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Does The Bond Collapse Signal Trouble For Gold And Yen Owners? Joe Weisenthal Sep. 10, 2010, 6:13 AM Once again, if you haven't seen the sharp fall-off in Treasuries, here's a chart. It's violent. Now the bond market is frequently described as being "smart" or a leader of equities and other markets. So if you think the bond market is selling off (and the reason for the selloff is unclear, but it looks like a "risk on" rally, as stocks are going up), then you have to wonder what's in store for holders of yen and gold, which have both...

U.S. Stock Index Futures Up; Chipmakers Eyed Blaise Robinson Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:05am EDT * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 SPc1 up 0.3 percent, Dow Jones DJc1 futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 NDc1 futures up 0.4 percent at 0850 GMT. * Technology shares will be in the spotlight after chipmakers National Semiconductor (NSM.N) and Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.N) issued quarterly financial targets that stoked investor worries about a sluggish economy. * Shares of National Semiconductor traded in Frankfurt (NSM.F) were down...

Bank Of America: Near-Miss Recessions Like Now Usually Precede Huge Stock Market Rallies Vincent Fernando, CFA Sep. 8, 2010, 5:27 AM As people such as Nouriel Roubini note that the U.S. economy has hit 'stall speed', whereby any unexpected shock could knock the U.S. into recession, David Bianco at Bank of America Merrill Lynch highlights that fearful times like these tend to precede strong rallies. David Bianco: Near-miss recessions tend to cause a powerful market rally In the prior near-miss recessions of 1967, 1985, 1995, 1998 and the 2003 near- double-dip, the S&P 500 delivered an average return of 15%...

Nikkei Diving Hard In Early Going Joe Weisenthal Sep. 7, 2010, 8:54 PM It's not looking good in Japan in early Wednesday trading. After weakness in the US -- that was punctuated by very sloppy activity late in the day -- the Nikkei is down hard. For a recap of the US trading day, see here.[snip]

With Labor Day weekend over, vacations have ended, the kids are back in school and the morning rush hour gets worse as America returns to the rat race. Typically, trading volume on Wall Street also picks up. With the market in a confirmed rally, this is no time to relax. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get serious about investing in companies that calm the nerves and satisfy the palette.

There is always a bull market somewhere. With the stock market continuing to whipsaw and bonds getting ever-pricier, investors are looking further afield for decent returns—and some are finding them. Self-storage buildings, anyone? How about abandoned railroad beds, cellular towers, student apartments or parking facilities? Such unglamorous niches, once shunned by the investing elite, are performing well in 2010, even as the Dow industrials limp along. If you haven't heard about these seemingly arcane plays yet, it may be because the smarter money is getting there first. In some cases, private-equity firms, pensions and college endowments, which are cutting their...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are extending their rally after a relatively encouraging report on the job market lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth. The Labor Department says private employers added 67,000 jobs in August, stronger than the 41,000 economists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast. While the data Friday does not indicate the economy is robust by any means, investors are upbeat that it also doesn't indicate the economy is worsening or possibly falling back into recession. There were other encouraging signs throughout the employment report, including a bigger-than-expected jump in hourly wages.

The World's Safe Haven Investments Are Getting Hammered Now* Vincent Fernando, CFA Sep. 3, 2010, 5:38 AM The Wall Street Journal points out that it hasn't just been U.S. treasuries that have taken it on the chin this week. Other perceived safe havens, such as U.K. or German government bonds, have also seen their prices fall (Which makes their yields rise): WSJ: And if you go back to Tuesday evening, the drop in Treasurys prices is even more pronounced: On Tuesday, prices were a lot higher, with the 10-year yield at only 2.47%. It’s not just the U.S. Investors have...

Stocks surged the first trading day of September after a report showed U.S. manufacturing has surprising strength, and after news of strength in the global economy. The markets also shrugged off news of a decline in auto sales.

Whoosh: Nikkei Dives 2% In Early Going Joe Weisenthal Aug. 30, 2010, 8:16 PM This isn't a surprise. It rallied Monday, so the Nikkei obviously had some catch-up to play in Tuesday trading, following the harsh response to the BoJ and the US market dive. Japan shares are down about 2% in the early going. Quick! Someone start rumors of another BoJ meeting. For a recap of Monday action in the US, see here. Image: Nikkei.com[snip]