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Thursday, May 07, 2009

BANK STRESS TESTS

Smaller Banks May Feel Pressure After Results

Market must begin guessing what the results mean for smaller banks that weren't stress-tested.

• Relief Sweeps Over Banks After Stress Test Leaks

• Reading the Early Stress Test Results

• Who Needs More Capital?

FUND SPY

Five Mutual Funds on the Rebound

Are these comeback kids for real?

IMPROVING YOUR FINANCES

Seven Ways to Simplify Your Investment Life

Build a minimalist portfolio that you can really count on.

• Get More Tips in Our Retirement Center

ETF INVESTING

Investors Dip Their Toes in Emerging Markets

April ETF flow data suggest that investors' risk appetites might be returning.

Top-Performing Funds with Low Profiles

Seven High-Quality Dividend-Paying ETFs

You Don't Have to Put Up with Rising Fund Costs

Has the Economy Bottomed?

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Video

An Opportunity Worth Testing

Pros and Cons of New Actively Managed ETF

What to Look for in Berkshire Earnings

Woodstock for Capitalists

Paul Larson, Equities Strategist

Unpacking the Oracle's Insights

Pat Dorsey and Paul Larson offer their take on Berkshire's derivatives exposure, real estate outlook, consumer spending pessimism. (Video)

• More on Paul's StockInvestor Newsletter

Blog: Notes from Berkshire's Press Conference

Morningstar's Question for Buffett and Munger

Video: The Berkshire Advantage

Mutual Funds

Russel Kinnel, Director of Fund Research

Five Great Funds for Your Tax Refund

It's a good time to build up your savings.

• More on Russ' FundInvestor Newsletter

A Few Simple Tests for Finding Good Funds

The Broken Money Market Model

Dialing for Dividends

Stocks

Josh Peters, Equities Strategist

Dividend Stocks on Sale

Why dividend-payers have been lagging and how to take advantage of the underperformance. (Video)

• More about DividendInvestor

Chemical Industry under Pressure

Conflicting Moves Among the Ultimate Stock-Pickers

Is China Leading a Global Rebound?

ETFs

Scott Burns, Director of ETF Analysis

The Anatomy of a 5-Star Active ETF

Attribution analysis dissects PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value's relative outperformance.

• More about Scott's ETFInvestor Newsletter

Five Sector ETFs Ripe for the Picking

Are ETFs the Hazmat Suit for Toxic Assets?

Health Care on the Defensive

Market Barometer

Lg

Md

Sm

Value—Growth

Day Return

+1.25%
0
-1.25%

1Wk Return

+1.25%
0
-1.25%

1Mo Return

+4%
0
-4%

3Mo Return

+8%
0
-8%

1Yr Return

+20%
0
-20%

3Yr Return

+20%
0
-20%

1Wk

1Mo

3Mo

1Yr

3Yr

Stocks Trade Down

New Jobless Claims Fall Sharply

U.S. Markets

US 1Q Productivity Up Despite Big Output Drop

Retail Same-Store Sales Beat Expectations

U.S. Votes for 9/11-Style Commission to Probe Financial Crisis

U.S. Senate Moves to Increase Oversight of Federal Reserve

Obama Budget to Propose $15-$17 Billion in Spending Cuts

Global Markets

ECB Cuts Interest Rates to 1%

Asian Stocks Rally on Stress Test Results

Banks and Insurers Lead FTSE Higher

Venezuela Threatens Nationalization of Oil Services

Stock Analyst Notes

Marsh & McLennan Posts Good 1Q, Considering

Devon Looks for Partner in the Gulf

Not Much Good News in News Corp.'s 3Q

Pulte 1Q Not as Encouraging as Others

Disney Hurt By Weak Theme-Park, Studio Revenue

Crucell Turns Out Promising 1Q Results

Earnings Econ Reports

Tomorrow

Financing and credit troubles are likely to pressure results.

Aft Close

The microcontroller unit should continue to suffer in the chip industry downturn.

Aft Close

We're keeping an eye on liquidity this quarter.

NORTH AM PALLAD

Aft Close

NAP will update its exploration efforts in its 1Q results.

Aft Close

With a portfolio full of illiquid debt investments, KKR Financial faces a difficult path in 2009.

Earnings Econ Reports

Consumer Credit

05-07

Market Consensus

-$4.0B

Actual

05-07

Market Consensus

635K

Actual

601K

Productivity-Prel

05-07

Market Consensus

0.6%

Actual

0.8%

Unit Labor Costs

05-07

Market Consensus

2.7%

Actual

3.3%

Average Workweek

05-08

Market Consensus

33.2

Actual

Fund News

Reserve Primary Fund Operators Charged with Fraud

Australian Pension Funds to Post Growth Drop

Hong Kong Still Asia's Hedge Fund Center

Most Popular Articles

The Best and Worst 529 College-Savings Plans

Five Great Funds for Your Tax Refund

Seven Buffett-Inspired Funds We Believe In

Video: Inside Berkshire's Equity Portfolio

Most Popular Newswires

While Stocks Rally, Bonds Signal Fears Still Alive

U.S. Stocks Fueled by Rise in Public Optimism

With Earnings Bar Low, April Strong For Stocks

Most Popular Quotes

Ford Motor Company

American Funds Growth Fund of America

Market Indexes

U.S. Asian European

DJIA

8,445

-67.7

-0.8%

5/7/2009 12:03 PM

S&P 500

914

-5.5

-0.6%

5/7/2009 12:03 PM

NASDAQ

1,729

-30.0

-1.7%

5/7/2009 12:03 PM

Russell 2000

499

-6.3

-1.2%

U.S. Asian European

Shanghai

2,597

4.9

0.2%

5/7/2009 3:01 PM

Nikkei 225

9,386

408.3

4.5%

5/7/2009 4:00 PM

Hang Seng

17,218

383.3

2.3%

5/7/2009 5:59 PM

Bombay

12,117

164.2

1.4%

5/7/2009 3:58 PM

Australia

3,912

72.0

1.9%

5/7/2009 4:47 PM

U.S. Asian European

FTSE 100

4,399

2.2

0.0%

5/7/2009 4:35 PM

Paris CAC

3,252

-32.0

-1.0%

5/7/2009 5:41 PM

DAX

4,804

-76.6

-1.6%

5/7/2009 5:41 PM

BEL 20

2,074

48.6

2.4%

5/7/2009 5:41 PM

Zurich Swiss

5,326

6.4

0.1%

5/7/2009 5:32 PM

Portfolio

Gainers, Losers, Actives Morningstar Screen

Commodity Futures

$914.20

0.41%

May 27, 09

$57.64

2.31%

May 19, 09

$4.10

5.40%

May 27, 09

Treasury Yield

Historical Yields Gov’t Bond Returns

Maturity

%Yield

6 Month

0.32

2 Year

0.96

5 Year

2.06

10 Year

3.18

30 Year

4.09

1 Yr Ago

Last Close

Treasury Yield

Historical Yields

Gov’t Bond Returns

Maturity

%Yield

6 Month

0.32

2 Year

0.96

5 Year

2.06

10 Year

3.18

30 Year

4.09

6 Month Note Yield

Data as of last close

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