31 2008
We hear a lot nowadays about the global demand for energy, materials and agricultural commodities, especially from China, India and other rapidly developing markets. These countries are getting richer, and their people are in the mood to build and to buy.
31 2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Financial stocks rounded out a wild January on Thursday, closing higher for the day after fighting off early session losses, but the broad measure of large financial shares closed flat for the month.
31 2008
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japanese indexes were unsettled Friday, with shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines pacing gains as it raised its fiscal-year earnings and dividend outlooks, while Sony Corp. tumbled after lowering its full-year operating profit forecast. Australian shares gained on financials such as Macquarie Group after a strong close on Wall Street.
31 2008
ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) — The good news, from a contrarian point of view, is that no irrational exuberance is in sight. The editors of short-term market timing newsletters remain largely out of the stock market.
31 2008
Shares of Google fall 8%, with the sell-off prompted after a shortfall in the search giant’s quarterly revenue.
31 2008
It was good, old-fashioned sibling rivalry that put extra oomph into New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s drive to get to this year’s Super Bowl.
