David Tepper’s 9 Favorite Dow Stocks BOSTON (TheStreet) — Dow stocks, still among the cheapest in the U.S. market, are becoming popular investments of value-oriented hedge funds. David Tepper of Appaloosa Management held nine Dow stocks at the end of the fourth quarter. He’s perhaps the most closely watched hedge fund manager today. Having more [...]
Huge increase in Sonoma County residents without health insurance One in eight Sonoma County residents lacked health insurance in 2009, a 44 percent increase in two years. Most of those would be eligbe for coverage in 2014 under the federal health care overhaul. Read more on The Santa Rosa Press Democrat House GOP takes on [...]
Stocks on path for third straight week of gains (AP:NEW YORK) Stocks are rising in midday trading ahead of the long holiday weekend, pointing to a third straight week of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen only three days in February. The index is up 0.7 percent this week and 4 percent for [...]
Dow Up 30 Points Stocks finished higher Thursday after a strong manufacturing report overshadowed a bigger than expected rise in the number of people applying for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 29.97 points, or 0.3 percent, to 12,318.1. The Dow has been rising steadily this month, with only three down days in [...]
Canadian Markets: Energy stocks help boost Canadian market Metals and mining stocks weigh on the Canadian market even as commodities prices climb. Read more on Market Watch Firm Start Called For Indonesia Stock Market The Indonesia stock market has finished higher now in three straight sessions, gathering more than 40 points or 1.2 percent along [...]
Stock index futures mixed ahead of CPI data Stock index futures pointed to a mixed opening on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq futures down 0.04 percent at 1008 GMT. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News European Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed [...]
Bear Market Image by AZRainman When you feed the bears, it can get brutal. More of my Creative Common images are available on my Picasa page. If you find this image useful, please link it to my blog at: www.azrainman.com Stocks Hold Gains; S&P Doubles 2009 Low Stocks continued to rise on strong earnings and [...]
InterContinental Hotels reports annual profits rise InterContinental Hotels Group, the world’s largest hotel operator by number of rooms, said Tuesday that its 2010 net profit jumped 38 percent to $ 293 million (217 million euros). Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News
Enron Image by elycefeliz rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200504… BY ROGER EBERT / April 28, 2005 This is not a political documentary. It is a crime story. No matter what your politics, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" will make you mad. It tells the story of how Enron rose to become the seventh largest corporation in America [...]
South Korean Market May Snap Losing Streak The South Korean stock market has finished lower now in four straight sessions, plummeting more than 100 points or 5 percent along the way. The KOSPI finished just below the 1,980-point plateau, and now traders are looking for the market to find some traction when it kicks off [...]
