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  • Black Friday – Splurge Now, Pay Later

    With Thanksgiving and Black Friday cutting short the upcoming trading week on Wall Street, many investors have their hopes pinned on major retailers raking in the money as millions of ...

  • Investor Demand High for GM IPO

    Since General Motors put word out that it was planning an initial public offering (IPO) the response from eager investors has resulted in a revision of the original IPO figure and, starting ...

  • Retailer Results May Indicate Consumer Spending Potential

    Stock market investors will no doubt be keen to see third quarter results from US retailers Wallmart, Target, Nordstrom and Saks which are due to be released in this week. With Target and ...

  • FTC – Consumer & Antitrust Watchdog

    While consumer spending is widely considered to be the driving force behind a country’s economic wellbeing, many consumers do not have the skills and knowhow to negotiate the minefield of ...

  • Some Reasons to Motivate You to Invest in the Stock Market

    One of the most lucrative ways to earn money without having to put too much time or effort into it is investing in the stock market. If you are constantly troubled with rising debt and are ...

  • G20 Appears Set on Collision Course With QE2

    On 11-12 November, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 will gather together in Seoul, with a number of history-shaping matters on the agenda, and as the G20 Summit draws ...

  • $600 Billion For QE2

    While there was little doubt that the Federal Reserve would launch 'QE2' – a second round of quantitative easing – in an effort to boost economic recovery, there has been plenty of ...

  • November Hits the Ground Running

    US stock markets traders have some interesting challenges to deal with as we head into a new week, and the second last month of a year that seems to be passing faster than the speed of ...

  • Nobel Prize Awards Economists Due Recognition

    Few would deny that economists and economic sciences play an integral role in stock market investing, as they analyze trends, develop and test theories in a technologically advanced world, ...

  • Wall Street Faces Earnings, Economic Data and Pre-Election Tension

    Wall Street traders will be facing what some are referring to as the 'three Es' in the upcoming weeks, being earnings, elections and economic data. Third quarter earnings reports will pick ...

  • Quantitative Easing – Economic Recovery’s Latest Buzzword

    Leading up to the Federal Reserve's November 2-3 meeting, at which economic stimulus measures will be high on the agenda, the concept of 'quantitative easing' as a means of encouraging ...

  • Third Quarter Results and QE2 Under Spotlight on Wall Street

    With seven Dow blue-chip stocks due to release 2010 third-quarter result during this week, investors may have their attention temporarily diverted from the implications of the 'quantitative ...

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