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A Year-End Stock Comeback? It's Happened Before
By DAVID K. RANDALL, AP Business Writer2011 was shaping up to be a washout for the stock market just two weeks ago. Now, it's within shouting distance of its biggest comeback in nearly three decades.
October 14, 2011
U.S. Money Funds Cut French Lending by 44%The eight biggest U.S. money market funds slashed their lending to French banks in September by a staggering 44% overall, with some bank holdings falling even further as worries over the eurozone debt crisis multiplied.
October 12, 2011
Lord Abbett’s Ezrati: Economy Not as Grim as It AppearsThe market strategist said that while there is very little good news to talk about in a historical sense, the problems faced by the world economy were priced-in already and those problems were unlikely to escalate.
October 10, 2011
PIMCO: For ‘Cheap’ Emerging-Market Equities, Look to ChinaIf youre looking for a bright spot in a sea of investing malaise, emerging-market equities are undervalued and offer opportunity, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.
October 10, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: BlackRock Launches 3 Funds; New Putnam Fund Seeks Total ReturnNew products introduced over the last week include three alternative investment funds from BlackRock, a new dynamic allocation fund from Putnam, and two Credit Suisse funds reorganized into Aberdeen funds.
October 09, 2011
The Perils of Exchange Traded FundsDespite their retail-friendly image today, ETFs were originally designed as a product for professional fund managers and institutional investors, and their involvement is still high.
October 07, 2011
$20 Billion Seen in Weekly Fund Outflows, Report SaysEight of the nine major equity fund groups tracked by EPFR Global posted outflows during the week ending Oct. 5, the research group said Friday, as did six of the seven major fixed-income fund groups and five of the nine major sector fund groups that include ETFs.
October 06, 2011
Economic Data Mixed Ahead of Friday Jobs ReportMixed signals from recent economic data suggest that the U.S. Labor Department jobs report for September will be a nail-biter.