Another wild day as the Dow lost another 140 points and all three major averages turned negative for the year. Jittery traders continued to flee equities amid anxiety that Greece's debt woes could turn into a full-blown credit crisis.
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Fear Trumps Fundamentals as Stocks Turn Negative for 2010 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 May 2010 16:25:00.
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Are this week's market gyrations signaling that the economy is headed for a double-dip recession? Despite the solid jobs report, the data is mixed.
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Is the Economy Headed for a Double Dip Recession? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:00.
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SpongeTech Delivery Systems, which makes a soap-filled SpongeBob-themed sponge, has been sudsing up trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The commission filed civil fraud charges against the company Wednesday, while top executives were arrested on criminal charges.
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Oh Barnacles! SpongeBob Licensee Squeezed with SEC Fraud Charge originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 May 2010 10:00:00.
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Halliburton has garnered plenty of unwanted attention from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after the company provided cementing for the rig. But analysts and investors don't seem too concerned.
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In Spite of Oil Spill, Wall Street Still Likes Halliburton originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 09:00:00.
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The Dow took a triple-digit header Friday as anxiety over the eurozone debt crisis, the Gulf oil spill and the launch of a federal criminal probe into Goldman Sachs's trading more than offset strong corporate earnings and an encouraging reading on GDP.
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Bad Outweighs Good on Wall Street Today originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:26:00.
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Wall Street felt Europe's pain today as S&P's cutting of Greek sovereign debt to junk status sent investors into a selling frenzy. Overshadowed were some solid corporate earnings reports and a big rebound in consumer confidence.
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Stocks Tumble on the Downgrades of Greece and Portugal Debt originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:20:00.
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The stock market has continued its hot streak lately amid very strong first-quarter earnings. And some traders on Wall Street expect the momentum to continue. Says Ted Weisberg of Seaport Securities: "The lines of least resistance for the market continue to be up."
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Traders See Strong Earnings Boosting the Market originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:50:00.
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The Dow heads into the peak of earnings season with an eight-week winning streak on the line, something the blue-chip index hasn't done since 2004. It could be strenuously tested in the coming days.
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Earnings Mid-Season Report: Momentum That'll Be Hard to Keep Up originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:55:00.
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Unlike mutual funds, which are managed to try to get the best return, exchange-traded funds are meant to accurately reflect an entire index of stocks. But more and more of these funds are veering off course, performing differently than their indexes. That can spell bad news for unwary investors.
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Are ETFs More Risky Than You Think? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:00:00.
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Corporate profits are soaring amid growing signs that a sharp economic rebound is gaining momentum. But as markets push higher, investors should keep a close eye on creeping interest rates as well. Many now seem to be ignoring the growing signs of tightening around the world.
Continue reading As the Global Rebound Gains, Interest Rates Are Creeping Higher
As the Global Rebound Gains, Interest Rates Are Creeping Higher originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:30:00.
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