March 19th, 2010 by Forex: iStockAnalyst.com Feed
The S&P 500 closed a smidgen lower Thursday on speculation the Federal Reserve will increase its discount rate which tempered the potential for gains spurred by further evidence that the economy is strengthening without stoking inflation. Bank of America and Schlumberger paced declines that sent financial and energy companies lower. In contrast Boeing, DuPont and 3M led gains that drove the Dow to an almost 18-month high after reports showed growth in Philadelphia manufacturing, a drop in jobless claims and no change in consumer prices. FedEx surged as its profit more than doubled and Nike rallied on higher-than-estimated earnings[More...]
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March 19th, 2010 by "Currency Trading" - Google News
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March 18th, 2010 by BusinessWeek: Investing
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March 17th, 2010 by Forex: iStockAnalyst.com Feed
Yesterday ended with traders returning to the EUR and GBP while selling safe-haven currencies such as the USD and the JPY. An agreement regarding a future safety net for Greece’s debt problems helped lift the EUR. Later, Standard & Poor’s affirmed its rating for Greece which gave the euro another boost. The GBP experienced its biggest daily gain in several months after better than expected data was published.[More...]
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March 16th, 2010 by "Currency Trading" - Google News
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March 16th, 2010 by Nigel Smith
With less than a month to go before the start of the new tax year, ISAseason has officially kicked off! All the usual suspects are getting their marketing engines running to attempt to attract potential savers who are keen to take advantage of their annual ISA (individual savings account) allowance.
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March 14th, 2010 by Forex: iStockAnalyst.com Feed
Last weeks price action unfolded just as we expected. Money poured into stocks with the focus being on small cap, banks and technology stocks. The fact that these sectors are showing strength while utilities, health care and consumer staples lag is a good sign that investors are once again taking risks in the market.[More...]
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March 14th, 2010 by Anne Durrell
Many investors get burned and tired since the last few years the market down into the recession toilet and become very unpredictable at these days.
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