Oil prices recover slightly after steep drop

The small stock market crash mainly caused by hype, rumor and panic see a drop in oil prices this was was caused by stocks being sold and nothing to do with supply and delivery or president Bush lifting a ban on drilling.  " NEW YORK - Oil prices swung higher...

Early London rally wiped out, European market volatile

Stock markets across Asia-Pacific bounced back after huge losses for last many days in early trading. Several governments took desperate economic measures to survive the crisis. Indian government had cut down credit...

Dow Drops 369.88 Points, Below 10000, Lowest level in 4 years, down 3.5%

"Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks tumbled around the world, the euro fell the most against the yen since its debut and oil dropped below $90 a barrel as the yearlong credit market seizure caused bank bailouts to spread...

Wall Street Gets Rescue, But What About Stocks?

" Stocks may get a short-term boost from today's approval of a $700 billion financial rescue package, but the longer-term outlook is far less certain. CNBC.com Bailout Decision With continued weakness in the economy and still-tight credit, market...

Buy Tiger, sell Dolphins on new sports stock market

" Michael Sroka dreamed up a day-trading website for sports fans while still in high school, and the concept will finally come to fruition with the launch of OneSeason.com. The website, scheduled to debut on Wednesday, offers U.S. fans the chance to buy shares in such...

Google's stock plummets to $249 due to 'erroneous orders'

"Google's stock dropped to $249 towards the end of trading on Tuesday due to "erroneous orders."(Credit: Yahoo Finance)""As if this week wasn't already stressful enough on Wall Street, at the end of Tuesday trading,...

Stocks Fall in Asia after US Bailout Failure

Japan's Nikkei stock index fell almost 5% today in early trading, just hours after the US House of Representatives voted down the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan and the DJI fell a record-breaking 777 points."It came after a day of turmoil in the US and Europe, with...

Best outlook for silver since the days of the Hunt brothers « Peter J. Coope...

"Not since the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the silver market in the late 1970s has there been more dramatic news for silver prices than last week’s confirmation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement division is investigating the silver market."

UAE, Gulf stocks set for a massive rebound! « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Stock markets in the GCC are set for a massive rebound on Sunday - with the Saudi Arabian bourse leading the way today as the only one trading on a Saturday. "

Bush, a Georgie come lately, as always

Have you noticed over the last 8 yrs, that Bush is always a day late and a dollar short......on brains and action?"Bush: 'We must act now'Bush, Paulson outline powerful steps targeting troubled mortgage-related assets weighing down the finance industry. Plan could cost...

S&P 500 Grand Tetons: Don't Be a Boob - from GTBP.org

I asked our four amateur GTBP.org Equity Traders, some who are up 25% in the last four weeks, for their input on the markets.  You can see their profiles, trades and performance on the GTBP Equity Fund page on...

Federal Officials rescue AIG with $85 billion

Federal officials have said they will take an 80% stake in AIG in an $85 billion plan to prevent financial chaos all over the world.It was just announced that the Feds will attempt to resuscitate the crumbling...

Wall Street on alert

"Wall Street on alert"

London Stock Exchange trading down due to computer crash

The world's second largest stock exchange is enduring an extended derailment today due to a computer crash.  A glitch in the London Stock Exchange computer system at 8:44am this morning has resulted in the...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

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