* Chinese manufacturing shrinks in September * Ingersoll Rand tumbles on outlook * Indexes off: Dow 0.6 pct, S&P 500 1 pct, Nasdaq 1.1 * For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US] (Updates to open) …

* Chinese manufacturing shrinks in September * Ingersoll Rand tumbles on outlook * Indexes off: Dow 0.6 pct, S&P 500 1 pct, Nasdaq 1.1 * For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US] (Updates to open) …

Oil service shares lead losses as Dow Jones Industrial Average drops more than 100 points.

Oil service shares lead losses as Dow Jones Industrial Average drops more than 100 points.

U.S. stocks start the last day of a turbulent third quarter with a steep drop, pressured by weaker U.S. data and doubts about Europe’s next steps to corral regional debt crisis.

U.S. stocks start the last day of a turbulent third quarter with a steep drop, pressured by weaker U.S. data and doubts about Europe’s next steps to corral regional debt crisis.

Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you cannot prove, statistically, two things are linked, you don’t have much basis for believing Event X causes [...]

Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you cannot prove, statistically, two things are linked, you don’t have much basis for believing Event X causes [...]

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I Told You So: Facebook’s Ugly IPO Debut

By Value in Stock Market:
Earlier, I wrote that Facebook’s (FB) IPO is becoming a sucker’s bet. On its IPO debut, Facebook started at $42, hit a high of $45 for a brief moment, and then [...]

Facebook IPO May Break The Market And Initiate A Free Fall Crash

By Steven Vincent:
Let me start by clarifying something. I am not saying that the market could crash spectacularly in the next few days and that in that event the Facebook (FB) IPO would be a [...]

Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stocks Today’s Strong Option For Retirement Portfolios: Part 1

By Chuck Carnevale:
There is a confluence of factors that are painting a very odd picture of current investor behavior. Common sense and a careful analysis of the market dynamics between equities and bonds today would [...]

U.S. Demographics And The Likelihood Of A Housing Recovery

By Sami J. Karam:

Expectations of a robust housing recovery are not well supported by US demographics.

From Bloomberg News (February 8, 2012): Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon told investors and analysts in a [...]