Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
The Fed's plan to slowdown the debacle concerning credit quality is to add liquidity to the financial markets. But it doesn't look like the additional liquidity is doing much to allay investor fears about a further disaster. The Dow Jones ended the day down over 100 points as ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
The Bulls are back, at least so far today, as the Fed dumped more money into the trouble credit markets. That was a move to ease investor fears, and in the very short term, it seems to be working. The moves by the Fed and other international moves ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Nobody wants to be holding a lot of paper on subprime mortgages these days, and the stampede out is starting to scare people bad. Moves to increase liquidity only served to heighten nerves.
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Virgin America is coming to the skies near you, adding capacity to the airline industry, which has been trying to cut back on its' size due to expenses. Of course, the additional capacity will likely cause pressure on pricing for the industry at large.
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Investors don't know what to expect next, and that's made the stock market a volatile place to be. Today the Dow Jones ended up rallying by 286 points, which is a five year high. The one thing on everyone's mind is credit, and how much of an impact ...
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Sunday, August 5th, 2007
That's the question that many people are asking before the bell rings for Wall Street opening tomorrow.
The last couple of weeks have been a rollercoaster ride for anxious investors, with record highs and equally as impressive downturns in the stock market. The Fed has held interest rates steady at ...
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
It hasn't been all bad news this week for traders, as the Dow Jones ended up 100 points on Thursday. They were mixed results that left some investors enthusiastic.
Profits from companies like Nokia Corp. came in better than expected, and the Labor Department said jobless claims rose last week ...
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Another way to make more money is to pay out less in taxes. In this post I'm going to highlight States in America that offer considerable tax breaks to their residents.
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Robert Murdoch's ubiquitous media empire just got a bit bigger as Dow Jones agreed to be bought out by the global giant. The Bancroft family, which has owned the Dow Jones company for years was said to have deep divisions about the sale.
Dow Jones and News Corp. said in ...
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