DECEMBER 16, 2011
Mutual Funds Weekly: Fund investors grit and bear it
Volatility knocks hard. The U.S. stock market’s gut-wrenching gyrations have made a deep impact on investors who remember the 2008 meltdown all too well.
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Barney Frank: CME should spin off regulatory role
The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday said that CME Group Inc. (CME), the biggest U.S. futures exchange, should no longer be responsible for supervising its own customers to eliminate any potential conflicts of interest.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
MarketWatch First Take: RIM chiefs still digging in their heels
Investors hoping for some sort of management shakeup at Research In Motion were probably not appeased by the co-CEOs taking a $1 a year in salary, as some sort of mea culpa as the company’s outlook goes from bad to worse.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Stocks to watch Friday: Research In Motion
Research In Motion Ltd., Adobe Systems Inc., and such bank stocks as Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley could be among the stocks to see active trading on Friday.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Corzine rebuts accusation on missing funds
Jon Corzine, the former head of MF Global, on Thursday rebutted assertions made by a CME Group Inc. head that he may have known about a loan made using customer funds to one of the firm’s European affiliates.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
At least four bids seen for MBNA Europe next week
LONDON -(MarketWatch)- At least four bids are expected next week for MBNA Europe, Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) U.K. and Ireland credit card businesses, which are for sale, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Robert Powell: Keep an eye on advisers and retirement funds
If ever there was a story that reminds us about the need to be constantly vigilant about our retirement money, it would be this one.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Nasdaq lands TI amid heated listings battle
--Texas Instruments to transfer listing to Nasdaq from NYSE --Move marks latest round in heated listings battle between stock exchanges --Texas Instruments cites cost-savings for its decision NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- Texas Instruments Inc. TXN said it will transfer its stock listing to the Nasdaq Global Market from the New York Stock Exchange at the start of next year, ending a run of nearly 60 years on the Big Board and giving the tech-heavy exchange a high-profile score in the ongoing listings contest.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Canadian hot stocks: RIM, Canaccord, Finning
Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Thursday's session are Research in Motion Ltd. RIMM, Canaccord Financial Inc. (CF.T) and Finning International Inc. FTT.T. Research in Motion ($15.06, -$0.02, -0.1%) shares are slightly lower ahead of the release of third-quarter results at market close.
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Moody's pegs U.S. GDP growth at 2.6% for 2012
Moody's Analytics released its new macro outlook on U.S. economic growth for 2012, noting the impact of high unemployment and uncertainty related to the European debt crisis and fiscal austerity in the U.S.
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