The RBA meets tomorrow and it is widely expected to cut interest rates to 4.5% from 4.75%. This was signaled in the minutes of its last meeting a, thus if the Bank fails to do this it would shock the market.

A fundamental factor behind the shift to a dovish stance

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) – U.S.-listed shares of Japanesecompanies dropped on Monday after disappointing earnings andoutlooks from companies including Homda Motor Co overshadowed …

NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Mid- and smallcap stocks fellon Monday as renewed worries about the euro zone debt crisisand a bankruptcy filing by MF Global prompted investorsto withdraw money from risky …

Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks

October - 31 - 2011

A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Cisco Systems Inc. fell 1.1 percent to $18.35 with 20,768,300 shares traded.

6 Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume

October - 31 - 2011

Here’s a look at the technicals of six stocks rising today on above-average trading volume.

Tomorrow’s Monster Stock

October - 31 - 2011

A list of promising companies chosen by investors who’ve already picked stocks that beat the market with huge gains.

* S&P on track for best month in almost 25 years* Copper prices slide 2 percent* MF Global files for bankruptcy, shares halted* Indexes off: Dow 1.2 pct, S&P 1.3 pct, Nasdaq 1 pctBy Chuck Mikolajczak NEW …

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I Told You So: Facebook’s Ugly IPO Debut

By Value in Stock Market:
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By Steven Vincent:
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By Chuck Carnevale:
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By Sami J. Karam:

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