Stocks in early selloff

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:59:13 EST

Stocks inched lower Thursday morning as investors weighed a drop in weekly jobless claims, a narrower-than-expected U.S. deficit and sliding commodity prices.
Stocks poised for weak open

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:17:08 EST

U.S. stocks were set for a weak open Thursday as investors digests reports about the number of people filing for unemployment and the trade balance.
Oil slips on job worries

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:50:06 EST

Oil prices fell Thursday, amid higher continuing jobless claims.
Citi, AIG, Fannie and Freddie: The Not Fab 4

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:07 EST

Investors had a funny way of commemorating the first anniversary of the market's bottom on Tuesday. They rewarded some of the stocks responsible for most of the problems in the first place.
Airline stocks take off

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:55 EST

Airline stocks rallied Wednesday, riding a wave of investor sentiment that 2010 is shaping into a profitable year for the industry, experts say.
Treasurys dip as $21B auction sees big demand

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:34:46 EST

Treasurys traded lower Wednesday as stocks advanced slightly and a government auction of $21 billion in 10-year notes generated strong demand.

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Living on a freelancer's budget

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:46:51 EST

Chris and Janie Peterson have an enviable life. They own a lovely 3�-bedroom ranch house just outside Minneapolis and have work schedules flexible enough to allow them lots of time with their children, Reece, 10, Cecily, 9, and Georgio, 7.
Financial advice: The yes-man problem

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:51 EST

Experts have long counseled against using financial planners who charge commissions, given their incentive to simply sell products that pad their paychecks.
12 ways to cut your taxes

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:48:59 EST

The bright spot of the dreary 2009 economy: savings for everyone.
Hunkering down for rising interest rates

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:15:27 EST

Question: I'm 65, retired and have about 50% of my portfolio in a bond index fund. I'm thinking of switching to a short-term bond fund. Do you think that's a good idea? --Judy, Flowery Branch, Georgia
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The wrong way to pick funds

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:17:25 EST

Photographer friends tell me that if you're picking out a point-and-shoot camera you shouldn't focus much on the megapixels. That measure of a camera's resolution is hyped by manufacturers, but most cameras on the market give you all the pixels you'll need.

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Carlos Slim Helu dethrones Bill Gates as world's richest man

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:51 GMT

Carlos Slim Helu dethrones Bill Gates to take the No. 1 spot on Forbes 2010 list of the World's Billionaires as a record 164 ...
Treasury gets $11.15M by selling Signature Bank warrants

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:24:37 GMT

The Treasury Department has received $11.15 million from the sale of warrants it received from New York's Signature Bank as ...
Trade deficit shrinks; Obama plans export push

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:19:44 GMT

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports ...
New unemployment claims fall in most recent week

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:13:45 GMT

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits fell last week, the latest sign the employment picture ...
Companies pay dividends even when they have losses; see list

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:36:49 GMT

Currently, 28 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index are slated to pay out more in dividends this year than they're expected ...
HSBC: Data on 24,000 Swiss account holders stolen

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:53 GMT

Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing ...