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Stocks rally on hope for a Europe fix; Dow back above 11000

Stocks rallied Monday as investors bet that European finance ministers would take action soon to prop up the region's unstable economies.

 

Asian markets drop as investors unload stocks

Investors in Asia continued to sell off risky assets like stocks on Monday, as Europe's prolonged debt crisis and the possibility of a global recession caused investors to flee riskier assets like stocks.

 

Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors

Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs "assume" they need funding, and don't even consider a plan for "bootstrapping," or self-financing their startup. Yet, according to many sources, over 90 percent of all businesses are started and grown with no equity financing, and many others would have ...

 

Wall Street rises on hopes for Fed stimulus

Bottom Line: Stocks rose in mid-morning trade on Wall Street Tuesday as investors grew more optimistic that the Federal Reserve would announce new moves to stimulate the economy.

 

Bank of America to sell part of CCB stake

Bank of America Corp is selling about half its stake of China Construction Bank to a group of investors for $8.3 billion in cash, the bank said on Monday.

 

Investors don't penalize Apple stock over Jobs

Investors Thursday had a muted reaction to news that Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of Apple, sending the high-flying shares down less than 2 percent.

 

Apple Tops Exxon as Most Valuable Company- Dow Closes Down 520 Points, Wipes Out Gains

Apple Tops Exxon as Most Valuable Company- Dow Closes Down 520 Points, Wipes Out Gains

Investors seem to think you want an iPad more than oil, as Apple Inc. became the most valuable company in the United States, surpassing Exxon Mobil Corp. on Wednesday.

 

Gold price tops $1,700 as investors seek refuge

The price of gold streaked past $1,700 an ounce for the first time Monday. Investors, beset by worries about the U.S. debt downgrade, Europe's financial crisis and slowing global growth, sought safety in the metal as stocks tumbled around the world.

 

Wall Street suffers worst selloff in two years

Wall Street suffers worst selloff in two years

Investors fled Wall Street in the worst stock-market selloff since the middle of the financial crisis in early 2009 in what has turned into a full-fledged correction. The Dow and the S&P tumbled more than 4 percent on Thursday and the Nasdaq lost 5 percent on fear the United States is staring at another recession and that Europe's sovereign debt crisis is swallowing two of its largest economies.

 

JPMorgan to Pay $153.6M to Settle Fraud Charges

Investors who were misled into purchasing complex mortgage securities just before the housing market collapsed will receive all their money back.

 

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