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Europe may shake up Wall Street's quiet week

MSNBC.com: Business  Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:27

The debt crisis will again be top of investors' minds this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the domestic economic calendar. 


 

Fed says no rate hikes until at least late 2014

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 01/25/2012 - 11:33

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will not raise interest rates until at least late 2014, even later than investors expected, in an effort to support a sluggish recovery.


 

RIM’s Balsillie and Lazaridis Step Aside

NYT > Business  Sun, 01/22/2012 - 21:03

Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are stepping down at a time when investors wonder whether RIM has the ability to compete in the rapidly changing markets for smartphones.


 

Queries about Romney's jobs record miss bigger point

Topix - Business News  Sun, 01/22/2012 - 06:16

It's a nonsense question. Romney wasn't paid to create jobs. He was paid to create value for investors.


 

Investors Should be Wary of Google: Analysts

Topix - Business News  Sat, 01/21/2012 - 08:03

Set against this backdrop, investors may want to stay away from the bellwether for the time being, analysts say.


 

Awaiting a Greek Payout

NYT > Business  Tue, 01/10/2012 - 21:54

A growing number of investors are loading up on Greek government securities that mature in March, betting on a rescue that would provide them with a huge profit.


 

Companies that pay no income tax on the rise

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:22

More U.S. companies aren't pay a dime in income taxes to the federal government because of a rule that passes profits along to investors who then pay the taxes. 


 

Investors to turn focus back to US this week

MSNBC.com: Business  Sun, 01/08/2012 - 11:17

News surrounding the euro last year rippled across the Atlantic to impact U.S. stocks.The market has been able to free itself from European worries recently, and the start of earnings season could help shift attention back to American fundamentals.



 

Mortgage Squeeze Fuels Surge In Buy-to-Let Investors

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 01/07/2012 - 09:07

Buy-to-let investors are emerging as one of the surprise beneficiaries of the famine in mortgage lending, according to new research.


 

When Investors Rush In, and Out, Together

NYT > Business  Fri, 12/30/2011 - 21:14

The prices of financial assets, which in normal conditions move in unpredictable directions, are increasingly surging up or down in lockstep.