U.S. Stocks Advance as Confidence, Home Sales Beat Forecasts

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as better- than- estimated consumer confidence and home prices bolstered optimism the recession is ending, while falling oil prices dragged down energy producers. Treasury yields declined after a record-tying $42...

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LATEST:- CREDIT MARKETS: Goldman Earnings Boost Market; CIT Stabilizes

By Kellie Geressy-Nilsen Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Credit markets were lifted Tuesday as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter earnings, helping to give a much-needed boost to the battered bank...

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LATEST:- U.S. Markets Wrap: Stocks, Treasuries Rise on Improved Outlook

By Dakin Campbell and Matt Townsend July 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest level since November, as a gauge of economic indicators topped projections...

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LATEST : Oil rises towards $69 as dollar dips and ahead of stocks data

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose toward $69 a barrel on Tuesday, snapping two days of falls, on a weaker U.S. dollar and ahead of weekly stocks data forecast to show a fall in U.S. crude inventories.The dollar took a breather on Tuesday after rallying...

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LATEST CAPITAL MARKET ARTICLE

Understanding Forex Capital MarketsThe Forex Capital Market in the foreign exchange arena worldwide is a nonstop, no nonsense cash market. The different currencies of nations are traded here for profit and the transactions are typically taken care of...

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Most actively traded companies on Canadian stock markets

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (10,588.79 down 15.27 points):Uranium One Inc. (TSX:UUU). Miner. Down 29 cents, or 13.74 per cent, to $1.82 on...

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How to Read a Chart & Act Effectively

Introduction This is a guide that tells you, in simple understandable language, how to choose the right charts, read them correctly, and act effectively in the market from what you see on them. Probably most of you have taken a course or studied the...

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Mutual Funds: Picking A Mutual Fund

Buying and SellingYou can buy some mutual funds (no-load) by contacting the fund companies directly. Other funds are sold through brokers, banks, financial planners, or insurance agents. If you buy through a third party there is a good chance they'll...

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About the Karachi Stock Exchange

Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is the biggest and most liquid exchange in Pakistan with the average daily turnover of 525.15 million shares and market capitalization of US $ 54.28 billion. The international magazine 'Business Week' announced the KSE as...

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About the Dubai Stock Exchange :

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) owned by the sole shareholder Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), launched Dubai securities trading market in September 2005. As the DIFX is situated in the newly established financial...

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About the Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Tokyo Stock exchange is one of the more important world exchanges, trading an average of 1,540 million shares per day. It is one of five exchanges in Japan, but with 2,276 companies listed, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is by far the largest. Most of...

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Although the trade of securities began in the middle of the 19th c., Hong Kong Stock Exchange was established at the end of the century. Today with its total securities market capitalization of a record sum of HK$ 8,260.3 billion (US$ 1,063.9 trillion),...

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About the NASDAQ

The NASDAQ, an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is an electronic stock exchange with 3,300 company listings. It currently has a greater trading volume than any other U.S. exchange, making approximately 1.8...

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Community Bankers Mutual Fund

Granted, money market funds have rarely crossed the "buck" threshold. Since their 1970 induction, money market funds have seen only two dips below $1 per share. The first instance occurred in 1994, when a fund designed for bankers (not retail investors)...

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Question: What are Capital Markets?

Answer:Capital Market ResourcesA capital market is simply any market where a government or a company (usually a corporation) can raise money (capital) to fund their operations and long term investment. Selling bonds and selling stock are two ways to...

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