The picket signs have been put away and the rabble-rousing masses are conspicuous by their absence. Wall Street is the world’s largest stock market and it is running as smoothly as Usain Bolt does the 100 metres race, but there is a worrying trend developing on the bourses. Investors are no longer playing the markets [...]

The markets rallied on Friday, but nothing came of it. The S&P 500 was a bit flaccid, to say the least, and it is in many ways a strong reflection of sentiment across the board that is tepid and hesitant. Remember that traditionally September and October are not a good month for stocks and you [...]

Arms akimbo, they walk through shopping malls with credit cards close at hand and froth coming out of their mouth in anticipation of the feeding frenzy. They’re more likely to feed on a no holds barred sale than human brains though, so you have nothing to worry about.
At least for now.
These zombies are not the [...]

Even as stocks have taken a beating and experts expect this trend to continue, gold dust is in the air and everyone is smitten by it. Of late, gold has made a rip-roaring return in the books of buyers and this trend does not look like abating any time soon.  At about $1,230 an ounce, [...]

It’s the perfect storm, a trifecta that knocks out bettors everywhere. Even in the midst of an economic recovery of sorts, indicators of slower than expected recovery continue to loom large. Manufacturing is still slow to pick up, the jobless aren’t pounding the streets a whole lot less than they were during the worst of [...]

As populations age, western governments are racing against time to deal with the budgetary challenges the rising median age poses according to Moody’s.
Even as questions are being asked about the manner in which western economies are bouncing back from the global economic meltdown, Moody’s said that major sovereign bond issuers, among which are the United [...]

Most of our investments are down, due to plunge in economy and fall in savings interest rates. However, there are some ways to earn more from falling rates, apart from liquidating your investments and stashing cash at home. Let’s have a closer look at few of them.
Weaker Euro
The Euro has become cheaper due to wavering [...]

Fed paper reports sinking economy and predicts another recession in next couple of years.
Travis Berge, Fed scholar and professor at University of California, used data from Leading Economic index produced by the Conference Board, and prepared a paper that predicts another recession for the US in next couple of years.
Most economists and researchers, by looking [...]

After the release of private sector hiring statistics, investors reacted positively by pouring in money into the market. Stocks, on Wednesday, closed on a higher quote.
Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 44 points or 0.4%. S&P 500 index also gained 0.6 % by climbing 7 points. And NASDAQ added 0.9% or 20 points.
The major reason [...]

Congress needs to have a concrete plan to tackle slower growth, rising unemployment rate, and deficit increment as inaction from their part may slower the economic growth further, a board of economists told officials on Tuesday.
The same group of economists testified at the Senate Budget Committee. They say the economic growth in 2011 would be [...]