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Stocks enjoy best day in 8 weeks (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:54:36 +0000

Reuters – Wall Street posted its best day in eight weeks on Wednesday as investor mood brightened after better-than-expected factory data from the United States and China.

Forex Tips for Beginners

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:44:36 +0000

After hours of practice and test runs, it’s time to start trading in the real forex market. Whether you’re a forex broker or individual investor, the best way to begin trading is to start small. This means only investing an amount of money that you’re willing to risk. After all, you’re still in the learning stage. The following forex tips are for beginner traders who rather not lose their entire life savings just yet.

Set a budget. Whether it is $100 or $1,000, select an amount and say goodbye. This doesn’t mean, however, that you’re not going get some use out of it. Instead of risking the entire amount on a single, high-risk trade, consider trading the assets you’re most interested in and try keeping your leverage as low as you can.

Experiment. Since you’re still learning forex trading techniques, a good idea is to continue experiment in different trading styles. For example, instead of simply trading the euro/dollar, try both sides of the market. This way you can discover which style you prefer best.

To learn more, visit Finexo Forex or ForexCurrencyPro.com.

Jobs data to show severity of malaise (Reuters)

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:01:38 +0000

Reuters – The patient clearly looks ill, but is there at least a steady pulse?

Jobs data to show severity of malaise
(Reuters)

Dell and HP shake off slowdown fears (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:44:50 +0000

Reuters – Dell Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co dismissed worries about weakening technology demand, reporting broad-based strength from corporate customers and only hints of weakness from consumers.

Stocks end lower for third day, Nvidia up late (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:24:18 +0000

Reuters – Stocks ended down for a third straight day on Thursday as an unexpected rise in jobless claims and a sobering revenue outlook from Cisco underscored the hurdles to economic recovery.

Stocks rise with focus on Fed (Reuters)

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:52:06 +0000

Reuters – Stocks ticked higher on Monday on speculation the Federal Reserve would add liquidity in a move to strengthen the economy just days after a weaker-than-expected jobs report, the latest to suggest the recovery was losing momentum.

Stocks rise with focus on Fed
(Reuters)

Stocks dip on jobless claims and retail sales (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:50:44 +0000

Reuters – Stocks edged lower on Thursday as an unexpected rise in initial jobless claims and unimpressive July retail sales dimmed optimism ahead of the monthly payrolls report.

Stocks dip on jobless claims and retail sales
(Reuters)

Asia stocks climb as slowdown concerns ease (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:23:16 +0000

Reuters – Asian stocks rose on Friday as strong earnings from economic bellwethers such as Caterpillar tempered concerns about a global slowdown, while the euro steadied ahead of European bank stress test results later in the day.

Asia stocks climb as slowdown concerns ease
(Reuters)

BP capped well holding nearly a day into new fix (AP)

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:32:44 +0000

AP – BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.

New cap, ships could contain Gulf leak by Monday (AP)

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:04:14 +0000

AP – The federal official leading the Gulf oil spill cleanup said Friday a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill in the next three days.