TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA
Amazon and Netflix: M&A;?
Merger rumors are always floating around, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be consolidation in streaming entertainment, writes John C. Dvorak.
• Netflix isn't out to kill HBO (AllThingsD)
• Access Industries to buy Warner Music
• CBS Radio encouraged by ad, digital trends
Titanic insurer sinks
Atlantic Mutual managed to pay out claims when the RMS Titanic sank in April 1912, but a century later couldn’t survive a wave of workers’ compensation claims.
After an epic selloff in commodities this week, it’s no surprise that
investors pulled their money out
of commodity-sector funds in droves.
• 'Smart money' left silver trade months ago
• How silver lost its lining: Bye-bye speculators
• Silver suffers worst week since 1980
• Margin change didn't cause silver slide: CME
Oil's rebound fizzles
Late-session selling kills off a budding recovery
as crude oil slides nearly 15% on the week.
• Falling oil prices, market amnesia (First Take)
• Poll shows rebound in summer vacation plans
• Myra P. Saefong on saying 'no' to $5 gasoline
market snapshot
Stocks down 1% for week
Stronger jobs report brings back some buyers, but commodities selloff sinks resource shares.
• A wild week on Wall Street (Minyanville)
TODAY'S TOP INVESTING IDEAS
Dow on its way
to 16,000
Technical analyst Gene Peroni Jr. says charts have Dow climbing thousands of points before the current cycle ends.
• Check in on Cody Willard's stock, option picks
• Arends: Holding TIPS will make you poorer
• Bin Laden death lifts Mideast stocks
of commodity-sector funds in droves.
• 'Smart money' left silver trade months ago
• How silver lost its lining: Bye-bye speculators
• Silver suffers worst week since 1980
• Margin change didn't cause silver slide: CME
Oil's rebound fizzles
Late-session selling kills off a budding recovery
as crude oil slides nearly 15% on the week.
• Falling oil prices, market amnesia (First Take)
• Poll shows rebound in summer vacation plans
• Myra P. Saefong on saying 'no' to $5 gasoline
market snapshot
Stocks down 1% for week
Stronger jobs report brings back some buyers, but commodities selloff sinks resource shares.
• A wild week on Wall Street (Minyanville)
Dow on its way
to 16,000
Technical analyst Gene Peroni Jr. says charts have Dow climbing thousands of points before the current cycle ends.
• Check in on Cody Willard's stock, option picks
• Arends: Holding TIPS will make you poorer
• Bin Laden death lifts Mideast stocks
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Lessons from Wall Street's 'Flash Crash'
Fox Business
SEC's
eye on high-frequency traders
The activity of high-frequency traders a year ago today cries out for a thorough examination, says SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro.
• Preventing future flash crashes all but impossible
• SEC still lacks tools to prevent ‘flash crashes’
• Mark Hulbert gets ready for another flash crash
• Stock trading snafu should worry investors
• Credit will save stock bulls in next ‘flash crash’
• Markets Hub features a 'flash crash' flashback
• Remembering the 'flash crash' in real time
The activity of high-frequency traders a year ago today cries out for a thorough examination, says SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro.
• Preventing future flash crashes all but impossible
• SEC still lacks tools to prevent ‘flash crashes’
• Mark Hulbert gets ready for another flash crash
• Stock trading snafu should worry investors
• Credit will save stock bulls in next ‘flash crash’
• Markets Hub features a 'flash crash' flashback
• Remembering the 'flash crash' in real time
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Kentucky Derby favorite: Dialed In
Dialed In, the winner of the Florida Derby, is the 4-1 early-line favorite for the 2011 Kentucky Derby to be run Saturday at Churchill Downs.
• Kentucky Derby is well under way
• How hard can the Kentucky Derby be?
• Horse-racing industry stuck at a slow trot
Dialed In, the winner of the Florida Derby, is the 4-1 early-line favorite for the 2011 Kentucky Derby to be run Saturday at Churchill Downs.
• Kentucky Derby is well under way
• How hard can the Kentucky Derby be?
• Horse-racing industry stuck at a slow trot
Reuters
Inside MarketWatch »
Greece says it's not exiting from euro zone
Lucas Papademos, formerly with the Bank of Greece, says there is "zero chance" Greece would leave because costs far outweigh benefits.
• Greek minister rules out exit from euro: report
• Dollar extends gains after report about Greece
• Unhappy anniversary for Britain’s Lib Dems
• Pros and cons if Greece ditched euro zone
U.S. ECONOMY | The week in charts
U.S. adds 244,000 jobs
Payrolls post their biggest increase in almost a year, but the nation’s unemployment rate rises to 9%, according to government data.
• Radio: Jobs number artificially high?
• Fed's Dudley: Factory-job gains ‘encouraging’
• Blowout data are a matter of trust (First Take)
• Outside the Box: Job growth still insufficient
TECHNOLOGY
Debate over PC industry ‘hoarding'
Excess inventory could lead to correction in second half of the year, analyst says, but another says it’s unclear if inventory levels are unsustainable.
• Fixing Cisco may get complicated
• As Cisco reports, focus will be on revamp
WASHINGTON
Deficit deal close: Bowles, Simpson
Bipartisan deal to rein in the U.S. debt and cut spending is in sight as the government prepares
to hit its borrowing limit this summer.
• MarketWatch's Political Watch blog
RATINGS GAME
Lone buy rating on Barnes & Noble
Janney Capital’s David Strasser sees potential
for the company to generate $1.56 a share in
profit by 2013 just from digital opportunity.
HEDGE FUNDS
Feds' closer look at Cohen
By at least examining Steve Cohen’s accounts, regulators and prosecutors are acting out of character, writes David Weidner. (First Take)
• ‘Cohen Account’ probed by prosecutors
• Hedge funds gain in April, but lag equities
REGULATION
Senate GOP's push for changes
Senate Republicans won’t confirm a director for
the newly created consumer finance bureau
unless it gets a board, not one person, running it.
• Coombes: Fight over bureau is bad news
ASIA
Winners, losers in commodities
Analysts say the less-severe reaction in Asia to
the commodities selloff reflects bargain-buying in oversold regional markets, with some suggesting the pullback may not be all bad news.
• China to allow foreigners to trade index futures
• Asian stocks hit by plunging commodities
• U.S.-China talks to focus on investment
In Personal Finance »
THE WORKPLACE
Workplace suicides at record high
Workplace suicides in 2009 matched the record-high level they hit in 2008, according to U.S. data.
• Burned out at work? Tips to ease your workload
HOUSING
Mortgage rate at 2011 low
Benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declines
to 4.71%, matching its low so far this year.
• The long road to a mortgage modification
• Boomers drive home improvement (Minyanville)
• Tips for finding best deals on rent
Video »
The making of a Navy SEAL
Lee Hawkins talks with Eric Greitens, a U.S. Navy SEAL and author of the book "The Heart and the Fist," about what it takes to become a member of this elite military force. Photo from Getty Images.
• Behind the scenes with a Navy SEAL
Obama: We will defeat al Qaeda
President also tells troops that the U.S. will begin pulling out forces from Afghanistan this summer.
Key test due for economy
Next week's reports on jobless claims, inflation at the consumer level and retail sales should yield insights into how well consumers are withstanding higher prices at a time when wages are stagnating.
Kentucky Derby well under way
About 275,000 people attended the Kentucky Derby's oldest festival event, the Pegasus Parade.
• Kentucky Derby: How hard can it be?
• Kentucky Derby 2011 favorite is Dialed In
• Uncle Mo scratched from Kentucky Derby
• Horse-racing industry stuck at a trot
'Dumb money' flows into oil
Dan Dicker, author of "Oil's Endless Bid," tells Steve Gelsi that oil markets are hindered by speculative trading and blames legislation for drawing "dumb money" to oil trading.
Mideast and bin Laden's death
Gerard Baker reports from Cairo on the reaction to killing of Osama bin Laden and how Egypt is faring in its transition away from Mubarak's leadership.
• Market's complicated reaction to bin Laden
• Middle East stocks may rise on bin Laden death
Osama photo won't be released
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says the president doesn't want to incite further violence.
• Al Qaeda statement confirms bin Laden death
The science of crying
Scientists learn more about how and why humans cry, including how men and women cry differently.
Economic indicators that matter
Some unusual indicators, such as the Vixen Index, may reveal a lot about today's economy.
Asia's week ahead: Chinese data, Toyota's earnings and more
Chinese inflation data will be the focus in Asia next week, with figures due out Wednesday.
• Europe's Week Ahead: HSBC, easyJet
MarketWatch Radio »
Street's reaction to bin Laden
The response was predictable on every street except Wall Street, says Mark Hulbert, who also warns about aggressive trading strategies.
Avoid financial pain of jury duty
You're summoned to jury duty and you fear it could make a big dent in your income. Consumer Confidential columnist Jennifer Waters says courts may be more sympathetic than you think.
Laboring over the no-fly list
More effective management of the U.S. no-fly list is making it easier to keep tabs on potential terrorists.
Stay and play in May
Selling in May is for wimps! There are plenty of ways to make money in the markets when everybody else is running off to the beach.
• Hulbert: Partying like it's 1999
• Zigler: What to do if gold breaks down
• Morales & Kacher: When to sell silver
• Kahn: Three healthy picks
• Croft: When they bail out, you jump in
• Sell in May? Not so fast!
• See Trading Strategies full report
Selling in May is for wimps! There are plenty of ways to make money in the markets when everybody else is running off to the beach.
• Hulbert: Partying like it's 1999
• Zigler: What to do if gold breaks down
• Morales & Kacher: When to sell silver
• Kahn: Three healthy picks
• Croft: When they bail out, you jump in
• Sell in May? Not so fast!
• See Trading Strategies full report
Reuters
Payrolls blowout a matter of faith
How to justify jump in payrolls after weaker data earlier this week.
How to justify jump in payrolls after weaker data earlier this week.
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Unhappy anniversary looms for Britain’s Lib Dems
• In Cohen, the feds are circling a big fish
• Dear Chairman Bernanke: An apology from inflation hawks
• Dunkin’ Donuts and the IPO-market sugar rush
• Detroit builds a seawall of small cars
• Intel takes up arms against ARM with new chip technology
• The Los Angeles Dodgers are officially pathetic
• In Cohen, the feds are circling a big fish
• Dear Chairman Bernanke: An apology from inflation hawks
• Dunkin’ Donuts and the IPO-market sugar rush
• Detroit builds a seawall of small cars
• Intel takes up arms against ARM with new chip technology
• The Los Angeles Dodgers are officially pathetic
Hospitals work to cut ER wait times
Visits to emergency rooms are on the rise — and so is the amount of time patients wait for care. But hospitals are aiming to change that.
Visits to emergency rooms are on the rise — and so is the amount of time patients wait for care. But hospitals are aiming to change that.
2011 Infiniti M56
This luxury-class contender has many good points, but it lacks Mercedes-Benz's bank-vault feel and BMW's unmatched road-holding ability, Ron Amadon writes.
• New York Auto Show highlights (WSJ.com)
This luxury-class contender has many good points, but it lacks Mercedes-Benz's bank-vault feel and BMW's unmatched road-holding ability, Ron Amadon writes.
• New York Auto Show highlights (WSJ.com)
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Get a tax break on your next vacation
If you're planning a summer getaway, why not incorporate some work into that trip? You just might recoup your costs on your tax return.
• What to do if you owe IRS money | Taxing issue for spouses
• Spend, don't save, your refund | MarketWatch's 2011 Tax Guide
• 7 ways to persuade IRS you're right | Tax changes to watch for
• Tax credits you don't want to miss | Deductions with big payouts
If you're planning a summer getaway, why not incorporate some work into that trip? You just might recoup your costs on your tax return.
• What to do if you owe IRS money | Taxing issue for spouses
• Spend, don't save, your refund | MarketWatch's 2011 Tax Guide
• 7 ways to persuade IRS you're right | Tax changes to watch for
• Tax credits you don't want to miss | Deductions with big payouts
Jobs »
Reuters
U.S. employers shift to temp workers
More companies are turning to temp and other "contingent" workers. That could be bad news for workers' wages and benefits.
• Freelancers face unique challenges | Class of '11: Take a job
• Top job-hunting tips for new grads | Using iPhones at work
• Moving for a new job is risky no matter the lure
• Be flexible, get flexibility
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Get a health-care job
More companies are turning to temp and other "contingent" workers. That could be bad news for workers' wages and benefits.
• Freelancers face unique challenges | Class of '11: Take a job
• Top job-hunting tips for new grads | Using iPhones at work
• Moving for a new job is risky no matter the lure
• Be flexible, get flexibility
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Get a health-care job
Personal Finance »
You're richer than you realize
You should pay attention to your "human capital" — your potential for future income such as salary, bonuses, overtime. It's not cash in hand, but it should be a key part of your financial plans.
• Wealth is what you save, not what you spend
You should pay attention to your "human capital" — your potential for future income such as salary, bonuses, overtime. It's not cash in hand, but it should be a key part of your financial plans.
• Wealth is what you save, not what you spend
Get gold into your 401(k)
Most 401(k) investors don't have access to gold and other alternative investments, but you can push for these options.
• Four Medicare myths that could cost you
• Turning retirement savings into income
• The best places to stash your cash now
• Looking for jobs? These industries are hiring
Most 401(k) investors don't have access to gold and other alternative investments, but you can push for these options.
• Four Medicare myths that could cost you
• Turning retirement savings into income
• The best places to stash your cash now
• Looking for jobs? These industries are hiring
Housing funds get budget ax
Cuts to homeowner-counseling programs will limit options for first-time buyers, older folks seeking a reverse mortgage.
Cuts to homeowner-counseling programs will limit options for first-time buyers, older folks seeking a reverse mortgage.
Buying a home? There are apps for that
If you're in the market to buy a home, a slew of new smartphone apps aim to make the job easier and save you time.
• Organize small spaces with these new products
• Kitchen designs that make home cooking fun
• Dream kitchen on a budget
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Home fix-up that pays
• Homes that help you take aging in stride
If you're in the market to buy a home, a slew of new smartphone apps aim to make the job easier and save you time.
• Organize small spaces with these new products
• Kitchen designs that make home cooking fun
• Dream kitchen on a budget
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Home fix-up that pays
• Homes that help you take aging in stride
The Future of Retirement »
How to turn $10,000 into $1 million
All it really takes is a little money and a lot of time. To start out small and reach age 65 with $1 million saved, you need to recognize the importance of starting early. | See the special report
• Nine reasons to be more optimistic about retirement
• A Roth 401(k) may be in your retirement future
• Turning retirement savings into retirement income
All it really takes is a little money and a lot of time. To start out small and reach age 65 with $1 million saved, you need to recognize the importance of starting early. | See the special report
• Nine reasons to be more optimistic about retirement
• A Roth 401(k) may be in your retirement future
• Turning retirement savings into retirement income
Chuck Jaffe
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