Anxious investors look for calm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shell-shocked stock investors will search next week for calm to return to markets after the worst three weeks for stocks in 2 1/2 years.
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U.S. companies on buyback binge but at whose expense?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies are pouring their cash stockpiles into buying back their own shares, betting on a Wall Street rebound rather than investing in new operations or bumping up dividends.
Analysis: For brokers, low rates overshadow trading binge
TORONTO (Reuters) - A "new normal" of near-zero U.S. interest rates will limit the earnings potential of U.S. discount brokers this quarter and offset a boost in fee income as investors step up trading to keep up with wild market swings.
Risk-averse investors pour into money-market funds: EPFR
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fund investors plowed a record $50 billion into money-market funds and pulled the most money out of stocks in one week since 2008, data from EPFR Global showed on Friday.
Analysis: Recession risk unless oil prices fall further
LONDON (Reuters) - If history is any guide, another oil-induced recession may be just around the corner, at least for the United States and some of the other developed economies.
Global inflation: the dog that doesn't and won't bark
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters)- An anorexic under doctor's orders to put on weight might fret unnecessarily about getting fat one day.
Last-minute ways to find cash for college
It's the time of year when new college students start buying notebooks, but after paying the year's tuition bills, notebooks could suddenly become unaffordable. What's a parent to do? Here are some last-minute guerrilla techniques for lining up the cash for class Full Article
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
DOW | 11,269.02 | +125.71 | +1.13% |
S&P; 500 | 1,178.81 | +6.17 | +0.53% |
NASDAQ | 2,507.98 | +15.30 | +0.61% |
TR US Index | 107.27 | +0.58 | +0.54% |
Sector Summary
Energy | +1.20% |
Basic Materials | +0.83% |
Industrials | +1.47% |
Cyclical Goods & Services | +1.11% |
Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +1.35% |
Financials | +0.31% |
Healthcare | +1.46% |
Technology | +0.80% |
Telecoms | +1.08% |
Utilities | +0.84% |
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