Economy & Markets
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Shopping Slump Plagues Golden Week in Hong Kong
By Marlene Y. SatterHong Kong felt the brunt of downward pressure from a slowdown in luxury purchases by Chinese tourists, as the annual Golden Week holiday saw wallets closing rather than opening.
October 05, 2012
Inflation Boogeyman Will Strike Suddenly—Be Prepared: Merk, GoolgasianSomeday, in the possibly near future, you will suddenly be paying $10 for a gallon of milk and wondering how it happened so fast.
October 04, 2012
The tales of 9 stocks that doubledThe third quarter was good to large-cap stocks and even better for nine relatively unknown, little stocks.
October 04, 2012
Bogle Warns Boomers on Coming Retirement Train WreckThe near future is not going to be a fun time for pensioners, the Vanguard icon said at the Retirement Income Symposium.
October 04, 2012
Economy’s Been Down So Long, It Looks Like Up: Schwab’s Liz Ann SondersIn her keynote speech at the Morningstar ETF Invest conference, Sonders asserted that shes a contrarian, so the pessimism she hears is music to my ears.
October 04, 2012
Spain Stalls as ECB Council MeetsA month after Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced his unlimited bond buying plan, Spain has yet to request aid. And while…
October 04, 2012
Morningstar ETF Invest Live Blog, Day 2: Morgan Stanley vs. iShares on the Future of AdvisorsHighlights of the conferences first full day: Koesterich on the Economics of Politics; alternative ETF tool kits; Chris Gardner of Pursuit of Happyness fame.
October 04, 2012
Global Investing and Election: 6 Key Strategies by 6 Top AnalystsTo sort out the pros and cons of international investing this election season, AdvisorOne went straight to the source for some of the best commentary from thought leaders in asset management.