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United States Market and Economy

February 5th, 2008

A Barometer for a Stormy Market

Stocks’ performance in January can signal their direction for the rest of the year. Here are some sectors and companies that could buck the downtrend

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February 5th, 2008

Raise Cash, Play Defense In A Correction

Famous last words: "The market sure stinks, but this one stock is gonna go up no matter what. I just know it. I can’t wait for this…

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February 5th, 2008

February 5, 2008 Stock Market Recap

The ISM Services report really threw the market for a loop today. When services make up some 90% of the economy you really don’t want to see weakness there. What we saw today was simply recession fears:

Signs of a recession. Both the 41.9 business activity reading and the 44.6 summary number represent the […]

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February 5th, 2008

Dow, S&P 500, NYSE Fall Hard In Heavy Trade

NYSE stocks reacted violently to a report that showed the service-sector economy slowing dramatically.

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February 5th, 2008

ISM Report, Fed Official’s Remarks Hammer Stocks

Stocks plunged Tuesday, as a weak service-sector report and pessimistic comments from a Fed official whacked the market.

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February 5th, 2008

Big Acquisition By Auto Parts Supplier Makes It A One-Stop Shop

In the U.S. car-collision parts market, one leader recycled, the other didn’t.

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February 5th, 2008

Disney Survives The Slump

The second-largest entertainment company saw its first-quarter profits slide but still beat the Street.

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February 5th, 2008

CalPERS puts $350M into emerging funds

The California Public Employees' Retirement System invested an additional $350 million into emerging fund managers.

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February 5th, 2008

Ralcorp re-elects Banks, Mulcahy, Wenzel, Kemper, Hunt to board

Ralcorp Holdings Inc. shareholders re-elected five members to serve on Ralcorp's board of directors at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. (ENR) (RAH) (KFT)

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February 5th, 2008

Today From Barron’s: We’ve Got Big Problems

One of the all-time greats of growth investing is taking cover in gold &#151 and some medical stocks.

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