U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday, as investors weighed the strength of the U.S. economy against global growth concerns following soft data out of China and Japan, while biotechs rose on merger activity.Major indexes opened slightly lower after data showed China’s exports grew at a slower-than-expected pace and imports dropped 6.7 percent in November, while Japan’s economy shrank more […]
The 4 Stocks That Steered the Market
By Paul Ausick September 3, 2014 4:01 pm EDT
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September 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following a report — later said to be inaccurate — of a cease-fire in Ukraine. Equities have drifted lower all day. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book was released this afternoon, weighing shares down even more, led by weakness […]
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The stock market hit an all-time record high on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing at 2,000.10.
Societe Generale’s Albert Edwards warns that the forces that have been driving the market forward are not only unstable, but they’re also about to reverse.”The equity bubble has disguised the mountain of net debt piling up on […]
Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesEMERGING stockmarkets go in and out of fashion. They were battered during the Asian and Russian crises of the late 1990s, but then recovered to offer double-digit annual returns in the first decade of the 21st century. Since 2010, however, they have reverted to underperforming their developed-country rivals.The arguments in favour of investing in emerging markets are the […]
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Red Jahncke argues that the recent drop in U.S. stock markets may be a delayed response to a tax change:In late 2012, investors sold huge amounts of investments with long-term capital gains to take advantage of the expiring 15% “Bush” long-term capital-gains tax rate before the current 23.8% rate for higher-income investors took effect […]
Add to My NewsStory by Brenna HillierMon, Jan 20, 2014 | 00:06 GMT
GAME UK to return to stock market this year – rumourUK retail chain GAME is expected to return to the stock market with a £300 million floatation.The news comes via Sky News, which doesn’t name its sources, and has not been confirmed by the company.HSBC, Canaccord Genuity and […]
