Monday, November 30, 2009

Stocks mixed as Dubai fears recede

Global overview: Asian markets rebound and a dollar slides upon hopes a fallout from a Dubai debt crisis can be contained

Cyber Monday: E-tailers take aim

Not confident with your holiday week end shopping? Don't worry, it's Cyber Monday.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Zelaya attacks US over election

Manuel Zelaya, Honduras deposed leader, lashed out during Washington for ancillary Sundays presidential election, accusing it of weakening the democratic licence in the Americas as well as dividing the region

Health perks for the unemployed

Under a continue as well as out of a job? You could be authorised for free illness services like flu shots as well as prescription drug refills.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Stocks slip on Dubai debt woes

Stocks tumbled Friday afternoon as fears about the fallout from Dubai's debt problems rattled Wall Street in a thinly-traded half-day session following Thanksgiving.

IAEA censures Iran in step towards sanctions

The house of the UNs chief watchdog, with rare Russian as well as Chinese backing, chastises Tehran for building the uranium improvement plant in secret

Shoppers hear the call of Zhu Zhu

Zhu Zhu hamsters valid themselves a undisputed kings of Black Friday.

Dollar and government bonds rally as investors seek havens

Global Markets Overview: Investors changed in to dollars as US traders got their initial chance to consider a rout in risky assets in a wake of a Dubai World debt restructuring

Best Buy combats doorbuster scalpers

A Best Buy store in New Jersey foiled efforts to profit on the devise to keep some order among crowds gathered for Black Friday sales.

Yen hits fresh 14-year high as investors dump stocks

Global Markets Overview: Investors scrambled to buy yen and dump bonds upon Friday as a fallout from a Dubai World debt restructuring continued to circle a globe

Big crowds at Black Friday openings

Early reports indicated that whilst Black Friday is blank a common mayhem compared with it, a great headlines for merchants is that pre-dawn shoppers are still obviously fervent to spend money upon juicy discounts upon toys cashmere sweaters as well as gadgets.

Wall Street selloff looms: Check futures


Global markets hit by fresh bout of selling

A lack of report about Dubais flagship government-owned land company, done worse by a religious legal holiday in a Middle East, prompted indiscriminate selling of stocks linked to a region

Black Friday: Zhu Zhu is the star

Zhu Zhu hamsters proved themselves a undisputed kings of Black Friday.

Asia markets hit by panic selling

A lack of nformation about Dubais flagship government-owned holding company, done worse by the religious holiday in the Middle East, stirred unenlightened selling of bonds related to the region

Thursday, November 26, 2009

War tax on the table

War is expensive, as well as it's about to get some-more so if the U.S. government escalates the troops efforts in Afghanistan.

Fujii says currency movements extreme

Hirohisa Fujii, Japans financial minister, said which banking moves were extreme after a yen gained an additional 2 per cent opposite a dollar to strech a tall of Y84.83 in a morning, a highest level given Jul 1995

Feel thankful about losing money


Dubai default fears spook investors

Global Markets Overview: Investors were spooked by the spectre of the default by Dubai and after the feverish unfamiliar sell market saw the yen swell to the 14-year tall opposite the dollar

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

11 reasons to get up early Friday

Holiday ad circulars shows post-Thanksgiving shoppers can score crazy deals -- similar to an LCD HDTV during half price, or a Nikon camera marked down 40%.

US data offer hope for growth

Consumer spending rose faster than incomes as Americans shrugged off unemployment fears in foster of shopping, lifting hopes which consumers will assistance propel the recovery

Stocks rise on economic hopes

Stocks climbed Wednesday morning as investors welcomed a jump in new home sales as well as consumer spending as well as income, as well as a bigger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims.

Stocks bounce on jobs data

U.S. stocks non-stop somewhat aloft Wednesday as investors cheered a stronger-than-expected labor market reading forward of a Thanksgiving holiday.

Dollar lurches to 16-month low

Global Markets Overview: Another tall for gold as bullion looks similar to being a usually major asset capable of displaying any suggestive momentum