Dow up 494 as Obama prepares to name treasury boss
NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to tap the ch...
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Dow 8000: Markets Plummet Again
AP | JOE BEL BRUNO and SARA LEPRO | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a d...
Candid Answers I Wish I Could Give
Dan Solin | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business
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I get asked a lot of investing questions. I am conflicted in answering them. I want to be helpful but I also want to be tactful. Here are some of the most common questions I am asked and the answers I wish I could give.
Dow Plunges 400 Points
AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — An increasingly despondent Wall Street fell for the third straight session Wednesday as investors absorbed another series of dismal c...
The Perfect Storm: False Prophets and Bad Advice
Dan Solin | Posted 11.11.2008 | Business
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Advisors who want to be honest will tell their clients they have no idea when the markets will "reach the ultimate bottom." All we can realistically do is place the current markets in historical perspective.
Money and Fear
Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business
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Illusion of control makes everything tolerable. Problem is, we are plum out of illusions.
Experts Pick Best Stock Buys In An Obama Market
Huffington Post | Posted 11.05.2008 | Business
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Bloggingstocks has culled together two lists of companies to watch -- and invest in -- depending on whether John Mccain or Barack Obama was elected t...
If You Want to Play the Game, You Better Know the Rules
Dan Solin | Posted 11.04.2008 | Business
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In times of extreme market volatility, investors are tempted to rely financial pundits. It is important to realize that their advice is flawed and conflicted.
Stocks end Oct. with worst performance in 21 years
AP | DAVE CARPENTER and TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — What is it about October and stocks? The month that brought the 1929 crash, Black Monday in 1987 and other midautumn market crises d...
US Stocks See Biggest Weekly Gain Since 1974
Bloomberg | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business
U.S. stocks rose, capping the biggest weekly gain since 1974, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. took steps to end the housing crisis, bank lending rates decl...
Stocks advance to add to week's large gains
AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — The stock market closed out a horrendous October, its worst month in 21 years, with a big advance Friday as more investors took chanc...
Dow Gains More Than 2 Percent After GDP Report
AP | TIM PARADIS and MADLEN READ | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — Wall Street showed some welcome signs of stability Thursday, taking a downbeat gross domestic product report in stride and driving th...
Kids Play Stock Market, Learn Not To Want Stocks: "I Asked For a Parakeet Instead"
Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER LEVITZ | Posted 10.29.2008 | Business
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- Michael Ashworth slumped by his computer, weary from another rough day in the stock market. All his favorite picks -- Domino's Piz...
Dollar And Yen Soar As Other Currencies Fall
New York Times | MARK LANDLER and VIKAS BAJAJ | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business
Fear that the financial crisis is infecting once-healthy economies created another white-knuckle day for investors Friday, causing stocks to tumble fr...
Recession Fears Cause Stocks, Oil And Gold To Tank
AP | ELLEN SIMON | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — If ever a 300-point loss on Wall Street could be a good thing, it was Friday. Wall Street started the day with a nervous eye on how f...
Stocks fall on belief global recession is at hand
AP | TIM PARADIS and SARA LEPRO | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge selloff Friday, sending major market indexes to their lowest levels in mo...
Stocks tumble on worries about earnings forecasts
AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — Wall Street tumbled again Wednesday as investors worried that the global economy is poised to weaken even as parts of the credit mark...
What Is Volatility? Meet The VIX, Or Volatility Index
New York Times | Michael M. Grynbaum | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business
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Fear is running high on Wall Street. Just look at the Fear Index. With all those stomach-churning free falls and sharp reversals in the stock market ...
Warren Buffett Unplugged
James Berman | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business
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When Warren Buffett speaks (which is rare outside his annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting), people should listen.
Stocks shoot higher as volatility continues
AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Wall Street turned in another stunning finish Thursday and extended its unprecedented streak of volatility _ this time, to the upside...
Stocks plunge anew as data points to recession
AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after a stream of disheartening ...
Your Portfolio Numbers Are Sending You a Powerful Message. Are You Listening?
Dan Solin | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business
When I give talks to groups, I ask for a show of hands for those investors who can tell me the risk of their portfolio as measured by standard deviation. Less than 1% respond.
Bulls, Bears, Donkeys and Elephants: Investing Under Blue And Red Presidents
New York Times | Tommy McCall | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business
Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. So which party has been better for American pocketbooks...
Stocks pull back as profit-taking sets in
AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Wall Street ended a relatively calm session with a moderate loss Tuesday as investors, while happy with the government's plans to spe...
Are Cheap Stocks Bargains Or Traps?
Los Angeles Times | Tom Petruno | Posted 10.13.2008 | Business
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When the stock market goes on sale, smart investors are supposed to seize the opportunity. But Wall Street's decline of the last three weeks has been...
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AP | TIM PARADIS and SARA LEPRO | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business