Market Gawk

United States Market and Economy

March 30th, 2008

Stocks: Trawling for Turnaround Targets

There are legions of beaten-down stocks out there. We went hunting for some with solid chances of rebounding this year

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March 30th, 2008

Swiss Islamic bank planned

The continued boom in bank products compliant with Islam has spurred plans to set up a new financial institution in Switzerland based on the tenets of the faith

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March 30th, 2008

Combining sport and business in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Rain may be forecast, but it’s the Hong Kong Sevens weekend, when the annual rugby tournament doubles as the year’s largest get-together for Asia fund managers looking for a ground level feel for the year ahead.

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March 30th, 2008

Why suing critics usually backfires

SAN DIEGO (MarketWatch) — You would think that by now public companies that monkey with their numbers would get the hint: Suing critics almost always backfires.

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March 30th, 2008

Exporters, Marubeni drag Tokyo, miners lift Sydney

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese stocks declining on losses in exporters such as Honda Motor Co. in the wake of a drop on Wall Street and a stronger yen, while Australian shares advanced on resource issues such as BHP Billiton.

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March 30th, 2008

Moves to speed derivative trade processing

Dealers and investors in the $45,000bn credit derivatives market on Thursday took steps to address heightened regulatory concerns about the industry’s ability to cope with soaring trade volumes

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March 30th, 2008