It may be that some people just want to spoil a good time. As earnings, GDP, employment, and housing sales begin to show the trends that have encouraged analysts to ... Read Full Story »
Short sellers moved out of financial shares in great numbers. As of August 11, the short interest in Citigroup (C) fell 71% to 343 million shares. Share sold short in ... Read Full Story »
Reuters: GE's (GE) water business may be too small to help earnings. Reuters: Madoff's CFO plead guilty. Reuters: Auto inventories are tight but interest in the "clunkers" program is falling. ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Asia were sharply lower. The Nikkei dropped 1.4% to 10,435. Sony (SNE) and Honda (HMC) both declisned. The Hang Seng was down 2.7% to 20,515. HSBC (HBC) and ... Read Full Story »