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Fannie, Freddie Plunge Gives
Short Sellers
a Field Day

Very quietly, the sharks are making a killing

Jul 11, 08 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the rest of the world wringing its hands over fears of a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac collapse, one tribe on Wall Street is smiling: the short sellers. Investors have bet against Fannie and Freddie in growing numbers as the two mortgage lenders' positions grew more precarious. But handsome... More »

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Wall Street • Freddie Mac • markets • Fannie Mae • credit market • short selling • financial crisis

Goldman Sachs Switches Forecasters

'Belle of the bull market' Cohen has more pessimistic successor

Mar 18, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Goldman Sachs has replaced its famously bullish chief forecaster, Abby Joseph Cohen,  with a less upbeat analyst, Bloomberg reports. Cohen will remain as senior investment strategist, handing over the daily predictions to David Kostin. Kostin sees a decline for the S&P 500 to 1160 in the short run,... More »

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Goldman Sachs • financial markets • recession • markets • bear market • bull market • Standard and Poor

Pork Shortage Plagues China

Beijing dips into pork preserve to avoid crisis

Feb 3, 08 6:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Pigjacking is China's latest crime. Sounds like a joke? Crooks are scoffing the swine thanks to a boom economy and a pig shortage that has hogs highly valued. With a record winter storm stranding thousands and sparking unrest, Beijing is dipping into its official pork preserve—hoping to calm a... More »

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China • US economy • markets • pig • grain • uprising • pork

MARKETS

Another Day, Another Rally

Good news comes late in the day as rate-cut hopes persist

Jan 29, 08 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rose for a second straight session today thanks to a late rally. Flagging techs dragged down the markets initially, but then got a boost from a cheerful report on durable goods orders on the first day of the Fed meeting, reports CNNMoney. The Dow climbed 96.41 to 12,... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • markets

MARKETS

Stocks Plunge, Battle Back

Markets decline, but emergency rate cut moderates effect

Jan 22, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks declined today but ended the session up from the depths of their initial plunge, as the Fed's emergency rate cut seemed to calm freaked-out investors. "This at least gets people from piling in on the short side of things," one strategist told MarketWatch. The Dow fell 128.... More »

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Federal Reserve • markets • interest rate cut

UPDATED

Stocks Rebound After 400-Point Plummet

Jan 22, 08 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks are rallying back after a terrifying open that saw the Dow fall over 460 points within minutes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Since then, buyers have returned, spurred on by the Fed’s unprecedented 0.75% emergency rate cut. The rally has so far recouped all but 145 points... More »

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Henry Paulson • stocks • markets

European Markets Yo-Yo

London, Frankfurt bourses swing wildly in early trading

Jan 22, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - European markets went haywire in early trading Tuesday as investors reacted to a second straight day of Asian declines and awaited the reopening of Wall Street. After a disastrous showing for the Nikkei, Hang Seng and other Asian bourses, European markets plunged: the FTSE 100 dropped 200 points minutes after... More »

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markets • FTSE 100 • bear market • CAC 40 • DAX

MARKETS

Markets Rise on Tech Rally

Dec 20, 07 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Sharply higher earnings and a bullish forecast from software giant Oracle kicked off a market rally this morning, but fears about the financial sector continued as Bear Stearns reported its first-ever (and steeper than expected) loss. Another late rally boosted the tech-rich Nasdaq 39.85 points to 2,640.86;... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • markets • S&P 500

Wall Street Watching Fed's High Wire Act

Rate cut expected
in unusually tough decision this week

Oct 28, 07 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - All eyes are on the Fed this week, with Wall Street expecting a quarter-point rate cut when the group meets Tuesday and Wednesday. But the decision is an usually tough one, the AP reports, with the tight rope between controlling inflation and keeping markets fluid more precarious than it has... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • subprime mortgages • stocks • markets • credit

Stocks Up on Microsoft Earnings

Nasdaq, others jump on Countrywide optimism and possible rate cuts

Oct 26, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Optimism prevailed on Wall Street today as Microsoft clobbered estimates and Countrywide promised the worst was behind it. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way, gaining 53.33 to finish at 2,804.19. The S&P 500 rose 20.87 to 1,535.28; 65% of its components have beaten... More »

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Microsoft • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • markets • Countrywide Financial • S&P 500

Afternoon Rally Fades, Revives

Tech-heavy Nasdaq outperforms other indexes

Oct 22, 07 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets seesawed today as an afternoon rally faded then revived, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Friday's bloodbath lingered into this morning, but a speech by Fed governor Randall Kroszner raised hopes for a rate cut, reports the Journal. The Dow closed up 44.95 at 13,566.97, the... More »

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Google • Apple • Bear Stearns • markets • Randall Kroszner • Amazon.com

A Mixed Day on Wall Street

Financial-sector blues and oil prices battle tech gains

Oct 17, 07 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A grim financial sector and ever-rising oil prices cancelled  an encouraging tech rally during a so-so day in the markets. Yahoo and Intel reported sunny profits, but news of oil clearing the $89 mark doused the rally. The Dow finished down 20.4 to 13,892.54, the S&P... More »

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Turkey • markets • oil price • tech stocks

Wall Street Hunts for Its Next Bubble

Emerging markets upswing could mirror '98 tech boom

Sep 20, 07 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Fed’s rate cut in place, Wall Street has visions of another bubble—this time in emerging markets. The Dow skyrocketed 2.5% on news of the cut, but even that was dwarfed by 4.2% gains in the Bombay Sensex and 4.3% in Brazil’s Bovespa.... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • markets • Asian markets • emerging markets • Bombay Sensex • Brazil Bovespa

What Inflation? Consumer Prices Fall 0.1%

Fed's rate cut looks good as housing, gas prices hit books

Sep 19, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Bernanke is likely patting himself on the back right now, Bloomberg reports. US consumer prices fell 0.1% in August, the first decline this year, making Federal Reserve chairman’s rate cut look good, with inflation potentially under control. “Core inflation has now been falling for nearly a... More »

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inflation • housing market • Federal Reserve • core inflation • markets • gas prices • consumer prices

Asia Stocks Surge After Fed Cut

Prices soar to highest levels in a month

Sep 19, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks rebounded after the US Federal Reserve announced a half point cut in its key lending rate in a bid to bolster growth and avoid a consumer spending slowdown. Toyota, Samsung Electronics and Honda, among those companies with the most to lose from a loss of consumer confidence, led... More »

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Federal Reserve • stocks • recession • markets • Asian markets • Japanese economy • interest rate cut

SEC: Don't Blame Credit Markets for Firm's Demise

Bankrupt cash management operation comes under federal scrutiny

Sep 3, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The feds don’t know what happened to the millions of dollars that disappeared from the books of a Chicago-area cash management firm, but they don’t believe upheaval in the credit markets is to blame. Days after Sentinel Management blocked investors from withdrawing their investments, the company filed for... More »

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Chicago • investors • Federal Reserve • bankruptcy • money • finance • SEC • markets • Sentinel Management

Big Business Fuels Green Boom

Fear of dot-com-like bust grows as money chases scarce ideas

Sep 1, 07 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Greed and idealism are converging as big business propels today’s clean energy industry, CNN reports. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are pulling in capital for oil and coal alternatives, while across the pond, London financiers swapped more than $30 billion last year in "pollution permits"—credits companies can sell... More »

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environmentalism • carbon trading • business • markets • carbon emissions

Credit Crisis Spurs Calls for New Oversight

EU, Asia want cooperation in US market regulation

Aug 29, 07 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Financial regulators and politicians across Europe and Asia are banding together to demand an international role in the oversight of American markets. The subprime meltdown has demonstrated that fluctuations in American markets can wreak havoc the world over, the Times reports, and now international players are wondering why they must... More »

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economics • subprime mortgages • oversight • markets • credit crisis • regulation

Home Resales Down For Fifth Straight Month

Decline lower than expected, but unlikely to stop, experts say

Aug 27, 07 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Existing home sales slumped again in July—the fifth straight month the figures have been off and a sign that the market-draining housing downturn will continue. Though the 0.2 percent decline was the smallest movement since 2002, experts expect sales to continue dropping, according to Bloomberg. More »

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real estate • housing market • home sales • housing • markets

One Unrivaled Market Force: Vacation

Stocks calm down as bankers, investors bail for the beach

Aug 25, 07 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FT leads with a prediction that market volatility will decrease over the next week for a simple reason: everyone's going on vacation. Major decisions by banks, hedge funds and mortgage lenders will be on hold as the financial world bails New York, London and Frankfurt for the end of... More »

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loans • finance • bank • hedge fund • vacation • markets • credit crisis

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