HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 6 percent fall in Asia pushed world stocks to their lowest in 5- years on Thursday, while oil fell below $53 and safe havens such as the yen gained on fears the global recession and a financial crisis will get uglier.
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This 2 part series will cover recent market developments about Berkshire Hathaway, points to a strategy on how you may benefit more on the same trades he did recently and an option trading strategy that probably Berkshire uses for maximizing it returns on the underlying they find worth investing. Don’t forget to read the big picture of US stock markets. Markets are behaving pretty much th...
After 27 years as a print publication, PC Magazine is ditching its print edition and going online-only in February.
The collapse of AIG shares might not be something former CEO Greenberg ever wished for, but it is generating big payoffs on two bets his investment vehicle made three years ago.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks plunged to their lowest in five-and-a-half years on Wednesday as investors girded for a lengthy economic downturn and automotive executives predicted a far-reaching calamity without a government lifeline.
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...
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. ...
My iPhone is one of the coolest things I have ever bought. It is a really amazing device. It holds so much power. For example, a month ago I downloaded Wikipedia on the iPhone. The whole thing. I now have the sum of all human knowledge literally at my fingertips - even without an internet connection. Isn’t it amazing? Only 15 years ago you had to travel to a library and then look up books...
Filed under: Barrick Gold (ABX), Yamana Gold (AUY), Newmont Mining (NEM), ETF Investing, Goldcorp Inc (GG), Kinross Gold (KGC), BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK)It seems that everywhere you turn you hear something about the price of gold, from analysts to commercials encouraging you to sell your old jewelry for big bucks. If you're tempted, how about a bit safer investment in th...