Posts Tagged ‘topstories’

Australia, Singapore PMs discuss bourses merger (AFP)

AFP – Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday warned critics of the planned merger between Singapore and Australia’s stock exchanges against seeking to “disturb” long-standing foreign investment processes.

The One Thing Your Portfolio May Be Missing Right Now (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – It’s a safe bet that a peek inside most people’s portfolios will show a lot of investments centered around big stocks–and rightfully so, because they are the big names that everyone knows. They command attention and are powe…

Why the Dow Usually Rallies After Midterm Elections (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – Democrats and Republicans may both have something to celebrate in the months following the midterm elections: A stock market rally. From 1922 to 2006, the average gain of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the 90 trading d…