Market Gawk

United States Market and Economy

April 20th, 2007

Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria may yet land in Washington

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Newsweek columnist Fareed Zakaria, one of the nation’s most respected foreign-affairs pundits, all but held up his hands in self-defense when I asked him The Question: Would he want to be secretary of state?

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April 20th, 2007

More investors are acting on faith

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Faith in the investment markets is taking on a whole new meaning as religious funds and advisers are attracting money like never before.

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April 20th, 2007

Country Garden soars 37% in Hong Kong debut

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Shares of Country Garden Holdings soared as much as 37% in debut trading Friday, as investors sought out stakes in the real- estate group in spite of efforts by state authorities to cool booming housing prices.

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April 20th, 2007

links for 2007-04-20

I Heard it Through the Grapevine: MSM Themes Echoing the Blogosphere
There is a lot of valuable information being offered up by mainstream media. Its just that some of it has already been written about, and written about well, in the blogosphere.
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Trading Mentors and Coaches: A Resource Linkfest
(tags: trading coaching)

Accuracy vs Risk/Reward […]

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April 20th, 2007

Charge! Chinese Bulk Up On Cards

Consumers in China’s biggest cities paid for 30% of retail transactions with bank cards in 2006.

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April 20th, 2007

Oil climbs on Nigeria election concern

Read full story for latest details.

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April 20th, 2007

Nacchio Convicted of 19 of 42 Charges (AP)

In the latest in a series of convictions against corporate executives, one-time CEO Joe Nacchio was found guilty of illegally selling $52 million in stock amid an accounting scandal that nearly sank Qwest Communications.

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April 20th, 2007

The China Virus

Global stock markets are keying off Beijing’s difficult balancing act with its red-hot economy.

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April 20th, 2007

Bulls take charge

The Dow seemed prepared to extend its rally Friday morning, one day after it tip-toed to a fresh record high, as investors cheered the latest earnings reports.

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April 20th, 2007

New Zealand Stocks Flat (AP)

New Zealand stocks ended a relatively subdued week on a flat note Friday, with solid performances by a few large cap stocks allowing the market to eke out modest gains.

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