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Gold prices, which have already soared to record levels in recent weeks, could get a further boost from a new investor: central banks.
As experts debate the potential speed of the US recovery, one figure looms large but is often overlooked: nearly 1 in 5 Americans is out of work or under-employed.
"The divide between the bulls and bears is intense," says one pro. " I haven't quite seen anything like it."
Government regulators will break up institutions whose failure would bring down the entire financial system, under an amendment Rep. Paul Kanjorski will introduce today.
The US economy and stock market are set to grow at a comparatively robust clip in the coming years—contrary to the gloomy forecasts from many economists, according to the investment arm of ING.
As strange as it might seem, the eight-month-old stock rally may just keep going because so many investors still think it won't last.
Even as the US market continues to rally, many institutional investors are trimming their US holdings and putting more money in foreign stocks—especially those in emerging markets.
To much of the public, AIG is a dead company on the government dole. But to investors, it's been something completely different: a cash cow.
A stronger Chinese currency, which the nation's government indicated could happen in the months ahead, would come at an ideal time for US markets.
As more investors pile money into exchange-traded funds, they are finding out that some of them are not what they're cracked up to be.
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