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Dow Dips Below 7,000

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stocks, Stock Market, Stock Markets, Economic Crisis, 000, Dow Jones Below 7, Dow, Dow Below 7,000 Great Depression, Business News

NEW YORK — A relentless sell-off in the stock market Monday blew through barriers that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago, and investors...

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New month for Wall Street, but old problems linger

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 04.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Economic Crisis, Stocks, Economy, Financial Crisis, Talf, Wall Street, Wall St, Dow Jones, Recession, Business News

NEW YORK — The arrival of March is unlikely to bring much relief to a stock market battered by bad news throughout February. Trepidation is mor...

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Dow Industrials Have Worst Month Since 1933

Wall Street Journal | Peter A. McKay | Posted 03.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Dowi Industrial, Stock Market, Blue Chips, Stocks, Dow, Business News

A late burst of selling sealed a dismal finish for the stock market, which hit a fresh 12-year low on Friday as Citigroup sold a bigger chunk of itsel...

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More Nightmares Lurk on Street of Dreams

Dan Dorfman | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Mark Leibovit, VRTrader.Com, Stocks, Money, Investment Banks, Bonds, Gold, S&P 500, Arnold Silver, Investing, Housing Slump, Dow Jones, Banking, Financial Crisis, Business News, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Wall Street, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Taking a longer term outlook, Leibovit thinks "we're in for five or six years of hell," with the Dow tumbling to about 2,000. So where should investors put their money? Consider cash and gold.

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Dow 11-Year Low Reached

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Stocks, Citibank, Bank Stocks, Gold, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Paul Volcker, Dow Jones, Business News

For immediate news on where the Dow is trading now go here. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below its lowest close since 1997 on concerns that ...

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Stock Market Slide Hits Three-Month Low, Near November Level

Posted 03.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Stocks Down, Stocks, US Stock Market, Stock Markets, New York Stock Exchange, Stock Market, Business News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Tuesday, sending Wall Street near bear-market lows as grim regional manufacturing data signaled the recession is w...

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Stocks Fall As Investors Can't Shake Economic Woes

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: US Stock Market, Stock Market, Stocks, Business News

NEW YORK — Investors sent Washington a message this week: They won't commit to stocks until the government commits to a plan. Stocks ended lowe...

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News Corp. Suffers Staggering $6.4 Billion Loss

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Earnings, New York Post, Quarterly Earnings, News Corp., Media Stocks, Stocks, Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Business News

LOS ANGELES — News Corp., the global media giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said Thursday it lost $6.4 billion in its most recent quarter bec...

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Watchdog: Government Overpaid By $78 Billion For Bank Stocks, Assets

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Congressional Oversight, Banks, Congressional Oversight Committee, Stock Market, Stocks, Economy, Tarp, Business News

WASHINGTON — The federal government overpaid for stocks and other assets in attempting to help financial institutions last year, a government wa...

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Stock Charts Scored To Music (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Electronic Music, Stock Market, Stocks Down, Music, Stocks, Lehman Brothers, Business News

The stock market crisis never sounded so melodious! German composer Johannes Kreidler puts the recent stock market travails to music (via The Big Pic...

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Financial Pornography Thrives

Dan Solin | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Stocks, Economy, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Financial Media, Picking Stocks, Investors, Business News
Dan Solin

The next time you read or watch the financial media, try to visualize this warning: Reading or watching this magazine or program may be harmful to your financial health..

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Bring Back the Stocks

Paul Begala | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fraud, White Collar Crime, Stocks, Wall Street, Wall Street Fraud, Dick Cheney, Paul Begala, Politics News
Paul Begala

As President Obama ushers in a new era of good feeling, allow me this potentially discordant note. As we finally stop torturing people, can we please start humiliating sleazeballs?

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Dow Rises On The Backs Of Tech, Financial Stocks

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Markets, Stocks, Stock Exchange, Stocks Rise, Dow, Wall Street, Dow Jones, Business News

NEW YORK — Investors acted Wednesday as if they had overdone it a day earlier. Wall Street snapped back from a steep sell-off with a rebound in...

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Wall Street's Inauguration Rally: Long-Term Outlook Less Sunny

Jan. 19, 2009 | Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.Com Senior Writer | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Obama Honeymoon, Wall Street Crisis, Stocks, Wall Street, Economy, Obama Inauguration, 100 Days, Business News

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Optimism about Barack Obama's first 100 days as president is running high, but Wall Street's post-inaugural celebration may...

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SEC Rules Don't Go Far Enough

Neil Baron | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Downturn, Stocks, Money, Stock Market, Economic Reform, Economy, Home Values, Economic Crisis, Credit Crisis, Subprime Mortage Crisis, Capitalism, Securities and Exchange Commission, Subprime Loans, Business News
Neil Baron

Credit ratings have an extraordinarily broad effect on our financial system -- witness their role in the subprime crisis.

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Plan to Take Action in 2009

Suze Orman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Personal Finances, Stocks, Money, Economy, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Standard & Poor's, Recession, 2009, Finance Woes, Money Woes, Dow Jones, Stocks Down, Finance, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Recession Fears, The Dow, Financial Planning, New York Stock Exchange, Personal Finance, Standard & Poor, Suze Orman, Suze Orman Oprah, Business News
Suze Orman

I am sorry to say that it is foolish to think that a stimulus package will be an insta-cure. I think it is wiser to to keep in mind that it is going to take years to make this all right.

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Stocks Tumble As Time Warner, Intel, Alcoa Take Dive

AP | MADLEN READ and SARA LEPRO | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK — A warning from tech giant Intel about poor business conditions and more evidence of rising unemployment left stocks with their bigges...

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Dow Starts 2009 Up 258 Points

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 02.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Wall Street, Finance, Stocks, Economy, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street started 2009 with a big rally Friday as investors, brushing aside a disappointing report on manufacturing, sent the Dow J...

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Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 01.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Light Volume Skew, Stocks, Finance, Economy, Business News

NEW YORK — The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end to an abysmal year _ the worst since the Great Depression, wiping...

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Wall Street Pulls Back On Israel-Gaza Crisis

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Prices, Stocks, Futures, Wall Street, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street retreated Monday as continuing violence in the Middle East and a resulting jump in oil prices reminded investors that the...

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Defending and Fixing Wall Street, Part II Credit Default Swaps

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Investment Advice, Investing, Stocks, Cds, Warren Buffett, Credit Default Swaps, Business News
Hale

In the first article of this series I discussed how to reform the mortgage underwriting market. This article will focus on credit default swaps, or CDS'.

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2008 Could End Up Being Worst Year Ever For Wall Street

Reuters | Leah Schnurr | Posted 01.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, US Economy, Wall Street 2008, Wall Street, Stocks, Business News

As the stock market heads into the last week of the year, what was inconceivable just 12 months ago is now a stark possibility: 2008 could be the wors...

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Let Them Eat Stock

Mark Miller | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Health Care, Retirement, Stocks, Stock Market, Business News
Mark Miller

Employer-funded retiree health plans are a disappearing breed, and the shrinkage isn't limited to unionized workers.

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Stocks end bumpy session mostly higher

AP | MADLEN READ and SARA LEPRO | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Finance, Stocks, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business News

NEW YORK — Stocks finished a bumpy session mostly higher Friday, as investors, while still somewhat cautious about the economy, were encouraged ...

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Apple's Planned Macworld Absences Send Stock Down

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 01.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Apple, Stocks, Steve Jobs, Trade Show, Macworld, Steve Job's Health, Business News

As Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". It is not always a symbol for a part of the male anatomy. It is a smoke, a pleasure, something to ...

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