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How 2012’s top money ideas have fared so far
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weekend investor
How 2012's top money ideas have fared so far
Midyear checkup of 10 investment themes reveals some hits and misses. Check out the winners.
• Don't give up on stocks (The Tell)
• Perils of a profit slowdown
car review
2013 Ford Focus ST
Fun to drive Focus ST confirms Ford as a player in the hot hatch crowd, says Ron Amadon.
• Say goodbye to new-car discounts
• How car thieves are making your vehicle safer
• See more MarketWatch car reviews
Libor scandal
Fed told of fraud in 2008
A Barclays employee told the New York Fed in 2008 that the bank was filing false reports on Libor, documents released Friday show.
• Comedy gold: 2008 Libor phone call (The Tell)
How 2012's top money ideas have fared so far
Midyear checkup of 10 investment themes reveals some hits and misses. Check out the winners.
• Don't give up on stocks (The Tell)
• Perils of a profit slowdown
2013 Ford Focus ST
Fun to drive Focus ST confirms Ford as a player in the hot hatch crowd, says Ron Amadon.
• Say goodbye to new-car discounts
• How car thieves are making your vehicle safer
• See more MarketWatch car reviews
Libor scandal
Fed told of fraud in 2008
A Barclays employee told the New York Fed in 2008 that the bank was filing false reports on Libor, documents released Friday show.
• Comedy gold: 2008 Libor phone call (The Tell)
As second-quarter earnings season swings into high gear, investors will
be paying more attention to outlooks than profit numbers. Here's why.
• Stocks to watch: Citigroup, Gannett
• U.S. week ahead | Wall Street outlook
Consumers
$7.25 billion swipe-fee settlement
Card companies, banks agree to $7.25 billion to settle merchants' class-action suit. Sides disagree on how consumers will be affected.
weekend headlines
• U.S. records 33rd bank failure of 2012
• Clinton meets with Egypt's Morsi
• At least 118 dead in new Syria violence
• Tribune Co. closer to bankruptcy exit
• Obama campaign staffer dies at Chicago HQ
• Stocks to watch: Citigroup, Gannett
• U.S. week ahead | Wall Street outlook
$7.25 billion swipe-fee settlement
Card companies, banks agree to $7.25 billion to settle merchants' class-action suit. Sides disagree on how consumers will be affected.
weekend headlines
• U.S. records 33rd bank failure of 2012
• Clinton meets with Egypt's Morsi
• At least 118 dead in new Syria violence
• Tribune Co. closer to bankruptcy exit
• Obama campaign staffer dies at Chicago HQ
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Chuck Jaffe Is this any way to buy an airline? |
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Howard gold Enjoy the rallies while they last |
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John C. Dvorak Avoid investing in the mobile-phone sector |
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Is J.P. Morgan too big?
Huge trading loss by Jamie Dimon's bank highlights question of whether banks should be allowed to be so big that they imperil the whole financial system.
• Loss from soured trades balloons to $5.8 billion
• Is CEO Jamie Dimon a hero?
• J.P. Morgan debt insurance eases on profi
Slowdown in luxury spending may hit Saks
A slowdown in U.S. high-end spending that has hurt retailers from Tiffany to Macy’s could also hit luxury retailer Saks, analyst says.
• Another dent in consumer confidence
• High-end consumers willing to spend (The Tell)
Peregrine CEO arrested in CFTC case
Russell Wasendorf of collapsed futures firm charged with making false statements. Criminal complaint cites a suicide note.
• PFGBest riles commodity-futures industry
• Commodities not a safe bet in crisis (Minyanville)
• Regulators missed warning signs for years
Personal Finance »
It pays to delay
Social Security
When interest rates are as low as they are now, most households benefit from waiting to claim Social Security, according to new research.
Housing seen as fixer-upper, not teardown
Wall Street is acting like the housing industry is a decent fixer-upper, says Mark Hulbert.
Wall Street is acting like the housing industry is a decent fixer-upper, says Mark Hulbert.
2013 Ford Focus ST
Solidly built, lots of fun to drive and very comfortable, Focus ST confirms Ford as a player in the hot hatch crowd, says Ron Amadon.
• Say goodbye to new-car discounts
• How car thieves are making your vehicle safer
Solidly built, lots of fun to drive and very comfortable, Focus ST confirms Ford as a player in the hot hatch crowd, says Ron Amadon.
• Say goodbye to new-car discounts
• How car thieves are making your vehicle safer
South Korea »
The Bank of Korea building in Seoul.
Bank of Korea walks tightrope on euro risks
The country’s central bank will have to weigh risks from Europe
with domestic economic realities to find the right balance in its monetary policy, Deputy Gov. Won-Shik Park tells MarketWatch.
• Samsung seeks to cement lead over Apple
• Samsung Electronics tips record second-quarter earnings
• Korea, U.S in an evolving alliance (slide show)
The country’s central bank will have to weigh risks from Europe
with domestic economic realities to find the right balance in its monetary policy, Deputy Gov. Won-Shik Park tells MarketWatch.
• Samsung seeks to cement lead over Apple
• Samsung Electronics tips record second-quarter earnings
• Korea, U.S in an evolving alliance (slide show)
International stock funds in a world of hurt
"Stop the world, I want to get off" must be a common refrain these days for international-stock-fund shareholders. A tumultuous quarter left bailed-out countries and burned out investors.
• Bond funds could be on borrowed time
• It’s ‘duck’ season for U.S. stock-fund investors
• Quarterly Funds and ETFs Review
"Stop the world, I want to get off" must be a common refrain these days for international-stock-fund shareholders. A tumultuous quarter left bailed-out countries and burned out investors.
• Bond funds could be on borrowed time
• It’s ‘duck’ season for U.S. stock-fund investors
• Quarterly Funds and ETFs Review
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