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) — 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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June 6th, 2011
The bullish forecasts are dangerously wrong. Psychologically, it’s hard for investors to ignore the happy talk and pull back from the market, but they should do so soon.
Politicians lie. Bankers lie. Yes, they’re liars. But they’re not bad; it’s in their genes, inherited. Their brains are wired that way, say scientists. Like addicts, they can’t [...]
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October 11th, 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The main index of the Toronto Stock Exchange plunged almost 5 percent on Thursday as mounting gloom over the state of the economy and the U.S. financial sector sent investors fleeing the market in a broad rout.
The financial sector was the biggest drag on the benchmark, sliding 7.74 percent. The energy and [...]
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