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NASDAQ Comp.	^IXIC	2,445.52	-5.72	2.45%	2432.55	2429.03	2455.33
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Wilshire 5000 Comp.	^DWC	14,040.05	-81.01	14.12%	14121.03	13996.51	14121.03
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30-Year Treasury Bond	^TYX	4.52	0.00	0.00%	4.501	4.49	4.544
13-Week Treasury Bill	^IRX	1.65	0.00	0.00%	1.58	1.56	1.65
CBOE Gold Index	^GOX	187.32	0.00	0.19%	189.12	184.46	189.83
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Monday, May 05, 2008. 04:00 am | U.S. Economy »

The Public has Padded the Stash in Money Market Funds to $3.5 Trillion.

by News Team

Last week's economic data weren't as rosy as they seem at first blush.

The 0.4% increase in consumer spending in March came largely because Americans were paying more for food and gas; strip out inflation and you get a lousy 0.1% tick.
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Monday, April 28, 2008. 04:00 am | Markets » U.S. Markets »

The dollar's Ills Are Well Documented, and Not All Observers See Relief at Hand.

by News Team

But how much are these problems already discounted, given the shrill headlines about record gas prices and food riots from Haiti to Indonesia?

The rehabilitation, ironically, is driven by a weak dollar, which makes bargains of our exports, fills Manhattan's 65,000 hotel rooms with European tourists, and entices foreign giants from Ikea to Toyota… [MORE]

Monday, April 21, 2008. 04:00 am | Markets » U.S. Markets »

Mutual Funds are a Particularly Good Idea for Mortgage Securities.

by News Team

The direction of the U.S. economy, the global financial backdrop and the health of the housing market will be critical to bond returns over the next year.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE credit scare of 2002, most taxable bonds offer a compelling alternative to stocks.

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Monday, April 14, 2008. 04:00 am | Venture Capital »

In 1999 a total of 505 companies went public compared to just 22 during Q1 2008.

by News Team

INVESTORS WHO FOCUSED ONLY on Visa's recent initial public offering would be excused if they had a sense of déjà vu back to the go-go days of the Internet boom a decade ago.

Visa, of course, came to market on March 19, raising nearly $18 billion, the largest [MORE]

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- Richard Branson

Securities Word of the Day

Registered Options Principal [G] - A person who is in charge of supervising options trading,...

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