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Stocks close out week with modest declines

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:29:02 EST

It was a day of reckoning for the stock market.

First Solar shares plunge after project delay

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:09 EST

Shares in First Solar fell nearly 9% Friday after the solar panel maker and project developer reported a delay in funding for a massive solar farm the company is building near Los Angeles.

Emerging markets have their mojo back

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:47 EST

Stocks are soaring this year. Everywhere. And if you think the rally has been big in the U.S., just check out emerging markets.

Greece must do 'whatever it takes'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:15:28 EST

The Greek government faces a crucial test this weekend as the nation's parliament is set to vote Sunday on austerity reforms needed to qualify for a second bailout.

Big banks' bloated mortgage tab

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:15:37 EST

Not to be outdone by the U.S. attorneys general, four other federal agencies were quick to lay claim to $2.2 billion of the massive mortgage settlement reached Thursday with five of the nation's biggest mortgage lenders.

Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:34 EST

Investing is often described as the process of laying out money now in the expectation of receiving more money in the future. At Berkshire Hathaway we take a more demanding approach, defining investing as the transfer to others of purchasing power now with the reasoned expectation of receiving more purchasing power -- after taxes have been paid on nominal gains -- in the future. More succinctly, investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date.

Greece reaches deal on austerity

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:17 EST

Greek leaders finally agreed to a series of austerity measures, the first step toward securing a €130 billion bailout that Greece so desperately needs.

Have big bank stocks finally turned a corner?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:25:53 EST

Five big banks are forking over $26 billion to states and consumers to settle the robosigning foreclosure mess. You'd think that would be bad news for the four publicly traded banks that were part of the deal.

Nuts! Diamond Foods boots CEO. Stock plunges.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:33:38 EST

Diamond Foods replaced its chief executive officer and chief financial officer and will have to restate its finances for the last two fiscal years because of bad accounting over payments to walnut farmers, the snack purveyor said on Wednesday.

Chinese inflation rate picks up

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:21:24 EST

China's inflation rate rose in January, which may dash hopes that the country's central bank will soon take more action to support economic growth there.

Groupon stock plunges on net loss

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:05:11 EST

Welcome to the big leagues, Groupon. Shareholders punished the stock in after-hours trading Wednesday after the daily deals site posted a surprise loss for its first quarter as a public company.

My big fat Greek speculative rally

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:29:34 EST

Stop me if you've heard this before. Greece is close to getting another bailout from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank, the so-called troika.

Marilyn Monroe 'officially' joins Twitter

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:27:12 EST

Add one more venue where the legend of Marilyn Monroe lives and her voice beckons: Twitter.

No euro freeze, just squeeze

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:06:13 EST

Dean Popplewell is OANDA's chief currency strategist. This commentary first appeared in OANDA's MarketPulse FX blog.

Caesar's stock soars 98% in debut

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:36 EST

Shares of Caesar's Entertainment spiked 98% in the casino operator's public debut Wednesday.

5 reasons to be bullish on stocks

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:59:58 EDT

Debt ceiling debates! European fiscal mayhem! High unemployment! Don't let it get you down. Your portfolio may survive just fine.

Don't bank on stress relief in Europe

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:38:34 EDT

Friday is shaping up as another missed opportunity to defuse the European debt crisis.

10-year yield jumps back above 3%

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:20:54 EDT

Treasuries sold off Tuesday in the wake of better-than-expected retail sales and manufacturing data, pushing the benchmark 10-year yield to its highest level since late May.

Bulls face 1st quarter earnings test

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:27:01 EDT

The quarterly celebration known as earnings season gets underway this week, and investors are eager to see how a resurgent Corporate America is coping with rising energy and commodity prices.

Yen stabilizes after hitting record high

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:51:19 EDT

The dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen Thursday ahead of a conference call of G-7 finance ministers that might be the first step toward intervention by Japanese authorities in currency markets.