Brazil falls as U.S. Fed reiterates watch on inflation
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks closed lower Tuesday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve left open the possibility that it will resume raising rates next year.
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European stocks strike new highs
The London FTSE 100 gained 0.39 per cent to close at 6444.40 points, its highest closing level since November 8, 2000. In Paris the CAC 40 index rose 0.46 per cent to 5739.90 while in Frankfurt the Dax added 0.43 per cent to finish at 6987.08.
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Ten investments you don't need
In a pitch to local pride, one promoter is trying to launch exchange-traded funds that track indexes of Texas and Oklahoma stocks. Granted, those states are in better financial shape than most, but in each case the ETF would be dominated by energy stocks.
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Online Broker TradeKing Launches its Probability Calculator to Help Investors Estimate the Potential for Volatile Share
Boca Raton, Fla., (PRWEB) February 9, 2006 -- Equity investors and options traders looking for an edge on how stock prices might react to anticipated events now have access to a new http://www.tradeking.com/ [online stock trading ] calculator that draws on the predictive power of http://www.tradeking.com/ [options trading ] to gauge the probability of future share price movements.
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