Stocks fall as China clamps down on bank lending
Investors’ growing anxiety about China’s attempts to slow its economy and disappointing earnings reports in the U.S. led to another selloff in stocks.
January 21, 2010
Stocks surge on upbeat earnings, forecasts
Stocks surged Thursday after another strong batch of earnings reports revived investors' optimism about the economic recovery. Encouraging signs of growth in Europe added to investors upbeat mood.
DOF: No tax breaks to Pag-Ibig, stocks
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (DOF) remains against providing permanent tax exemption on the trading of shares in the stock exchange and of the Pag-Ibig Fund.
Gold and bonds up on Bhutto and weak data
Gold and government bond prices rose while U.S. stocks slid on Thursday as news of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, combined with mostly weak U.S. economic data, increased investors' demand for safe-haven assets.
