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Report: Facebook IPO Should Happen Soon
By Phil Villarreal on January 30, 2012 7:15 AM
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If you've always wanted to add the title "Facebook part-owner" to your resume, the opportunity could be arriving soon. That Facebook Initial Public Offering that wasn't supposed to occur until late this year could happen this week. The stock sale could be one of the most lucrative ever for an American business, pumping as much as $10 billion into the company. More »
(cavale)
Households Lost $2.2 Trillion In Net Worth Last Quarter; It's Not Under Couch Cushions
By Phil Villarreal on December 9, 2011 9:15 AM
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American households were collectively $2.2 trillion poorer at the end of September than they were at the end of June, marking the steepest-single quarter drop since 2008. Falling stock wealth was mainly to blame for the 4.1 percent drop to $57.4 trillion. Stagnant home prices didn't much help things either. More »
(jayRaz)
If You Want A Piece Of Facebook, You'll Have To Wait Until Late Next Year
By Phil Villarreal on September 15, 2011 9:45 AM
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Potential Facebook investors who were salivating over snagging a piece of the company come April will have to wait several months longer than expected to buy in. The social networking behemoth delayed its initial public offering, which could possibly be the largest in history, from April to an undisclosed time late in 2012. More »
Stocks Tumble On Renewed Fears Of Greek Default
By Ben Popken on September 12, 2011 10:00 AM
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US markets fell 200 points on news that Greece could be on the precipice of defaulting on its debt. Wait, haven't they been talking about that all summer? Yes, but this comes after the Germans, key players in resolving the crisis, are now publicly saying that Greece may default in a messy way. More »
Stocks Up After Days Of Bleeding
By Ben Popken on August 9, 2011 1:00 PM
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After swooning on Monday following S&P's downgrade of US bonds, stocks posted gains on Tuesday as investors saw the over-reaction as a buying opportunity. Now investors look to see what the Federal Reserve policy board might say after their meeting later today. More »
Stock Market Drops Most Since 2008
By Ben Popken on August 8, 2011 10:28 PM
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The stock market continued diving on Monday, with the Dow falling 5.6% and the S&P down 6.7%, the biggest sell-off since December 2008. More »
(snigl3t)
Stocks Fall On Global Economy Fears
By Ben Popken on August 4, 2011 3:00 PM
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Global stocks fell broadly Thursday afternoon amid worsening concerns about a global economic cooling and a European debt crisis. Each of the three major US indexes were down, deleting all the gains they had made so far this year. More »
Stocks Up After Fed Releases Minutes
By Ben Popken on January 4, 2011 3:00 PM
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The Federal Reserve Board, which sets US national monetary policy, released minutes from its latest meeting today, striking a tone of temperate growth. More »
Markets Hit 2011 With A Jump
By Ben Popken on January 3, 2011 12:00 PM
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Markets held onto a rally Monday, spurred by news of continuing manufacturing sector growth. The Dow gained .98% in mid-morning trading, the S&P 1.24% and the Nasdaq 1.7%. But don't start firing up your Scottrades and Etrades just yet unless you've got a fifth of Pepto in your desk drawer. 2011 is looking to be just as rocky as ever. More »
Your Age -10 = % Of Your Portfolio That Should Be In Bonds
By Ben Popken on August 19, 2010 12:00 PM
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Just subtract 10 from your age and that's how much percentage of your portfolio should be in bonds, commenter sevatt points out. More »
Subtract Your Age From 110 To Figure Out How Much Of Your Portfolio Should Be In Stocks Vs Bonds
By Ben Popken on August 17, 2010 1:00 PM
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With the Feds buying up more Treasuries, bonds are looking attractive. But how much of my portfolio should I have invested in bonds? What's the proper asset allocation between stocks and bonds? Well, an old-school rule of thumb is that you subtract your age from 110. More »
Robot Traders Leaving Behind Bizarre "Crop Circles" In Market Data
By Ben Popken on August 11, 2010 5:00 PM
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Following the May 6 "flash crash" in which the market plunged 1,000 points in just a few minutes, a data firm started looking at the trades being made by the high-frequency computerized trading bots that have come to loom over over the stock market. By zooming into the trades being placed by the millisecond the firm spotted several strange algorithmic patterns. Plotted on a chart, they look like the freakin' the stock market equivalent of crop circles. More »
Embezzling Broker Sentenced To 6 Months Of Poker
By Ben Popken on August 11, 2010 3:00 PM
55 Comments
A broker who embezzled from his clients to fund his gambling addiction will be allowed to avoid the pokie and play poker instead. More »
(TheRoss)
Fed Votes To Buy Up Treasuries, Keep Mortgage Rates Low
By Ben Popken on August 10, 2010 3:00 PM
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The Fed voted Tuesday to reinvest expiring mortgage-backed securities by putting the money into longer-term Treasuries. That, and the decision to keep rates at 0 to 1/4 percent, should keep mortgage rates low. Here's the full statement following their coffee klatsch: More »
Stocks Rise, Betting Feds Will Vote To Buy More Mortgages And Treasuries
By Ben Popken on August 9, 2010 2:00 PM
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Markets edged upwards Monday, betting that the Federal Reserve will vote tomorrow to inject more money into the system by buying up more mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries. More »
(a4gpa)
Dow Jumps 400 On Euro Stimulus Loan News
By Ben Popken on May 10, 2010 1:22 PM
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Got whiplash? US and global indexes jumped on Monday, responding to news of a $1trillion European loan package to staunch their debt crisis. The rally reinstated the gains erased by a panicked sell-off driven by concerns that Greece's debt crisis would infect other markets. More »
E*Trade Sticks Me With $40 Inactivity Fee, I say G'bye
By Phil Villarreal on February 1, 2010 9:34 AM
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Dave says he feels he was stuck with a hidden fee by E*Trade, which threatened to sell his stock to recover a $40 inactivity fee. So much for the buy and hold strategy. More »
WSJ 1999: "If This Is A Bubble, It Sure Is Hard To Pop"
By Ben Popken on October 14, 2009 8:42 PM
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—>I just found this awesome Wall Street Journal front page from 1999 covering the first time the Dow broke 10,000. It's full of unintentionally hilarious crap that gives keen insight into how we got into this economic catastrophe in the first place. Full-size inside. More »
How To Financially Benefit From The Mistakes Of Others
By Phil Villarreal on September 21, 2009 6:10 PM
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—>Monevator dishes out some general advice on stock investing to keep in mind as the economy (hopefully) starts to turn around and investing no longer becomes a bottomless money pit. More »
Either Have The Temerity To Hold Stocks Or Get Out Of The Market
By Carey Alexander on August 9, 2009 8:00 PM
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—>One of the first studies of the recent market splat found that the investors most likely to be crushed thought they were investing for the long haul, only to be forced into cashing out at the worst possible time. According to the study, cleverly titled "When Everyone Runs for the Exit," there are only two good ways to react to a liquidity crisis: hold onto your portfolio and trust that it will recover, or fold immediately to limit your losses. More »
