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Equity plunge continues

Equity prices continued their southward journey for the fifth consecutive trading session on Tuesday on the back of worsening anxiety and constant fall in the international markets. Dealers in the market said even the finance...

New Issue-Southern California Gas sells $250 mln debt (at Reuters)

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Southern California Gas Co, an indirect subsidiary of Sempra Energy (SRE.N: ), on Tuesday sold $250 million in five-year first mortgage bonds, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication. BNP Paribas Securities,...

Four at Four: Call a Tow Truck (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

This car now belongs to all of us. “Investors generally don’t want the federal government to help GM, but at the same time, they’re afraid the feds won’t help GM,” says Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer at Johnson...

Is This The Quiet Before The Storm?

Overall, the currency market moved a very small number of pips lately. This general lack of momentum and direction was also seen in the Asian session, having most of the pairs come to a standstill. These could be either a...

News Minute: Big 3 make plea....Paulson on bailout...Wall Street close

Associated Press - November 18, 2008 4:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Detroit's Big Three automakers are pleading with Congress to help them avoid what they predict would be a "catastrophic" collapse. General Motors CEO Rick...

Should You Explore Energy Stocks?

Crude prices have taken a beating, but S&P maintains a positive fundamental outlook on the Integrated Oil & Gas group. Exxon Mobil and Chevron are top picks S&P 1500 Integrated Oil & Gas Index vs. the S&P 1500, as of Nov. 14,...

Street recovers after S&P nears 2003 low

NEW YORK - Wall Street rebounded Tuesday in another turbulent session, as investors rushed back into the market after the Standard & Poor's 500 index tested a 2003 low. The market, which had been down four of the past five...

Asia-Pacific Market Recap: Stocks Down After Dismal U.S. News Breeds Insecurity

Asia-Pacific stock markets are declining today after more dismal economic data came out of U.S. during the North American session, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gave unsettling testimony to Congress.

Markets and Market Timing

This morning I was listening to a cable news network and in the span of about three minutes, I heard that home foreclosures increased 25%, job losses were on record pace, and Congress was meeting today to figure out where the...

Isnt Deflation a Good Thing?

As recent as 9 months ago, it was easy to find a quote by anyone (your author included) that inflation seemed to be running rampant. Crude Oil was pushing new highs, grain prices were exploding, meats and soft markets were...