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Stocks: Best monthly gain in a year
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:36 EDT
Despite a mixed performance on Friday, stocks booked the best monthly gain in a year, with the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 both rising nearly 7% in July.
Treasurys rise on weaker GDP
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:05:27 EDT
A weaker-than-expected government report on the economy sent investors flocking back into Treasurys Friday, pushing the prices up on U.S. debt and driving yields down.
Consumers not spending like drunken sailors
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36:56 EDT
The economy is heading nowhere fast. That's the bad news. But the good news is that it still seems like consumers may have actually learned a lesson or two about reckless fiscal behavior.
Stocks edge lower
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:59 EDT
Stocks slid Thursday, although they finished off their session lows, as investors weighed cautious comments from a regional Federal Reserve president about the health of the economy and a mix of quarterly profit reports.
The SEC still needs to escape regulatory capture. Here's how.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:36:25 EDT
It's a natural human tendency to rely on the opinions of friends. We all do it, but, given the right circumstances, that impulse can endanger anything from interpersonal relationships to world economies.
Stocks fall on economic fears
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:56:41 EDT
Stocks fell Wednesday as a worse-than-expected report on durable goods orders and weaker quarterly results from Boeing and others added to concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.
Why spend $300 a night for a hotel?
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:52:54 EDT
Book a hotel in a popular destination and you know what to expect: a bed, a mini-fridge, and a big bill at checkout. In Europe's big cities, for example, you can easily spend anywhere from $150 to $300 a night (hotels in Florence average $205).
Money makeover: Married couple, separate finances
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:29 EDT
Michelle Spranger and Scott Zuckerberg have been husband and wife for eight years, but they've yet to marry their finances.
Advice for the reluctant landlord
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:31:50 EDT
With plans to start a family, Michael and Becky McCullough, 33 and 31, wanted more space. So last year they snapped up a four-bedroom foreclosure in Brookhaven, Ga., for $480,000.
Investing in the world's best balance sheets
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:12:58 EDT
At the G20 summit in Toronto last month, the leaders of world's largest economies embraced a brave new theme: Halting the alarming, potentially ruinous growth in already mountainous sovereign debt.
Money's new More Money blog
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:48:50 EDT
Not enough cash? Get your priorities straight
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:40:38 EDT
You know what your financial priorities are supposed to be: Max out retirement savings. Build a cash cushion for emergencies. Get rid of any credit card debt. Save for your kids' college education. Pay off the mortgage before you retire.
Money management a difficult lesson for NFL's rookie class
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:18:39 GMT
As they begin life in the NFL, rookies also can ponder sobering fine print that tempers the allure of becoming rich and famous. They could also ...
New 2011 Volkswagen Jetta blasts its rivals off the road
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:09:54 GMT
It's hard to overstate the importance of the new Jetta to Volkswagen in the U.S.
Regulators close banks in Fla., Ga., Ore., Wash.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:16:46 GMT
Regulators on Friday shut banks in Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the ...
Stocks end July with big gain; Dow gains 7.1%
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:53:58 GMT
Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a ...
GM hikes production capacity for Volt by 50%
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:38:41 GMT
General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car ...
Hyundai profits -- and Sonata sales -- keep rolling
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:02:00 GMT
Hyundai Motor reported today that global net income jumped 71% to $1.2 billion in the second quarter. The automaker also said it expects to beat ...