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Aetna sees Q1 EPS above Wall St. but year unchanged
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aetna Incmore
Weekend Investor: Hedge fund-like mutual funds bid for your money
By Sam Mamudi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Hedge funds enjoy a certain glamour that the humble mutual fund lacks, including wealthy investors, the promise of outsized returns and billionaire money managers. Now this rarefied club is open tomore
Weekend Investor: Hedge fund-like mutual funds bid for your money
By Sam Mamudi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Hedge funds enjoy a certain glamour that the humble mutual fund lacks, including wealthy investors, the promise of outsized returns and billionaire money managers. Now this rarefied club is open tomore
Britain, and Airline, Prepare for Weekend Strike That Threatens a Weak Economy
LONDON Britains battered economy could face another blow starting this weekend as thousands of workers prepare to strike over the next two months angered by job and cost cuts. The head of British Airways, Willie Walsh, talked to reporters on Friday inmore
Wall St Week Ahead: Stocks eye health reform, housing, Greece
NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Washington's bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying.more
Wall St Week Ahead: Stocks eye health reform, housing, Greece
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington's bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying. Democraticmore
Hedge fund-like mutual funds bid for your money
By Sam Mamudi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Hedge funds enjoy a certain glamour that the humble mutual fund lacks, including wealthy investors, the promise of outsized returns and billionaire money managers. Now this rarefied club is open tomore
Mortgage rates stay below 5 percent mark
Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates at or near record lows. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged up to 4.96 percent thismore
Asian Stocks Gain for Fourth Week on Fed Pledge, BOJ Lending
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a fourth week after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep borrowing costs near zero for an extended period and as the Bank of Japan expanded a bank-loan program. Sony Corp., which makes Bravia televisionsmore
Isa Insight: UK stock market
Making money in the UK stock market was a pretty simple business last year. Almost anything in which you invested rose in value as the market rocketed by 50 per cent from its low point in March. But things will be a lot tougher in 2010, according tomore
U.S. Stocks Fall, Breaking Dow's Eight-Day Winning Streak
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks declined, ending an eight-day winning streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as Indias unexpected interest rate boost spurred speculation withdrawals of economic stimulus will curtail global growth. Exxon Mobilmore
Fed Wins by Losing Transparency Battle
YORK (TheStreet) -- The Federal Reserve lost more ground on Friday in its ongoing battle over transparency -- a battle it may have to lose to gain additional powers over financial markets and consumer protection. Media outlets have been in legal battlemore
Greenspan & Bernanke still don't get it
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke have a message for everyone who thinks the Federal Reserve isn't to blame for the housing bubble and Great Recession: It wasn't our fault. In a 48-page paper that Greenspan presented at themore
Markets bet on higher rates, behind Shell oil sands profits
Michael Babad Stories is following today : Markets eye higher rates You can't know for sure what the Bank of Canada is thinking. But you can know what the markets think it's thinking. And this morning, markets are betting the central bank is thinkingmore
Commodities, Stocks Drop on India?s Rate Increase; Euro Falls
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Commodities and stocks in the U.S., Europe and Brazil slumped as Indias unexpected interest-rate boost spurred speculation withdrawals of economic stimulus may curtail global growth. The euro weakened on concern Greece will failmore
SEC Sides With Wall Street Again
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established in the 1930s to regulate the financial industry in an effort to protect investors from Wall Street. Its history has been quite the opposite. The timing of their moves to quietly assist Wallmore
Dollar, Yen Rise as Drop in Dow, Rate Increase Damp Risk Demand
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar and the yen rose against most major counterparts as India unexpectedly raised interest rates and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the first time in nine days, damping demand for assets linked to growth. Themore
Dow?s Winning Streak Ends at 8
Wall Street indexes declined on Friday as a sharp drop in the price of oil weighed on energy stocks. That helped bolster the appeal of the dollar, which strengthened against the euro and the pound amid concerns about unwieldy deficits in Europe. The Dowmore
U.S. Stocks Decline, Breaking Eight-Day Winning Streak for Dow
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks declined, ending an eight-day winning streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as Indias unexpected interest rate boost spurred speculation withdrawals of economic stimulus will curtail global growth. Exxon Mobilmore
Stocks close lower, snap eight-day win streak
NEW YORK - Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 40 points after advancing for eight straightmore
Mortgage rates stay below 5 percent mark
Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates at or near record lows. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged up to 4.96 percent thismore
Dollar, Yen Rise as Stock Drop, Rate Increase Damp Risk Demand
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar and the yen rose against their major counterparts as India unexpectedly raised interest rates and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the first time in nine days, damping demand for assets linked to growth. Themore
Fed must identify banks that needed bailout funds, appeals court says
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Fed must disclose details
By , MarketWatch WA WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve will be required to identify the names of banks that could have collapsed if not for the central bank's emergency lending, a federal appeals court said Friday. The U.S. Court of Appealsmore
Merrill staffers warned SEC on Lehman: report
By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Former Merrill Lynch officials warned the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Reserve that Lehman Brothers was incorrectly calculating its liquidity position months before its collapse,more