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Making Money Alert: Rolling out the Red Carpet

Wall Street rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, with the major averages down big in the midweek...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; Job Growth Sluggish; China’s Strength May Lead to Weakness; Fed States Economy Expands Moderately

Stocks fell, sending the S&P 500 to a one-month low, as jobs and factory data missed estimates and...

‘Chinese Google’ Looking for $8 Billion in Handouts; Speaking of the FaceBook Face-Plant; End of the 30-Year Bond Rally?

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd is China’s biggest e-commerce company, and it is currently going door-to-door on Wall Street...

The Global Guru: What I’m Buying in the Current Market Pullback

As painful as the current market sell-off may seem, it's actually been much worse for most investors than...

Who’s Really behind the Home-Price Boom?; The Weaker the Better for World Markets: Dwindling Domestic Opportunities Push Spanish Business Worldwide

For many “savvy” investors, it’s no secret that the Federal Reserve is the real force keeping the U.S....

PowerTrend Brief: The Tea Leaves for the Market’s Next Move

Even though this morning’s equity futures are signaling an up day today, there are a growing number of...

World Markets Lose Ground to Open Week; Bonds Set to Enter Global Bear?; Chinese Production Falters for First Time in Seven Months

According to Bloomberg, last month’s losses in the world’s bond market were the steepest since 2004.

European Economic Scene Worsens Yet Again; Inflation Uptick Good News for Japan; Three Retailers Chasing the White Whale and Losing

Investors looking for signs that the European Union (EU) is battling back from its economic pit can keep...

Making Money Alert: It’s Still All about the Central Banks

In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a...

Good and Bad News Affects Fixed Income; China Looks Worse; Swiss Uncovering New Ways to Fence Sit

Fixed income investors awoke to good news and bad news this morning -- unfortunately both came from the...