Read more stocks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2598/stocks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55647/stocks-inch-up-as-builders-merge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks crept higher at the open, as a pair of homebuilders planned a big merger and the government sought to help life insurers. The Dow inched up 25 points, and the S&P 0.6%, while the Nasdaq jumped 1.3%. Centex shares soared 28% on news that it would merge...http://www.newser.com/story/55647/stocks-inch-up-as-builders-merge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 8:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54747/automakers-lead-sharp-selloff-worldwide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks in Asia and Europe plummeted today amid global fears for the auto industry and hesitation that this week's G20 summit in London might not deliver on ambitious goals. In Tokyo the Nikkei dropped 4.5%, with Toyota, Honda and Nissan all posting substantial falls. At midmorning stocks in London,...http://www.newser.com/story/54747/automakers-lead-sharp-selloff-worldwide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 5:35:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46769/battered-markets-crawl-into-2009.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWeary relief that 2008 was finally over greeted the final bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, but shaken investors worry about what 2009 holds, the New York Times reports. The final tally confirmed that the year was the worst for stockholders since the Great Depression. Stock plunges across...http://www.newser.com/story/46769/battered-markets-crawl-into-2009.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 9:22:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43322/ailing-biotech-firms-need-shot-in-the-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the first time in years, the biotech industry is in desperate need of a lifeline, Bloomberg reports, as the economic crisis threatens to shove companies into bankruptcy and derail the development of potentially life-saving drugs. “I’m looking down the barrel of a gun,” admitted one CEO. Five such companies...http://www.newser.com/story/43322/ailing-biotech-firms-need-shot-in-the-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43174/ignore-market-until-february.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe stock market can be a great synthesizer of millions of individual judgment calls about economic growth, government policy, and world events, writes Andy Kessler in the Wall Street Journal . But it’s also subject to end-of-year distortions, especially in down times like these. What's an investor to do? "I'd say...http://www.newser.com/story/43174/ignore-market-until-february.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42048/stock-tips-for-bargain-hunters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile stocks have sunk to their lowest in years, there's a silver-lining for penny-pinchers. “Buying into the slumping market today should pay off big time when it finally bounces back,” reports US News and World Report, which offers 5 easy tips to get you started. Index funds: Minimal fees make...http://www.newser.com/story/42048/stock-tips-for-bargain-hunters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Nov 2008 19:04:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41821/these-stocks-will-flourish-during-obama-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOilmen cheered when George Bush moved into the White House, and investors in Internet companies saw their portfolios gain ground under Bill Clinton. But what's going to be hot once Barak Obama moves into the White House? In Time , Stephen Gandel suggests three sectors and a handful of companies that...http://www.newser.com/story/41821/these-stocks-will-flourish-during-obama-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Nov 2008 11:08:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40516/kerkorian-pulls-out-of-ford.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBillionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, an old hand at investing in Detroit, began his Ford escape today, selling 7.3 million shares of common stock in the company at $2.43 per share, the Wall Street Journal reports. As recently as February Kerkorian was building his stake in the embattled automaker,...http://www.newser.com/story/40516/kerkorian-pulls-out-of-ford.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 8:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40357/cratering-dow-sinks-cramer-cred-but-doubles-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJim Cramer was long Wall Street’s most reliable cheerleader, psyching up investors on his high-octane CNBC show. He’s insisted several times this year that the worst was over—only to tell viewers this month to forsake stocks entirely. “It is harder to get it right than any time I have...http://www.newser.com/story/40357/cratering-dow-sinks-cramer-cred-but-doubles-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Oct 2008 9:14:09 CDT