BloombergEarnings Growth Fails to Sway S&P 500 Outlook: Chart of the DayBloombergUS companies are poised to repeat their first-quarter success in exceeding analysts' earnings estimates, according to Jonathan Golub, chief US market strategist at…
Last week’s record volatility in U.S. stocks ended after four days. The anxiety it instilled among mutual-fund investors may linger for years.
Investors pulled a net $23.5 billion from U.S. equity funds in the week ended Aug. 10, the most since Oc…
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Stock Volatility to Leave Lasting Scars on Investors’ Psyche
By Laura Keeley – Aug 18, 2011 12:00 AM ET . Jin Lee/Bloomberg
The period tracked by the Washington-based trade gr…
It isn’t just the “Real Housewives” who are over-leveraged and living large. Even after the economic crisis mowed down many of the indebted rich, the wealthy continue to borrow to support their lifestyles.
In a column in the Washington Post, …
Global Bond Growth Rate Decelerates to Pre-Crisis Levels: Credit Markets
By Sapna Maheshwari –
Jan 20, 2011 7:02 AM ET
The global bond market’s expansion is slowing for the first time since 2005 as governments withdraw stimulus and credit conditio…
Higher energy prices sure won’t be a tonic for the “resilient” American consumer, who – if he hasn’t been laid off – is already struggling with stagant wages, worrying about his home being worth less than the mortgage, and attempting to repay some of h…
