, listening to a cranky, old, former billionaire yammer about how his bailout wasn't as good as some of the other bailouts, says Al Lewis. AIG bailout left Greenberg with chutzpah intact. Key dates If you're in or approaching retirement, Robert Powell would like to add to your list of dates, terms, abbreviations and acronyms that you store in your brain. Key retirement dates, terms you can't forget. Two clashing views The biggest problem in Washington isn't lack of leadership, charm, civility or compromise; it's that the two parties can't agree on what's wrong with the economy, either in the short run or the long run, says Rex Nutting. What's wrong with the economy? Two clashing views. 
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