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last updated: Mar 15 2010 1:36 AM
- Oil to Challenge 2010 Peaks This Week; OPEC in Focus
Oil prices may challenge 2010 peaks near $84 a barrel this week on expectations higher demand from China will likely offset weaker growth rates in developed economies, a CNBC poll of analysts and traders found. - Fed Getting Ready to Remove Market's Security Blanket
- Dodd Bill Earns Praise From GOP—But Not Votes
- AIG to Withhold $21 Million in Bonuses from Staff
- Health-Care Bill Still Short of Votes: House Dems
- US stocks flat despite strong retail figures
US stocks were flat in spite of surprisingly strong retail sales data and positive employment figures from Canada - Bid talk helps lift London equities
BSkyB gained on market speculation that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, its 39 per cent shareholder, could take the broadcaster private - Wood pulp shortage lifts UPM-Kymmene
Volkswagen shares rallied 4.3 per cent to €74.43 after the German carmaker said it would use a convertible bond issue and a share sale to fund acquisitions - States eye sale of family silver
The catalyst for privatisations in the 1980s and 1990s was ideological, but the current motivation will be far more financially driven, investors argue - Tokyo surges on BoJ easing hopes
Tokyo stocks powered to their best weekly gains in more than three months as expectations the Japanese central bank may take extra monetary easing steps raised the prospect of a weakening yen boosting exporters
- US stocks flat despite strong retail figures
US stocks were flat in spite of surprisingly strong retail sales data and positive employment figures from Canada - Bid talk helps lift London equities
BSkyB gained on market speculation that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, its 39 per cent shareholder, could take the broadcaster private - Wood pulp shortage lifts UPM-Kymmene
Volkswagen shares rallied 4.3 per cent to €74.43 after the German carmaker said it would use a convertible bond issue and a share sale to fund acquisitions - States eye sale of family silver
The catalyst for privatisations in the 1980s and 1990s was ideological, but the current motivation will be far more financially driven, investors argue - Tokyo surges on BoJ easing hopes
Tokyo stocks powered to their best weekly gains in more than three months as expectations the Japanese central bank may take extra monetary easing steps raised the prospect of a weakening yen boosting exporters
- A Lesson From Keynes
Bulls continued their run higher this week as non-believers watched in awe. - The Final Countdown
Americans' reluctance to pay for the popular space program could doom it. - Don't Curb Short-Selling
The SEC resides in an unreal world. - Bitter Pills
We need more health policy wonks who tell it like it is. - Historic China-Taiwan Economic Pact Ahead
Taiwanese politician Jason Hu sees boost to Island's competitiveness.
- Would You Opt In to Overspending?
Do you want your bank to charge you extra when you overspend?
- Taking Questions on New Consumer Laws
Our expert is taking questions on the credit card law and other new consumer rules and regulations.
- Friday Reading
The latest on President Obama's proposed plan to have the federal government provide student loans, paying more to sit in the shade and other consumer-focused items from Friday's Times.
- Sending Money Electronically to a Friend: Why It's Hard
A look at why it has taken so long for banks to adopt quick interbank person-to-person transfer services and when the services will probably be available.
- How Men’s Overconfidence Hurts Them as Investors
During the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, men were much more likely than women to sell their stock at market lows, a new study has found.