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The markets welcomed the new president with a back-breaking session that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average close below 8000 for the first time since Nov. 20 of last year. Banking stocks led the way, as big declines in overseas names such as Royal ...
This year is virtually guaranteed to bring the issuance of a heaping pile of U.S. Treasury debt. But other nations facing increased borrowing needs in 2009 may not find the investing community as welcoming as it has been to U.S. debt.
European bond ...
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Many pundits have compared the current U.S. economy — weakened demand, ailing banks and falling prices — to Japan’s in the 1990s. So investors should look to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speeches and writings ...
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President Barack Obama shouldn’t be too upset if his words do not inspire the market to rebound and close in positive territory. After all, the day of the inauguration has historically been a lousy one for the ...
When a sector in the market has been devastated as badly as the financial-services industry, the thesis for recovery comes with numerous conditions attached.
In the case of the banks, the list of “ifwhen” provisos are lengthy, and serve as a caution ...
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There are many today who will settle in around noon for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president, but in the meantime, there are a few bank stocks that need to get their heads handed to ...
There are heroes in this country, and then there is Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis.
The selling in equities that occurred in the first full week of trading in 2009 was not overly alarming to investors in the wake of a better-than-expected “Santa Claus ...
Taking a cue from a strategy that proved profitable in late 2008, some U.S. equities traders say they are getting ready to purchase shares in companies that hedge funds are betting against.
The idea, albeit a risky one, is that many of those stocks ...
For some reason, many of the market’s long-running hopes and fears revolve around China. Rosy equity valuations for companies expanding into China were justified by the country’s massive population getting wealthier. Economists worried about the U.S.’s ...
Merrill Lynch & Co. is going out with a bang.
When Bank of America, Merrill’s buyer, announced earnings Friday, it provided preliminary fourth-quarter results on Merrill. Merrill’s $15.3 billion loss would have been a massive $9.62 per diluted share, ...
