U.S. Stocks Little Changed Amid Economic Concern; Oil, Euro Rise
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses as investors weighed growing concern over the global economy and Europe’s debt crisis against valuations near the cheapest level…
Low Rates Hit Money-Market Funds
Money-market mutual funds, those havens of safety for investors during tumultuous times, are facing their own pressures as interest rates continue to decline. The funds, which historically aimed to…
The New World Order
Most Americans are too distracted to recognize that the New Global Order (the Order) has emerged. It is safe to say that the USA will most likely continue to be a main player in the Order. But, right…
Volatile Stocks Seen Leaving Lasting Scars on U.S. Fund Investors’ Psyche - Bloomberg
Cash is King Younger investors aren’t replacing their retiring counterparts. Cash holdings are at the highest levels since the record in March 2009, according to an Aug. 16 survey by Bank of America…
Taking Stock Dividend Play Breaks Out - Better Bets
TAKING STOCK: Dividend Play Breaks Out, But There Are Better Bets Published: Aug 17, 2011 By Tomi Kilgore A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN When it comes to performance on Wall Street, it's all relative.…
There…U.S. investigating S&P over mortgages
(Reuters) - The Justice Department is investigating whether Standard & Poor's improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years before the financial crisis, The New York Times…
SEC May Have Destroyed Papers on Bank Probes
The Securities and Exchange Commission may have destroyed documents related to investigations into major banks and hedge funds, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). "From what I've seen, it…
Wall Street tumbles on economy, bank worries
(Reuters) - Stocks tumbled more than 4 percent on Thursday after data pointed to a stalled economyand as bank shares sank on a report regulators were scrutinizing the U.S. units of big European…
Fed concerned about European banks' U.S. units
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank is taking a closer look at the U.S. units of Europe's biggest banks, concerned that a euro zonedebt crisis could spill into the U.S. banking system, the Wall…