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Equities slip again, key index ends below 9,000

Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) After finishing in the green Thursday, Indian equities markets again slipped into the red Friday with a key index shedding more than 264 points to again go below the psychologically important 9,000 mark by...

Investors Expect Grim Job Numbers

1.2 Million Jobs Have Been Slashed This Year POSTED: 5:26 am EST December 5, 2008 UPDATED: 5:31 am EST December 5, 2008 WASHINGTON -- More bleak economic news is expected Friday when the Labor Department reveals the latest on...

[$$] Look Beyond the 'Early' Cyclicals For First Signs of Market Rally (at The Wall Street...

Federated and Janus Rise; Listening to 'Mr. Market' When investors look for evidence that a market rally might have the stamina for a long-distance run, they often look to "early cycle" cyclical stocks such as Caterpillar or...

South Africa: Populism Riskier Than Slowdown, Warns S&P

POPULIST changes in SA's economic policies, rather than a widely expected fall-off in growth, could undermine the country's credit rating next year, rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) warned yesterday.

Asian Session: Asian Stocks rise on further commodity weakness – markets eye NFP's today

Market Brief U.S stock markets declined in the closing hours of trading yesterday as continued uncertainty over the “Big-Three” looms over the U.S economy. The Dow ended the day -2.5% while the S&P and NASDAQ ended the day down...

Colonial Properties Trust Announces Expanded Notes Repurchase Program (Business Wire)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.----Colonial Properties Trust today announced that its Board of Trustees authorized the repurchase of an additional $300 million of outstanding unsecured senior notes of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, the...

Consolidation Ahead Of NFP

Overall, the market is preparing for the NFP report, which has the ability to create wild swings in the financial markets, despite the report being seen more like a circus than a respected report. However, a day like this it is...

Guidelines For a Market Bottom

To say that the market is closer to a bottom than a top is true by definition, but essentially irrelevant. The S&P 500 topped at 1553 in March 2000, at 1576 in October 2007, and is now at 845. The key question, though, is the...

Small caps swoon late as sinking energy sends bulls scampering (SmallCapInvestor.com)

Thursday December 4, 4:30 pm ET Small-cap stocks unraveled in the final hour of trading as the weight of crumbling commodity stocks, a raft of sloppy profit reports and another batch of dreary economic data countered a sturdy...

Stock Screen: Steer Clear of These Energy Stocks

This week's screen uncovers energy outfits with sell or strong sell recommendations from S&P equity analysts You've seen the big drop in energy prices for yourself: it most certainly cost a lot less to fill the tank for the...

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