Topic: Dow Jones Industrial Average

Look at the Dow Industrial Average in terms of real money - goldWatching American TV news or reading American newspapers can be dangerous to your mental and financial health. Whatever information they proffer is usually bereft with inaccuracies, fallacies and propaganda. But, ...

European stocks recover, euro dips

European stock markets rebounded on Wednesday and the euro dipped against the dollar as investors digested mixed signals on the strength of the global economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.20 percent in late morning deals, Frankfurt gained 0.38 percent and ...
Inflation or deflation? Growth or double dip? Don't ask the experts: They don't know eitherIf you're confused about the outlook for the economy and stocks one year after the market hit bottom, then you've got good company — the Wall Street economists ...
Decade in Review: The last 10 years reshaped how we think, feel and even speak about moneyIt was a decade of living dangerously. With interest rates low and lending standards lower, credit became the currency of the decade. Exotic mortgage products helped ...

The Great Depression Version 2008.10?

Comparing charts from 1929 and 2008 to determine a depressionAre we living in an era of Depression? The world has certainly lived through an era of turbulent economic times. Since 2008, we’ve witnessed one of the most fearsome market crashes recorded in ...

Business Highlights

Stocks post their best week since July NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is keeping its momentum going, giving shares their best week in more than two months. Moderate gains on Friday led by health care and utility companies pushed stocks ...
Anatomy of a meltdown: How the financial crisis unfolded in 5 terrifying weeksThe nation was focused on a tropical storm spinning off the Carolinas and a hurricane headed for Florida. People were gaming out how a political novice named Sarah Palin might ...
From bear to bull to who knows? Market pullback gives investors pause; positive signs remainThe stock market's nosedive Monday abruptly ended the Dow's brief foray into positive territory for 2009, leaving stock-watchers to ponder whether an unexpectedly strong spring rally will survive ...
As Wall Street's surge marks 3 months some analysts say expectations building too quicklyThree months can feel like a long time on Wall Street. In the stock market, where news about companies and the economy dictate buy and sell decisions in a ...

Anatomy of an economic meltdown

How did it gets this bad? AP maps show anatomy of an economic meltdownHow did it get this bad? For two years, economic turmoil in the United States throbbed from a few areas of isolated distress — dark bruises on a national ...
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