Stock traders caught up in volatile times
If you think the stock market is acting a little crazy, you've got plenty of evidence for your diagnosis. More than half of the trading days this year have seen...
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$2.12 35% MF Global Ltd. stock jumped to $8.17. A day after dropping the most since the firm's IPO in July on speculation customers were withdrawing cash, the shares jumped...
Inflation risk keeping Fed a bit cautious
Why should spring vacation be just for adolescents? Investors of all ages have been getting a crash course lately -- oops, a bad word choice. We need a break too....
6th Fed rate cut, financial firms’ strength boost stocks
Stocks surged Tuesday, as investors cheered the sixth interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve since September, and two Wall Street powerhouses, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs, posted better-than-expected quarterly...
March on pace to be typically troubling time
Long-term investors are accustomed to March Madness on Wall Street as well as on the basketball court. According to the volatility index tracked at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, March...
Fed money flood floats the market
Stocks roared higher Tuesday, as investors cheered the latest unscheduled move by the Federal Reserve to float the banking system and unlock credit for individual and corporate borrowers. But by...
Fed’s injection, trade deficit improvement spark rally
Another surprise injection of money into the banking system by the Federal Reserve sparked a strong rally in stocks Tuesday. But news from overseas also had weight with investors. The...
Slump starts to squeeze rank-and-file institutions
As you look for clues about the economy and your investments, it pays to stay close to home. Like the lobby of your neighborhood bank. The turmoil in global credit...
Law of finite capacity no market rule
With the stock market in a lull, investors instinctively grab the latest financial headlines in search of explanations. It might be smarter to pick up a book of stock charts....
Bernanke’s downbeat assessment puts chill in stocks
Stocks closed mostly lower Wednesday after investors heard no encouraging words in congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke offered a downbeat assessment of the near-term economy...