Financial Market NewsFinancial Markets news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.US stocks head for mixed open as oil tops $143- June 30, 2008 Stocks headed for a narrowly mixed open Monday as oil prices set a new trading record and investors awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about where the market might be headed after last week's steep sell-off.Light, sweet crude traded above $143 per barrel for the first time early Monday before pulling back and changing hands up $2.08 at $142.29 in premarket electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Rising prices have weighed on stock markets worldwide because of...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/us-stocks-head-for-mixed-open-as-o... SSF investment returns jump nearly six times- June 30, 2008 CHINA'S social security fund reported its investment returns jumped nearly six fold last year from a year earlier thanks to a then buoyant stock market.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/ssf-investment-returns-jump-nearly... Stocks likely in for further pressure following dismal second quarter- June 30, 2008 Stock markets look set for more losses after a dismal end to the second quarter as investor unease over the existing financial crisis reached new heights and oil surged to new record levels, putting even modest ...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/stocks-likely-in-for-further-press... Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.- June 30, 2008 The Dow Jones Industrial Average Has Declined By More Than 20%, Which Is The Guideline For Defining A "Bear" Market Stocks edged lower on Friday as many of the same factors that led to previous days' selloffs ...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/traders-work-on-the-floor-of-the-n... Rogers tells investors not to 'give up' on China- June 29, 2008 Jim Rogers, who in April 2006 correctly predicted oil would reach $100 a barrel and gold $1,000 an ounce, told investors not to &34give up&34 on Chinese shares after the country's stock index fell almost 50 ...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/rogers-tells-investors-not-to-give... When You're Tied Up in a Down Market- June 29, 2008 By Nancy Trejos Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 29, 2008; Page F01 For a few months, it seemed the worst was over.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/when-youre-tied-up-in-a-down-marke... U.S. stocks dive again, Dow loses more than 100 points- June 29, 2008 U.S. stocks fell again Friday ensuring the main indices closed the week on a dismal note.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/u-s-stocks-dive-again-dow-loses-mo... U.S. economy's aches are being felt overseas- June 29, 2008 Until recently, investors could leave worries about the U.S. economy behind, plop money into an international fund, China fund or emerging-market fund and make money with little effort or any attention to world ...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/u-s-economys-aches-are-being-felt-... This recession It's just started so hang on tight- June 29, 2008 So much for that second-half rebound. Truth be told, that always was more of a wish than a serious forecast, happy talk from the Fed and Wall Street desperate to get things back to normal.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/this-recession-its-just-started-so... Treasurys Rise After Spending And Inflation Report- June 29, 2008 Treasury prices extended their gains Friday as investors saw more signs that the Federal Reserve won't need to raise interest rates soon.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/06/treasurys-rise-after-spending-and-... |