Signs that the world economy is at a turning point are being reflected by tentative evidence that bonds are moving back into favor after years as an unloved alternative to booming equities.
The U.S. housing slowdown may threaten the biggest providers of loans, not just those catering to subprime borrowers.
U.S. Treasuries slipped slightly in Asia trade on Monday, pulling benchmark yields up from five-month lows, as many investors sat tight before a slew of data and speeches from Federal Reserve officials.
Tax law may need strengthening to curb abuses in executive stock option compensation, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Friday.
Government data and forecasts by companies are downbeat, and the sector has had a speculative, bubble-like growth which will take years to unwind, some investors said.
Wall Street's summer comes to a close next week with what could be a toxic mix for stocks: No major earnings, an overload of A-list economic data, a storm headed for the Gulf of Mexico and trading desks staffed with third-string dealers.
U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 getting a lift from the oil sector, but data showing a slowdown in new home sales hurt the shares of retailers and industrial companies.
Britain's FTSE 100 index edged higher on Friday, led by mining companies as metal prices firmed and by banks on bid talk surrounding the sector.
He was a high-flying investment banker capitalizing on the late 90s technology bubble, setting up deals to launch billion dollar IPOs. Now, after three years of court battles against the government involving charges that he obstructed an investigation, Frank Quattrone is free to pursue his business once again.
A U.S. federal court judge on Tuesday approved a settlement that would let former star technology investment banker Frank Quattrone avoid a third trial for obstructing justice, opening the door for him to resume his career on Wall Street.
People are so obsessed with diamonds in Sierra Leone, they overlook the value and abundance of this gold, Aiah Lebbie, chief of Nimikkor chiefdom in Sierra Leone's eastern province said.
Cisco Systems' buoyant sales outlook helped pull U.S. stock market futures higher on Wednesday, offsetting the last session's downturn after the Federal Reserve signaled a pause rather than end to interest-rate hikes and after another warning in the home building sector.
The good times in the $850 billion U.S. junk bond market may be at risk of winding down as the economy slows, leveraged buyouts get bigger and an increasing amount of bond supply looms.
Shares of oil tanker companies that operate between the U.S. and the Middle East rose sharply on Tuesday after news broke that production out of Alaska's Prudhoe Bay may not normalize until 2007.
Expectations of a halt in the Federal Reserve's two-year campaign of interest rate rises kept the dollar near two-month lows on Tuesday, while auto firms led stocks higher in Asia and Europe.
European shares sank on Monday, pulled lower by BP which began shutting down the biggest oilfield in the United States, with weaker mining and auto stocks adding to the negative tone and trade remaining cautious ahead of Tuesday's Federal Reserve meeting.
Central Banks around the world are tightening credit due to economic growth that could spin out of control. Skeptics say they could be going too far, while other say the banks aren't going far enough.
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's public support for a strong dollar on Tuesday failed to fully convince the foreign exchange market, which is now bracing for further weakness in the U.S. currency.
July marked the end of the road for the rally in transportation stocks, and while the sector is seen as a bellwether, investors say its swoon could actually be a bullish sign for the broader stock market.
Britain's FTSE 100 share index closed higher on Tuesday as a surge in the cost of base metals boosted miners such as Xstrata, while steelmaker Corus rose on bid talk and reassuring results from a rival.
The Nikkei average rose 1.42 percent on Tuesday to end above 15,000 for the first time in more than a week as Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. climbed after strong quarterly results from U.S. chip firms boosted expectations of higher earnings at home.
UK stocks closed at their highest level in nearly two weeks on Monday as numbers from Vodafone boosted investor confidence at the start of a busy earnings week and concerns over the conflict in Lebanon eased slightly.
Leading UK shares rose 1 percent on Monday, led by British mobile giant Vodafone Group Plc after it reported upbeat numbers one day before its annual general meeting and as PartyGaming firmed.
Britain's FTSE 100 index closed easier on Thursday, giving up an early advance as buyers paused after Wednesday's steep gains on easing interest rate tensions.
However, support services company Capita stood out with a 9.3 percent rise after it posted a forecast-beating 24 percent jump in interim profits.
Was the dollar's recent sharp run higher against a backdrop of conflict in the Middle East a pure geopolitical safe-haven play? Not quite, some say.
Investors have turned increasingly pessimistic about the future and now widely expect a weaker global economy and deteriorating corporate profits, a notably bearish Merrill Lynch poll showed on Tuesday.
Chinese firms may for the first time face major currency risks in the coming year - not only because the yuan is rising but because officials are shifting more responsibility for risk from the government to companies.
Following a tumultous week, investors are wondering what lessons can be learned.
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Oil prices topped $78 per barrel Friday and held near record highs as intensifying violence in the Middle East raised concerns of possible supply disruptions.
