U.S. stocks offer shaky start amid worries about financials
9:36 AM today
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks wobbled mostly lower at Thursday's start with results from J.P. Morgan Chase not enough to restore faith in the financial sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag...
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Bank of America reportedly to get billions from Washington
10:56 AM today
Bank of America shares lost more than a quarter of their value Thursday and traded at 17-year lows after a report that the governm...
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US Stocks Move Lower; Financials Lead Declines
9:59 AM today
U.S. stocks slipped early Thursday after J.P. Morgan Chase announced a surprise profit that was offset by new economic data reinfo...
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate falls for 11th week
10:21 AM today
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell for the 11th week in a row...
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Benchmark 30-year mortgage falls below 5% for first time
11:00 AM today
The benchmark 30-year mortgage fell below 5% for the first time ever in Freddie Mac’s weekly rate survey as economic weakness cont...
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U.S. stock futures trim losses; Dow futures up slightly
9:00 AM today
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures shaved earlier losses Thursday after a mix of economic data revealed few surprises ab...
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Time to impose conditions on bailouts
47 minutes ago
The federal government must rescue Bank of America from failure, but the bank should pay the price for its excessively risky...
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J.P. Morgan's results reflect environment, not management
11:01 AM today
The news out of J.P. Morgan is not good, but the bank is at least doing far better than its peers, says David Weidner.
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Trichet strangely detached from economic crisis
9:42 AM today
The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 2% Thursday, in line with analyst expectations, but probab...
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Has Steve Jobs been in denial about his health?
5:57 PM 1/14/09
Cancer survivor and Apple Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs long has been an advocate of alternative health therapies. Maybe th...
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