Hurricane Sandy to keep stock markets shuttered Tuesday
By NBC News wire services Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET: For the first time since the Great Blizzard of 1888, U.S. stock markets will be closed for two consecutive days due to weather. The decision to close...
View ArticleThe Halloween Indicator: A Stock Market Anomaly That Is Stronger Than Ever
The Halloween indicator, popularized by the well-worn adage, “Sell in May and go away,” holds that stocks offer their best returns during the November through April period. But is such a seasonal...
View ArticleMarkets Are Down, but This Penny Stock Has Been Bullish for Three Years
Banks are in the business of making money. Love them or hate them, the need for banks and financial services is not going to disappear. That being said, stronger banks that have navigated the...
View Article3 Gold Shares Rising Strongly
LONDON — Gold remained range-bound last week, trading between $1,570 and $1,585 per ounce, and ending the week almost unchanged, up just 0.1% at $1,576. Of course, the only practical way for most...
View ArticleNuclear power’s future still cloudy as Fukushima passes second anniversary
Monday marked the second anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and also, for the Japanese bereaved in those events, an observance the Buddhists among them call sankaiki. Years ago I learned...
View ArticleOil firms cut prices anew
The country’s oil firms are cutting prices anew by as much as P0.45 per liter over the weekend. “Petron will implement the following price rollbacks (VAT inclusive) effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday March...
View ArticleNew frontier of resource wealth beckons Chinese
Canada’s northern territories offer rich opportunities for mining companies, reports Eddy Lok Escalating costs and volatile exchange rates have meant tough times for the global mining sector, but...
View ArticleBrazil Stocks Close Higher, Rebound After Lackluster U.S. Jobs Data
RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian blue-chip shares closed higher Friday, shrugging off disappointing U.S. jobs data and the continuing tumble in shares of billionaire businessman Eike Batista’s flagship oil...
View ArticleAnalysis: U.S. companies add to “wall of worry”, then may smash it
Many top U.S. companies have been cutting forecasts for their earnings at a rapid pace in recent weeks, but an analysis of historical data shows that rather than being a cause of despair it may be a...
View ArticleInvestment patterns alter with times
Times are changing and so are the Chinese investors. Stable instruments with long-term yields have stolen a march over the once preferred fast-money products, thereby raising the stakes for wealth...
View ArticleRepresentative weekend should be open season for transfers
After being starved of NRL action for a week, imagine how much interest Dragons fans would have in Thursday’s game against Sydney Roosters if their side included Gareth Widdop, Joel Thompson, Rangi...
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