According to Reuters, Japan exports hit their lowest level since 2002. Reuters writes that hopes for an auto bailout in this session of Congress are poor. Reuters reports that the US is looking into lending practices at Golden West. Reuters reports that small businesses are being hurt by trouble on Wall St.Reuters reports that a bank analyst said financial firms need another $1 trillion in capi...
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Fifteen days after the Nov. 4 presidential election, Republican John McCain has been declared the winner of Missouri’s popular vote and of its 11 electoral votes, according to media reports Wednesday.
Apologies for a late medical meeting, call night, Internet problems, and bad market rising.Another day, another beating for much of Wall Street.Can we distill this to a few charts?Thirty year bond yield. Deflation incarnate._________________________________________________________SP500...bombs away?_________________________________________________________Mamis-Meisler Breadth oscillator...10 pe...
Activist hedge fund Harbinger disclosed it has reduced its exposure to New York Times and Media General, two media companies on which it gained board seats this year after proxy fights.
This is certainly the season for the bears. They were able to break the 2008 lows on the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000. The Dow has somehow managed to hold above its October intraday low and I’m sure everybody will be watching that level in the coming days. That Dow low holding seems to be the last hope for the bulls in the short term — and that would be nothing but hope. Th...
Collectible Investments: 100-year old $20 gold piece up 65% in past five years
Wed, Nov 19, 7:10 PM ET
Filed under: Other issues, ColumnsCan investing and collecting go hand-in-hand? Yes -- especially if you are collecting coins, stock certificates, bank notes or other rare items of value. Larry Schutts, an expert in investment-related collectibles, will review items of interest from his collection and answer your questions here each week.Some 40 million American adults are considered collectors...
When talking about value, for many investors it all comes back to gold. How many ounces of gold does it take to purchase an asset, whether it be real estate, equities or anything else. Please note that the following charts use monthly prices with the last data being that of September 2008. Current Value: Today it appears that median home prices could be as low as $200,000 if not below. This is ...
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Best Buy (BBY), Costco Wholesale (COST), Economic data, RecessionElectronics giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is not only suffering from the worst consumer holiday spending meltdown in years, but its beleaguered customer base is now fleeing to discount retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST). So it appears Best Buy is getting hit with a double whammy...
Filed under: Law, Scandals, Financial Crisis This post is part of a feature in which he wonder whatever happened to some notorious financial felons. See all 17. Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom's founder, built it into the world's largest telephone company, then drove it into the ground with his illegal dealings. He overstated WorldCom's cash flow by improperly booking $11 billion in company revenues. ...