Stocks start the week with a thud Stocks skidded Tuesday, with the Dow industrials losing as much as 306 points, amid renewed fears of a eurozone debt crisis and concerns about the global economy. Is the euro doomed? After a summer fraught with uncertainty, investors in Europe returned this week from holiday to find the [...]

Stocks shed early gains, turn mixed Stocks pulled back from an early rally and turned mixed Wednesday, as investors remain cautious about the economy ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s key speech later this week. Treasury yields boosted by economic bright spot Treasury yields rose after a better-than-expected report on orders for long-lasting goods [...]

Stocks seesaw after Thursday’s rout U.S. stocks wavered between gains and losses on Friday as investors continue to focus on Europe’s debt crisis and the future of the U.S. economy. HP plummets 23% to six-year low Shares of Hewlett-Packard tumbled Friday morning following the company’s announcement that it is seeking to spin-off its PC division [...]

How To Buy Stocks Online SAFELY How to buy and sell stocks and shares online safely – using an online broker account. This is an educational video only and it is not meant to be a recommendation to buy and sell shares. Here is the video on Youtube: Copyright ©2009 by Stock Markets Investment .com. [...]

Stocks: Worst week since financial crisis It was a wild day on Wall Street. Young investors stay put amid market turmoil Thursday was a bloodbath on Wall Street, and after an early-morning bounce, stocks swung between gains ands losses throughout Friday. So how are average investors reacting as the market gets whipsawed? Yogi Berra market: [...]

Stocks: Investors losing confidence Stocks fell sharply Wednesday, as Congress made little progress toward raising the debt ceiling, and an economic report showed a significant slowdown in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Where’s the debt ceiling fear? We’re one week away from a potential Default-pocalypse. There appears to be no end in sight to the bickering [...]

Stocks: Investors weigh earnings amid debt talks U.S. stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, as investors work through another wave of corporate earnings and continue to await progress on a debt ceiling deal. Where’s the debt ceiling fear? We’re one week away from a potential Default-pocalypse. There appears to be no end in sight to [...]

Bond investors still hungry for U.S. debt For the last week and a half, the yield on the 10-year bond has held below 3%, an indication of strong demand for US debt and a market that’s confident the debt ceiling impasse will be resolved. Green shoots? Check the yield curve If you’re looking for a [...]

Housing recovery boosts stocks U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday, as investors took a break from worrying about Europe’s debt crisis and the U.S. debt ceiling to focus instead on a strong housing report. Harley-Davidson stock zooms 10% on bike sales Harley-Davidson pulled a wheelie on Wall Street today. Shares of the motorcycle giant shot up more [...]

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