January 23rd, 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — It’s been eerily quiet on stock trading desks around Wall Street and across the United States. In fact, it’s been the slowest and lowest volume start to the year since 2007.
During the first 10 trading days of 2012, roughly 6.8 billion shares a day changed hands in the United States, down [...]
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August 5th, 2011
For investors who endured the bruising downturn and were seeing green again in their 401(k)s, Tuesday’s Wall Street tumble was a rude awakening – and a reminder that retirement savings are not always secure.”People are frightened,” said Scott Brewster, a certified financial planner with Brewster Financial Planning in Park Slope, Brooklyn. “Everywhere we turn, there [...]
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July 20th, 2011
Canada’s benchmark stock index was showing moderate gains at midday Wednesday as continued gains in the price of oil offset a drop in the price of gold.
The S&P/TSX composite index was ahead by 19 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 13,352, with the financials and energy sectors leading the advance.
The price of crude oil was [...]
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July 13th, 2011
Stock Market: Stock buybacks: That’s what most companies do when they buy their own shares. But how you can avoid the trap.
FORTUNE — In 2006 and 2007 timber giant Weyerhaeuser (WY) conducted one of the biggest share buybacks in its history. It unleashed $800 million to purchase its shares, which were dancing near an all-time [...]
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July 13th, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — After spending two months focused largely on the state of the U.S. economy, investors will get a chance to turn their eyes back to Corporate America this week.
Several key companies will report their results for the second quarter this week, with investors getting profit reports from Dow members Alcoa (AA, Fortune [...]
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July 13th, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Fear is running high in the bond market.
Treasury prices began the week sharply higher, sending the benchmark 10-year yield below 3% for the first time since June 27.
“Being under 3% means a fear trade — we need to get back to at least 3% to have more confidence,” said William Larkin, [...]
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October 12th, 2008
The following is President Bush’s statement Saturday on the financial crisis, as released by the White House. He spoke in the Rose Garden after meeting with financial ministers from the G-7 nations:
Thank you all very much. Good morning. [Treasury] Secretary [Henry] Paulson, Secretary [of State Condoleezza] Rice and I just had a productive discussion with [...]
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October 12th, 2008
WASHINGTON — President Bush and the world’s financial leaders staged repeated displays of unity Saturday to combat an unfolding credit crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action.
While there were no concrete offers of new moves made on Saturday, Mr. Bush pledged anew that his administration was doing [...]
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October 12th, 2008
US stock markets have suffered their worst week on record following another torrid day of trading despite growing hopes that the government could step in to guarantee bank deposits and lending between financial institutions.
The Dow Jones fell 456.3 to 8122.2 leading to a 21pc fall over the week after the index on Thursday suffered its [...]
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October 11th, 2008
Smaller businesses are now starting to feel the effects of the financial crisis
IN these tough times Philip Fairey is getting used to hearing about his clients “doing a runner”. But a few days ago was the first time he caught one of them in the act.
“We got this message from someone who had been driving [...]
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