Economy & Markets
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The first woman on Wall Street
By Kenneth SilberResearchSenior Editor Ken Silber discussed the remarkable career of Victoria Woodhull, 19th century stockbroker and presidential candidate, on the Gabe Wisdom Show, Business Talk Radio, on 1/3/11.
January 04, 2011
Factory Orders Rise 0.7% in November, Commerce Dept. FindsBusinesses ordered more factory goods in November, responding to stronger consumer demand for household appliances, computers, and furniture.
January 04, 2011
Bank Failures in 2010 Worst Since S&L CrisisThis year was the worst year for bank failures, according to the FDIC, since 1992, when the savings and loan crisis was visiting disaster upon the U.S. economy.
January 04, 2011
Unconventional Substitutes for Fixed-Income AllocationsPaltry yields may call for tactics that look beyond plain vanilla. Here’s how.
January 03, 2011
Active Investing to Go Global in 1011: Searching for Alpha for January 2011Forget stock picking. Finding alpha in 2011 will be much more about gaming the growth of the world’s economies
January 03, 2011
ISM Shows December Growth Fastest Since May; Construction Spending RisesManufacturers produced more goods and booked more orders last month, leading to the fastest growth in factory activity since May, and construction spending also rose.
January 03, 2011
Congress & Spending, Fed & Budget, and Jobs: Advisor Briefing for Week of Jan. 3, 2011Market-movers for the first week of 2011: jobs, budgets and a new Congress.
January 03, 2011
Euro Gives Back Gains; Gold, Silver RiseIn thin trading on the first business day of 2011, the euro gave back much of what it had gained at the end of the old year, with holidays in London and Tokyo contributing to the trend.