Geithner sends dollar on roller-coaster ride

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Geithner sends dollar on roller-coaster ride
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner shook markets Wednesday when some of his comments over China's call for a new global reserve currency led to confusion over U.S. policy an…

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)

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CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)
Reuters – Canada’s independent parliamentary budget officer forecast on Wednesday the economy would deteriorate at a historic rate, and much faster than the government had expected when it produced its budget in late January.

US stocks drop on bank takeover talk after best rally of the year

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US stocks drop on bank takeover talk after best rally of the year
New York – US stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, one day after posting their biggest gains of the year, as the US administration sought new powers to control failing financial firms. Banking shares, whic…

Ex-SEC chairman Pitt predicts long downturn (AP)

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Ex-SEC chairman Pitt predicts long downturn (AP)
AP – Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said Friday he believes it could be up to two years before the economy bottoms and then rebounds.

Wall Street sell-off hits European, Asian shares

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Wall Street sell-off hits European, Asian shares
Global stock markets mostly went down Wednesday as a recent sharp rally on hopes of an economic recovery made way for profit-taking by investors. In late morning trade, London's FTSE 100 index shed 0….

Markets soar on stimulus plan despite WTO warning (AFP)

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Markets soar on stimulus plan despite WTO warning (AFP)

An investor checks the stock index at a securities firm in Taipei, Taiwan on March 24. Upbeat investors have sent stock markets soaring on hopes that a quick fix for the economic crisis would take hold, despite a warning from the World Trade Organisation that trade is is set for its biggest fall since World War II.(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP – Upbeat investors sent stock markets soaring Tuesday on hopes of a quick fix for the economic crisis, despite a warning that world trade is set for its biggest fall since World War II.


Beaten-down Europe small caps could offer opportunities

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Beaten-down Europe small caps could offer opportunities
MADRID (MarketWatch) — It may be worth starting the process of sifting through the rubble of European small-cap stocks, a sector left to gather dust amid the downturn.

Investors to look for reasons to extend rally (AP)

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Investors to look for reasons to extend rally (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)AP – Wall Street is in need of some positive reinforcement.


Drug stocks ease; Allergan soars on takeover speculation

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Drug stocks ease; Allergan soars on takeover speculation
BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Drug stocks retreated a bit in early trading Tuesday, the day after the broader market staged an almost 500-point rally on hopes that a new government program will help rid the…

Investors banking on toxic plan (Reuters)

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Investors banking on toxic plan (Reuters)

An American flag hangs above financial professionals working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the end of the trading day on March 23, 2009 in New York City. Wall Street fell heavily Tuesday as investors retreated from a sizzling stock rally a day earlier fueled by a new US government plan to clean up toxic assets in the banking system.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)Reuters – Wall Street’s attempt to recover further from 12-year lows faces its biggest test yet this week in the Treasury’s long-delayed bank rescue plan.