Market Gawk

United States Market and Economy

September 9th, 2007

Asian stocks slide on Wall Street decline

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japanese stocks fell sharply Monday, reacting to a sell-off on Wall Street in the previous session and to a stronger yen, with exporters such as Sony Corp. and financials such as Mizuho Financial Group leading the decline.

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September 9th, 2007

Five Key Questions for Bernanke

With the next rate-setting meeting fast approaching, here are some issues that are surely top of mind for the Federal Reserve chairman

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September 9th, 2007

Graybar files for $19 million stock offering

Clayton-based Graybar Electric Co. is offering $19 million worth of its shares to its employees as part of the company's employee stock ownership program.

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September 9th, 2007

Subprime woes inflict pain on some Triad stocks

Most Triad public companies have little, if any, direct exposure to subprime mortgages, but their stocks are still being affected by the turmoil in the equity markets.

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September 9th, 2007

Valley Forge begins trading, but investors await sales, profits

A new deal with NASA sounds like a good start for a relatively new public company.

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September 9th, 2007

Smith & Wesson: Armed and Prosperous

The gun manufacturer’s stock price jumped 5% Friday due to a positive earnings report released late Thursday.

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September 9th, 2007

Investors brace for wild week

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September 9th, 2007

Next in line for subprime hit: Bonds?

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September 9th, 2007

Economic outlook: US job figures fuel fears of looming recession

Fears that the US economy could be moving towards recession were fuelled last week by the release of employment figures for August that showed the first decline in non-farm payrolls for four years

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September 9th, 2007

OPEC chief: Oil supply sufficient, refining lags: Reuters

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — oil supplies are sufficient, with commercial inventories in industrialized countries higher than they’ve been for five years, but a lack of refining capacity is helping keep prices high, OPEC President Mohammed al-Hamli said on Sunday, according to Reuters.

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