Market Gawk

S&P says the industrial services and products outfit should benefit from rising capital spending in the global steel, energy, and infrastructure markets

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Industries with two consecutive losing years tend to bounce back in the third. Which groups could rebound in ‘08?

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Have equities finally hit bottom, or is the market’s recent rebound a trap for overeager investors?

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Celebrities — and the rest of us ordinary folks — have been beating a path to Hugh Hefner’s door, in one way or another, ever since Playboy hit newsstands in December 1953. More often than not, the center of the action has been Hefner’s Playboy mansion, the most distinctive symbol in the media industry this side of Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — America’s founding principle was to accept those that others cast aside. The government has now applied this concept to financial assets.

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The NASDAQ composite managed gains Tuesday, while the broader market was mixed, as weak readings on housing and consumer confidence vied with investor attempts to push stocks higher.

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