Globe and MailS&P Boosts Greece RatingFox BusinessStandard & Poor's raised Greece's credit rating out of default territory on Wednesday, as expected after Athens slashed its debt by about a third by completing the biggest sovereign debt…
WTAE PittsburghInvestors await economic data and earningsCNNBy CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyInvest May 2, 2012: 6:16 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — US stock futures hovered around breakeven as investors await economic reports and a batch of earnings before th…
Globe and MailSirius XM To Liberty Media: '40 Is Not The New 50'Investor’s Business DailyBy KEVIN HARLIN, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 07:17 PM ET The chief of Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) said Tuesday he thought it unlikely that its largest …
Globe and MailOn the Call: Avon's new CEO outlines plansCNBC.comin a call with investors on Tuesday, Avon Products Inc.'s new CEO Sherilyn McCoy — on the job a week — outlined her next steps as she works toward stabilizing the beauty produc…
Globe and MailCaterpillar Plant Hit by StrikeWall Street JournalBy JAMES R. HAGERTY Workers began a strike early Tuesday at a Caterpillar Inc. plant in Joliet, Ill., where the company makes hydraulic parts for construction machinery and mining trucks. …
Globe and MailMicrosoft eyes tablet lift via Barnes & Noble dealReutersBy Phil Wahba and Bill Rigby | NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is jumping into the fast-growing e-books market by investing $605 million over five years in Barnes &a…
Globe and MailAusterity Worsening Dire Labor Markets: Labor AgencyCNBC.comThe employment situation across the world is alarming, and there is little sign of recovery any time soon as austerity and spending cuts bite, a report out Monday warned. The Int…
Globe and MailChevron 1Q Net Up 4.2% Despite Production DropWall Street Journal(Adds comments from conference call on capital expenditures, dividend, share repurchases and analysts' comments and background throughout.) By Isabel Ordonez Of DOW JONE…
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One psychological flaw that investors fall prey to is what’s known as the herding effect. That’s the tendency for people to mimic the actions of a larger group, whether those actions are rational or irrational.
This w…
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At a recent dinner party with a group of fellow boomers, the conversation turned to our homes. Most of us live in relatively large ones on big lots, with all the attendant headaches.
Our yard is graced with a dozen towering …
