Archive for November 5th, 2008

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While gold can diversify your portfolio, it won't shield you from volatility.

With unprecedented resources for tracking yesterday's election online, visitors flocked to news sites in droves.

U.S. Treasury prices rose Wednesday as investors weighed the rising cost of the financial bailout with what appears to be a deep and prolonged economic recession.

Some people are saying that the clean energy revolution is over, before it has even begun. "Alternative energy suddenly faces headwinds," declared The New York Times. "Winds shift for renewable energy as oil price sinks, money gets tight," reports The Wall Street Journal. "Will the Economic Crash Take Down Our Hopes for Clean Energy?" asks Alternet.

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Leading retail chains are poised to report the worst monthly sales in eight years on Thursday in another solid sign of an economy in distress.

The U.S. dollar was mixed against other currencies Wednesday as investors weighed potential interest rate cuts against more signs of economic weakness.

Despite a nearly $150 billion Federal Reserve effort to boost the critical business lending market, early indications show the central bank's program has not yet encouraged investors to buy up corporate debt.