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Top Ten: April 30–May 4: VIX, votes, data and ultimata

By MarketWatch With Americans’ perceptions of seemingly every news event determinedly divergent these days, it’s as if Uncle Sam’s been fitted with a dysfunctional pair of glasses — bifocals, naturally. Surely not, one might ask hopefully, the drama surrounding the heroic escape from house arrest to the U.S.

tobuy | May 4th, 2012 | Continued

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Chuck Jaffe: Wrong time to cool on Apple stock

By Chuck Jaffe , MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) — It has become a popular sport among investors these days to bash Apple Inc. stock and forecast what some denizens of the message boards are calling “the inevitable fall.” Mark your calendar! Facebook IPO set for May 18 Facebook Inc

tobuy | May 2nd, 2012 | Continued

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Chuck Jaffe: Wrong time to cool on Apple stock

By Chuck Jaffe , MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) — It has become a popular sport among investors these days to bash Apple Inc. stock and forecast what some denizens of the message boards are calling “the inevitable fall.” Mark your calendar! Facebook IPO set for May 18 Facebook Inc. is planning to start its roadshow to pitch its stock to investors on Monday, but some advertisers are frustrated with the social-media titan

tobuy | May 2nd, 2012 | Continued

Feature Article #4

Auto Review: 2013 Dodge Dart

By Ron Amadon , MarketWatch /conga/graphic-features/road-test/2013/dodgedart.html 204611 Albert, Texas (MarketWatch) — At least one third of this hamlet’s population turned out the other day to welcome back an old name. That wasn’t hard, since the total population of Albert, Texas is three people. It was four, but one guy got a divorce

tobuy | April 28th, 2012 | Continued

Feature Article #5

Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Thursday: Ruby Tuesday, Meru

By MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Thursday’s session are Ruby Tuesday Inc., Meru Networks Inc.

tobuy | April 5th, 2012 | Continued

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Asia Markets: Asia stocks drift after savage sell-off

By Sarah Turner , MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks oscillated between small gains and losses Thursday, one day after a heavy beatdown that saw South Korean, Australian and Hong Kong stocks put in their worst one-day performance of the year.

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Economic Report: Japan GDP jumps 4.1%, beating estimates

By V. Phani Kumar , MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japan’s economy grew 1% in the first three months of this year from the preceding quarter, driven by investment linked to rebuilding of its disaster-struck regions and a strong recovery in exports, according to government data released Thursday. The expansion, which translated into a 4.1% annualized rate, comfortably beat expectations for 3.5% annualized growth in surveys conducted by both Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters

17May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Japan stocks lower in choppy trade; exporters weak

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japanese stocks moved in and out of positive territory in early Thursday trading, with exporters mostly lower but real-estate plays helping support the market. The Nikkei Stock Average /quotes/zigman/5986735 JP:100000018 -0.20% slipped 0.3% to 8,778.24, and the broader Topix traded down 0.2%, with the indexes failing to get much of a boost from above-forecast first-quarter gross domesitc product data, released 10 minutes ahead of the open. With growing anticipation of a messy Greek exit from the euro zone, and following U.S

17May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Dollar index’s 11-session winning streak is longest since 2008

By Myra P. Saefong and Sarah Turner , MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The dollar strengthened Monday, pushing the dollar index to an 11th straight session of gains — its longest winning streak since 2008 — as a political stalemate in Greece weighed on the euro. The ICE dollar index /quotes/zigman/1652083 DXY 0.00% reached 80.612, up from 80.296 late Friday in North American trading, while the euro /quotes/zigman/4867933/sampled EURUSD +0.0482%  fell to $1.2840 from $1.2920.

14May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Asia Markets: Asia stocks swing back up in choppy session

By Sarah Turner , MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Asian shares traded mostly higher in a choppy session Monday, as concerns about Europe’s debt woes weighed on sentiment, while China’s weekend move to loosen monetary policy added some support. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /quotes/zigman/2622475 HK:HSI +0.18%  rose 0.3% after opening higher but then trading lower for much of the morning, while the Shanghai Composite Index /quotes/zigman/1859015 CN:000001 +0.21%  edged up 0.2%

14May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Friday: Arena, Nordstrom, Nvidia

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Friday’s session are Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., Nordstrom Inc. and Dillard’s Inc. The earnings calendar thins out considerably.

11May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Japan stocks open lower, with techs, energy among weak spots; Nikkei Average down 0.8%

By Michael Kitchen May 8, 2012, 8:24 p.m. EST LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japanese shares opened lower Wednesday, with U.S. losses and a stronger yen once again hurting exporters, and with earnings news offering a mixed picture.

9May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Currencies: Dollar holds gains amid Europe worries

By William L. Watts and Sarah Turner , MarketWatch FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — The dollar held on to modest gains versus the euro and most other major rivals Tuesday, finding support amid continuing jitters in the wake of Europe’s weekend elections.

8May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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Indications: Stock-index futures weaker on Europe fears

By William L. Watts , MarketWatch FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — U.S.

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Asia Markets: Asia stocks fall as Chinese banks slide

By Sarah Turner and Nick Godt , MarketWatch MUMBAI (MarketWatch) — Asian shares mostly fell Thursday, as banks dragged on the Hong Kong market, although the Australian financial sector helped Sydney hold its ground near multi-month highs. In China, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /quotes/zigman/2622475 HK:HSI -0.28%  fell 0.3%, while the Shanghai Composite Index /quotes/zigman/1859015 CN:000001 +0.07%  closed fractionally higher. Both South Korea’s Kospi KR:SEU -0.20%  and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index /quotes/zigman/1653884 AU:XJO -0.16% fell 0.2%, with the latter having close at a fresh nine-month high Wednesday.

3May2012 | tobuy | Comments Off | Continued
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