Falling market

Jobs market decline 'set to slow'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

The number of UK firms planning to make staff redundant has fallen, but the jobs market is still very weak, a report says.

• Outlook for jobs will remain grim ‘for several years’ - Times Online
• Job cuts 'will continue even as the economy starts to recover' - The Independent
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Financial Transaction Taxes Would Cause Stock Market Crash

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Congress is discussing a horrible idea, putting a "transaction tax" on every stock or option purchase or sale. Please consider AFL-CIO, Dems push new Wall Street tax . 08/30/09 The nation’s largest labor union and some allied Democrats are pushing a new tax that would hit big investment firms such as Goldman Sachs reaping billions of dollars in profits while the rest of the economy...

Moody's raises China outlook to positive

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Moody's Investors Service said Monday it has boosted China's sovereign ratings outlook to positive from stable, and said credit fundamentals are likely to continue to improve as the country emerges from the global recession. Moody's gave China high marks for its handling of the economic crisis. "The Chinese authorities are successfully steering the economy through the...

The precious Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Moderato (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Paul Reitter in TLS Can a bad economy make for great poetry? Hugo von Hofmannsthal thought so. Indeed, he saw his own gift for lyrical writing and reflection as being, in a way, a consequence of the stock market crash of 1873. This self-understanding starts with the fact that Hofmannsthal was conceived at the very moment [...]

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Making Retirement Income Last Despite Market Turbulence

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There probably couldn’t have been a worse time to retire than 2008. But a new report from the Principal Financial Group® explores how financial professionals can help clients increase the chances retirement income may last despite unpredictable market turbulence. Guidance for Sustaining Retirement Income Before and After Market Downturns gives financial...

1920 Census

Census.gov (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

November 5, 2009 You may Listen or download this story in .mp3 format. or as a .wav file Profile America — Thursday, November 5th. The national census next April will be the 23rd time this once-a-decade count has been conducted since 1790. The 14th census in 1920 marked a nation in transition. For the first time, there were more people living in urban areas than in rural surroundings. The U.S....

Flex Your Muscles Mr. President

Cliff's Crib (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Last year this time I was sitting on my sofa watching election results as Barack Obama defeated John McCain to become president of the United States. I felt like things were looking up in spite of a potential stock market crash and depression on the way. So far during his short time in office there has been a lot going on. Last night there were gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. The...

Retirement Savings and Real Estate: A Neat Duo (Legal, Too)

Baristanet (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The stock market crash of 2008 and the lingering economic crisis have stung many investors, and indeed, left many believing they'll have to continue in their jobs (they're the lucky ones) for as long as they can. Little do they realize there are more money-growing options for their retirement accounts. Read about it in Real Estate .

What really caused the Great Depression

Another Pundit (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

What really caused the Great Depression BY: Walter E. Williams Steve H. Hanke is a professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., and writes frequently for Globe Asia and Forbes magazine. Professor Hanke starts off his "Hu versus Sarkozy" article (Globe Asia, November 2009) with a warning. There is no more...

Clark & Sabelhaus: How Will the Stock Market Crash Affect the Choice of Pension Plans?

TaxProf Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Robert L. Clark (North Carolina State University, Department of Economics) & John Sabelhaus (University of Maryland, Department of Economics) have published How Will the Stock Market Crash Affect the Choice of Pension Plans', 62 Nat'l Tax J. 477 (2009). Here is the abstract: For the past three decades, there has...

China, India Capture Mobile Handset Growth

Digital Lifescapes | by David H. De (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Emerging markets now account for over two thirds of all mobile phone handset shipments -- with China and India leading the growth -- according to the latest market study by Futuresource Consulting . "The global handset market will decline by around 3 percent in 2009, with consumers and businesses alike keeping hold of their handsets for longer," says David Sidebottom, Digital Media Consultant...

Can 529 Plans Provide Quick Cash for College?

Personal Money Store (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Saving for college It can take years to save money for your child's college education (photo: flickr.com) While 529 education savings plans can't really promise quick cash for college, in recent years they've gained prominence as an effective way for parents to provide for the future higher education expenses of their children. A 529 education savings plan is a tax-deferred investment, similar to...

Continued Corruption on Wall Street is Sapping Investor Confidence on Main Street

Money Morning (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

By Jon D. Markman Contributing Writer Money Morning A couple of days ago, I caught an episode of the American Experience on my local PBS station that covered 1929 stock market crash. The episode... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first.

Stock-Market Crash Transforms Retirement Market

The Street (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Americans on the cusp of retirement want more fixed-income investments, and the firms that change to meet those demands will lead the financial-services market.

Ready for a Correction or No Correction

My Wealth Builder (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Based on the market action on Friday, October 30, 2009, and the bankruptcy filing of CIT over the weekend, it appears the much anticipated stock market correction may be beginning, again. If the correction should finally happen, I will be ready to buy after about a 10-15% drop. My plan is to invest a no more than 20% of my funds at each buy point , in case the market keeps declining, as it did in October,...