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U.S. stocks fell last week, halting a two-week advance, as a worsening outlook for technology company earnings added to concerns that the eight-month rally in equities has outpaced the prospects for economic growth. (Read More)
The Guardian:
How did fur, once taboo, become so acceptable – desirable even – again? Elizabeth Day investigates an ethical dilemma that goes to the heart of the fashion industry – and meets the animal rights campaigner who refuses to be defeatedOn an otherwise unremarkable grey autumn day in London last month, a few hundred protesters t (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Personal Finance:
Back when I was a newspaper editor in Rochester, N.Y., an investment club invited me to speak about small-company stocks, a subject I occasionally wrote about. Before the session, I talked with club members to learn more about how they picked stocks. They explained that they focused on a single...
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The Guardian:
Commodities soared and emerging markets took off, but the average small investor missed out, says Patrick CollinsonIt invests in goldmines – and it became a goldmine. Every £1,000 invested in BlackRock Gold & General at the beginning of the decade was worth £7,846 10 years later, closely followed by another gold-invested fu (Read More)
The Guardian:
Gold was a lousy investment in the 90s … how times change. The humble savings account, meanwhile, more than held its ownGoldIt has been one of the best investments of the past decade, and this week it was hitting new highs. But 10 years ago nobody wanted to know. Gold was trading at just $281.50 (£171.93) an ounce in Januar (Read More)
The Guardian:
The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companiesIn a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the proliferation of mobile phones, the best stockmarket investment was – cigarettes.Analysis of the comp (Read More)
New York Times:
Since 1998, the dollar’s weakness has been a major contributor to the United States stock market’s fall from global grace.
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MSNBC:
The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.
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FT.com - Equities:
Hefty losses for Japanese banking stocks helped condemn the Nikkei 225 Average to a fourth successive weekly decline for the first time in more than a year. (Read More)
MSNBC:
The stock market lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt. (Read More)
FT.com - Lex, Macroeconomics & markets:
Buying stocks has proved to be an effective strategy everywhere except Japan, the only developed market in negative territory in the year-to-date. (Read More)
Financial Times:
US stocks sunk lower on Friday after disappointing results from Dell added to fears this week that the economic recovery was faltering. (Read More)
FT.com - Merryn Somerset Webb:
Buying a fund of value stocks should provide good upside if the rally continues, some capital protection if not, and reasonable income either way. (Read More)
WSJ.com: What's News US:
Stocks continued to trade lower, weighed down by disappointing Dell earnings and as more investors moved toward the safety of the dollar and Treasurys on global economic concerns.
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