Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
It's been an interesting day for the stock market so far. Some of the news has been fairly predictable, but a couple of surprises have found their way in also.
Bad News:
NWA - Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) - has announced the company is cutting 2,500 jobs due to ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
In the last few months, stock market valuations have been going up and down based primarily on news, either economic or general. That will change in the next few weeks as companies enter earnings season. Now is the time to see just how much inflation, low consumer confidence, ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
If you feel like you've been paying more than ever at the pump, you're not alone. The feeling is coming from the fact that you are indeed paying more for gasoline than any American in history. The national average for gas prices in the U.S. has now tipped ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Dow Jones dipped by 300 points today as investors worried about interest rate increases dumped stocks. There was quite a bit of bad news to for everyone to digest.
The passel of worries that investors juggled Thursday added up to an increasingly troubled economy. Analysts' negative comments on General ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
In general stocks were down today on Wall Street, as soaring oil prices have investors worried about how the skyrocketing costs will affect the beleaguered consumer. Oil went over $119 per barrel, and has showed no real signs of a slowdown as the summer driving season has arrived.
"We've melted ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The Dow Jones had a decent day, as technology and retail leaders led a small rally. The primary mover pushing tech stocks up was that Banc of America Securities upgraded the U.S. semiconductor sector. They reasoned that a modest inventory buildup has eased. This lead investors to ...
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