Market Gawk

United States Market and Economy

March 14th, 2008

Stocks turn to Fed to ease Bear Stearns’ pain

U.S. stocks next week will turn to the Federal Reserve, hoping it will deliver hefty cuts in interest rates after concerns about the possible collapse of investment firm Bear Stearns on Friday dashed investors’ hopes that the end of the credit crisis gripping global markets was in sight.

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March 14th, 2008

Diamonds Are Harry Winston’s Best Friend

Canada’s Diavik Diamond Mine proves more valuable than originally anticipated.

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March 14th, 2008

Ball Corp. stands against shareholder idea for directors

Ball Corp. is recommending its stockholders reject a proposal that would allow each board member to stand for election annually. (BLL)

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March 14th, 2008

Likelihood of 100 basis-point rate cut gaining a following

Expectations that Federal Reserve next week will cut rates by a full percentage point, to 2%, gained traction among economists and traders after a bailout of Bear Stearns reveals more fault lines in the U.S. financial system.

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March 14th, 2008

Cemex stumbles; Bear Stearns bailout hits equity markets

Latin American stocks fall, rocked by a sell-off on Wall Street.

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March 14th, 2008

Health Insurance For Self-Employed

As 10.6 million self-employed U.S. workers already know, getting quality health insurance is a challenge. The number joining the quest for health…

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