SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Our world is at war. For survival. And in this war the old rules of engagement, old rules of short-term investing dictated by Wall Street are not working. Not for the rest of the world. Not for the ...
BOSTON (MarketWatch) — It’s getting harder and harder to read the tea leaves. On Monday morning, pundits were suggesting that deflation, not inflation, was the bigger theme for this year and that you might want to invest accordingly.
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Pension funds are supposed to be long-term investors. Individuals are free to choose their own styles of investing and speculating, but the clients of a defined-benefit pension fund need to secure their retirement, not make quick profits ...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — The Keystone XL pipeline linking Canadian oil and Texas refineries just got shot down. But very soon you can bet this new battleground in WWIV will explode with Big Oil billions attacking ...
Buoyed by a strong jobs report, stocks jumped on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite to an 11-year high and driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest level in nearly four years. Despite the rally, advisers say they're urging ...
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, when the United States was preparing its visionary plan for nurturing democratic capitalism abroad, Gen. Omar Bradley said, "It is time to steer by the stars, and not by the lights of each passing ...
More Revealing CEOs In the wake of the financial crisis, transparency is becoming a priority for a growing number of chief executives. Six in 10 CEOs said they are disclosing more about their strategy, risks and financial performance, ...
TOKYO—A Japanese auction of 30-year debt attracted solid demand, triggering a round of buying that sent yields lower. The Ministry of Finance sold ¥641.9 billion ($8.26 billion) of 30-year bonds with a lowest price of 100.60, above traders' ...
"M3 does not appear to convey any additional information about economic activity that is not already embodied in M2 and has not played a role in the monetary policy process for many years. Consequently, the Board judged that the costs of ...
The hopes for a successful conclusion to the latest Greek debt talks take financial markets closer to having the sword of Damocles removed from over investors' heads.
MADRID (MarketWatch) — The headaches besetting globally oriented investment managers are constant, but the pain essentially has two sources: Slow economic growth and the European sovereign debt crisis.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — First, a little respect where respect is due. Back on Sept. 20, this column offered rare investing advice. It was “short the euro and make a buck.” That day, the euro was already a low $1.37. But the move played out ...