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Weekend Linkage - November 23, 2008
Market Recap
U.S. stocks fell for the third straight weeks this week as concerns over the fate of Citigroup and Detroit’s Big Three weighed on stocks. On Thursday, the S&P 500 index even closed at its lowest level in 11 years after a report from the Labor Department showed weekly jobless claims rose to the [...]
Weekend Linkage - November 16, 2008
Market Recap
Another volatile week on the Wall Street ended with all three major indices slipping deeper in red, despite the nearly 900 points turnaround of the Dow on Thursday. On Friday, electronic retailer Best Buy cut its annual profit forecast, sending the stock 14% lower, while Goldman Sachs dropped to its lowest level since becoming [...]
Weekend Linkage - November 9, 2008
Market Recap
It was another volatile week on the Wall Street. Stock markets opened the week with two strong rallies in a row prior to and on the election day. The gains for major indices on the election day were the best of all time. However, the rally couldn’t continue after Democratic candidate Barak Obama won [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance No. 177
Welcome to the 177th edition of Carnival of Personal Finance!
There are a total of 85 submissions to this edition of CoPF, covering a wide range of topics from money management, investing to frugality, savings and budgeting to economy and career. Among them, here are my 5 picks that I want to share with everybody first:
Health [...]
Weekend Linkage - November 2, 2008
When I was vacationing in China last month, I skipped all the roundups that I usually do in the weekend. It’s time to get back to normal. But before I share the weekend readings, here’s a quick recap of the U.S. stock market last week.
Basically, the last week of October saved the month, though not [...]
