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Market Fluctuates in Anticipation of Senate Vote

The markets lost ground today as investors remained focused on Capitol Hill where the Senate is expected to vote later on a new version of the $700 billion financial bailout package.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-01-2008
Stock Market Up in Early Trading

The market regained some ground at the opening bell this morning after a historic sell-off yesterday when lawmakers voted down a rescue plan for the financial sector.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-30-2008
Historic Market Bailout Set in Motion

The Bush administration yesterday proposed a historic $500 billion bailout of financial firms that would let the government rather than the cold judgment of the marketplace decide the winners and losers from the crisis that has shaken the U.S. economy for the past year.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-19-2008
Transparency Sought as Speculators' Activity in Oil Market Grows

Big Wall Street firms representing the interests of pension funds, endowments and wealthy individuals around the country have grown in just a few years from minor participants in the oil markets to their most dominant force.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 07-27-2008
Market Instability Continues In Sell-Off

U.S. stocks staged a steep sell-off yesterday as widening concerns about the health of the financial sector continued to deflate investors' hopes for an economic rebound later this year.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 07-09-2008
When You're Tied Up in a Down Market

For a few months, it seemed the worst was over. But after the Dow Jones industrial average neared bear market territory last week, investors and their advisers were left wondering once again how much more they can take.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 06-28-2008
Banker Sees a Rich Market in the Poor

JOHANNESBURG -- To Brian Richardson, the next frontier in banking looks like this: A farm laborer gets her wages not in cash but in an account she can access with her cellphone. With a few punches on the keypad, she pays her rent, buys groceries and sends money to her parents.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 05-13-2008
New-Home Sales Show Market Still in a Slump

Sales of new homes and durable goods fell in February, underlining the continued weakness of the housing market and manufacturers' growing concerns about the economy.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 03-26-2008
Visa Stock Soars in Market Debut

SAN FRANCISCO -- Catapulted by the biggest IPO in U.S. history, Visa Inc. shares soared 28 percent in their stock market debut Wednesday as investors bet an accelerating shift to electronic payments will enrich the world's largest processor of credit and debit cards.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 03-19-2008

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