30 2007
Laptop computer boom poses range of consequences for investors
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) — There are a lot of different trends in the tech sector. Many go unobserved, with their impact little understood.
30 2007
U.S. stocks set to move with data, rate-cut hopes
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Stocks will move along with economic data next week, as investors try to gauge by how much the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates to boost the economy and shake the financial system out of its current funk.
30 2007
Derivatives-exchange IPO lifts Brazil; LatAm falls in Nov.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Brazilian equities were lifted Friday by investor enthusiasm for newly listed shares of a derivatives exchange, and Mexican stocks rose on continued hopes for U.S. rate cut next month. But gains during the session and the week weren’t enough to pull the markets out of the red for the month.
30 2007
Inflation steady, markets worse since October: Poole
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The latest economic and market data show that market expectations of inflation remain anchored while financial-market conditions have deteriorated, the president of the St. Louis Fed said Friday.
30 2007
Citi cuts SIV assets by $17 billion; Moody’s warns on ratings
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Citigroup Inc. said late Friday that it has reduced the assets of structured investment vehicles it advises by $17 billion in the past two months, as the banking giant tries to maneuver through this year’s subprime thicket.
30 2007
Airlines end week on high note as oil slips below $89
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Airlines ended the week with a smart rebound as crude prices dropped below $89 a barrel. But shares in the sector closed the month with a loss, pressured by oil’s flirtation with $100-a-barrel levels.
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