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For a day, at least, Apple tops Google in market valuelatimes.com » Money & Company - Aug 14, 2008 Brief bragging rights: Apple Inc.’s stock market value on Wednesday topped that of Google Inc. for the first time since Google came public in 2004, according to Bloomberg’s calculations. Apple was worth $158.8 billion … Also tagged: technology |
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A winner in your portfolio: small-cap stocks on a hot streaklatimes.com » Money & Company - Aug 11, 2008 From Times staff writer Walter Hamilton: Small stocks are once again looking like big ideas. The Russell 2,000 index of small-capitalization issues rocketed today, continuing its sharp rebound since mid-July. The … Also tagged: economy, dollar foreign currencies |
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Party crashers: China's stock markets dive as Games beginlatimes.com » Money & Company - Aug 8, 2008 The Olympic spirit apparently couldn't find its way to the Shanghai Stock Exchange: The market celebrated the start of the Games by falling to new bear-market lows today. So much for the government's attempt last week … Also tagged: china, foreign markets |
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Global economic jitters drive a shift back to 'safety' playslatimes.com » Money & Company - Aug 7, 2008 Wall Street’s summer holiday from fear may be over. Investors today rushed out of U.S. stocks and into the perceived safety of Treasury bonds amid fresh concerns about the global economy and the financial industry … Also tagged: economy, interest rates, dollar foreign currencies |
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Around the markets: The Treasury seeks advice; less than meets the eye in the market rally; and Wal-Mart's bull runlatimes.com » Money & Company - Aug 6, 2008 Some late-night (or early-morning) reading from around the markets: -- "We’re not serious, but if we were . . .": The Treasury Department keeps telling us that it has no plans to pump taxpayers’ dollars into … Also tagged: retailing, commodities, federal reserve, credit crunch, fannie mae freddie mac |
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Wall St. going to the dogs? We can only hopelatimes.com » Money & Company - Aug 4, 2008 The calendar says it's August, which is supposed to mean Dog Days straight ahead. To which a lot of weary investors might say, "Bring 'em on -- please!" The volatility in the stock market in July was … Also tagged: economy, financial stocks, credit crunch |
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Stocks take a hit as housing's recovery is postponed (again)latimes.com » Money & Company - Jul 24, 2008 The stock market gave back a hefty chunk of its July rally today as fresh data pointed to more economic pain. That housing-market turnaround Wall Street wants so badly? It still looks like it’s somewhere on the far … Also tagged: economy, housing, financial stocks, fannie mae freddie mac |
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Wall St. takes a fresh look at biotech, and likes what it seeslatimes.com » Money & Company - Jul 23, 2008 In their hunt for a winning growth-stock formula for 2008, some investors have been heading back to the laboratory -- the biotech lab. Biotech shares already were off to a surprisingly strong start in the third … Also tagged: technology, health care |
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Sign of the times for oil bulls? Exxon Mobil at 52-week lowlatimes.com » Money & Company - Jul 17, 2008 Crude oil is down for a third straight session today and natural gas is tumbling for the seventh time in nine sessions. Maybe it’s still wishful thinking to believe that the energy bull market has been broken, but the … Also tagged: energy, economy, commodities |
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The SEC warns short sellers, and stocks rally. Good timing?latimes.com » Money & Company - Jul 16, 2008 The Securities and Exchange Commission would never say it wanted the stock market to rally today. But given the agency’s ramped-up offensive against what it believes to be market manipulation by bearish traders, the … Also tagged: securities and exchange commission, financial stocks |