The price you pay for frothy assets
01.05.10
As the 10th anniversary of the bursting of the tech bubble is upon us, you've probably read a slew of stories about what an awful decade this has been for stocks.
If you're looking for some theme music for the upcoming wave of earnings reports, a funeral dirge is probably most appropriate. When new clients come to me, I ask them a few questions about risk. One is "What would you do if the value of your stocks fell by 50%?"
Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man may help provide some much needed spark to the sleepy merger market.
Australia's raising interest rates! The global recession is over! The only question now is how strong and fast the economic rebound will be. Hip hip hooray! Truckers, railroads and other transportation companies are seeing a pickup in demand for the first time in four years, a strong vote for the economic recovery. But for stock investors, timing an entry point into the sector is tricky.
From the mid-1980s to 1999, a period that marked the rise of the PC, Microsoft made a lot of people rich: Its shares soared 59% a year.
Gold continued to push higher into record territory Wednesday amid concerns about a weak dollar, inflation and technical-based buying by large investment funds.
Oil topped $70 a barrel Monday, tracking an advance on Wall Street. There is no way around it. This is the worst job market in years and it's going to get even tougher.
The Dow managed to eke out a fresh 19-month high Monday on Caterpillar's strong earnings, but a selloff in financials hit the broader market at the start of a busy week on Wall Street.
Stocks seesawed Thursday on worries about the consumer after weak retail sales, and ahead of the December employment report which is expected to show massive job losses.
Treasury prices fell Wednesday - after a record $30 billion auction of 3-year notes - amid speculation that the new president will increase debt sales.
Oil prices fell in one of the biggest single-day declines in history Wednesday, after a woeful supply report gave previously bullish investors little reason to believe oil would sustain a rally anytime soon. Stocks ended higher Friday, finding momentum at the end of a very choppy session in which concerns about global growth vied with investor willingness to scoop up shares beaten down in the recent sell-off.
Oil prices fell Thursday, as stocks got hammered on worries about spreading European debt problems.
Oil backs off 7-month low
22.05.10
After hitting a new 7-month low earlier in the day, oil prices rebounded as investors looked ahead to the expiration date of the active futures contract.
Euro extends gains on dollar
22.05.10
The euro pared back earlier losses against the dollar Wednesday, after Germany said it would ban short selling on some European bank shares and the zone's government bonds.
Treasurys little changed amid volatile trading
22.05.10
Treasurys were little changed Wednesday, as investors looked for direction amid mixed signals out of Europe and the United States.
Stocks skid on global economic jitters
22.05.10
Stocks recovered from deep losses posted earlier in the session but ended lower Wednesday, as investors welcomed the Fed's forecast of an improving economy amid lingering fears about the global economy.
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