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TaxWatch: Last-minute tax payments: Ease the pain
By Eva Rosenberg , MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — April is a very expensive month. So many payments are due, who has the money to cover it all? Let’s look at the all the things we have to pay this month — and how to ease the financial impact, if possible
ETF Adviser: How to know if you really beat the market
By Mitch Tuchman PALO ALTO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Active investing is a loser’s game. Putting money with a mutual-fund manager can be six-to-eight times more expensive than passive, indexed investing because pros are trying to select a few stocks to “beat” a benchmark index.
NewsWatch: Gingrich wins S.C. Republican primary
By MarketWatch MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Newt Gingrich won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday night, beating closest rival Mitt Romney following a series of feisty debates this week. See full story.
NewsWatch: U.S. stocks poised for positive January
By MarketWatch MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stocks are positioned to continue what has been an upbeat January, a month that tends to serve as a reasonable predictor of how the rest of the year will go. See full story.
Train Reading: The Death (Or Not) of Investing
By Mark Gongloff Is investing dead?
Tomorrow’s Tape: When Tim Met Mario
By Mark Gongloff Economics/FedSpeak: 10:00 a.m. ET: Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo testifies before the U.S Senate Banking panel on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act At some point, Tim Geithner meets with ECB President Mario Draghi
S&P Drops 15 European Shoes
By Mark Gongloff Here’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Standard & Poor’s has, as we reported earlier, put 15 of 17 euro-zone nations on “credit-watch negative,� meaning there’s a 50/50 chance they could be downgraded in the next 90 days. The market initially swooned on this news, but then shook it off for the most part, with the Dow ending up 78 points and the S&P gaining 1%. Many, many observers say the rating agencies are behind the curve on rating these countries anyway, so what does a downgrade matter?
Strangely, Bank Stocks Unbowed by Downgrade Reports
By Steven Russolillo The sector most sensitive to news on Europe’s crisis, the financials, is holding most of its gains, even as the broader market slides in the final hour on latest news out of the Continent. Financials, which have been outpacing the market all day, are still today’s best performing sector, with S&P 500 financials up 1.5% at last check, compared with 0.6% for the broader S&P 500
Confirmed: Not Just AAA Nations, but *All 17* Euro Nations to Be Put on Notice for Downgrade
By Mark Gongloff Headlines just breaking now: WSJ: All 17 European Nations Told Their Ratings Will Be Put On Watch By S&P – EU Sources WSJ: European Nations Told Negative Watch Due To Handling Of Euro Crisis WSJ: European Nations Told To Expect Announcement After 4 PM EST The earlier FT report suggesting AAA nations would be put on notice knocked the Dow from 150 to about 70. This one has knocked the market still lower — the Dow is now up just 40 points. The 10-year Treasury note still yields about 2.05%
A Children’s Illustrated Treasury of Thomas Lee Market Calls: 2011 Edition
By Mark Gongloff On November 25, perma-bullish J.P. Morgan strategist Thomas Lee slashed his then-highest-on-the-street 2011 forecast for the S&P 500 from 1475 to 1350.