AP – Stock indexes edged higher Tuesday after the previous day’s big declines. Strong participation from buyers at a bond sale backing Europe’s bailout fund and at an auction of Spanish government debt helped reassure investors.
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Read More »AP – A relatively calm day on Wall Street Monday helped lift Treasury yields from last week’s record lows.
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Reuters – Fear returned to Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to another 4 percent decline, triggered by worries that Europe’s debt crisis could engulf French banks and spill onto the U.S. financial sector.
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AP – So much for the Fed-inspired rally. Investors’ attention has turned back to the weak economy — and that’s bad news for stocks.
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Read More »U.S. News & World Report – A recent article in USA Today tried to explain why the returns investors receive are not the same as those advertised by mutual funds. The difference is often caused by sales loads and taxes on income and capital gains generated by the fund.
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AP – Japan’s slide into recession following the March earthquake and tsunami muted the effects of a rally on Wall Street to keep Asian stock markets in check Thursday.
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AFP – European stock rose on Friday as some calm returned to global financial markets after a rocky week driven by Middle East fears while London resumed trading after a technical glitch closed the bourse for the morning.
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