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The S&P 500 triggered a scary technical signal — a head and shoulders pattern in the chart — leaving investors to wonder if it’s the sign of more selling to come — or just a head fake. The so-called head and shoulders pattern is formed when the chart pattern shows three rallies, with the middle [...]

  Canada’s benchmark stock index was showing moderate gains at midday Wednesday as continued gains in the price of oil offset a drop in the price of gold. The S&P/TSX composite index was ahead by 19 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 13,352, with the financials and energy sectors leading the advance. The price of [...]

Ten tips to help you get started on the right foot investing in the stock market… Educate yourself about the market ~ Do your homework and learn all you can before you start deciding where to invest your hard-earned money. Look at the history of the stocks you’re considering and learn to read a prospectus.

John D. McKinnon reports on the financial crisis from Washington. President Bush’s Rose Garden appearance Saturday morning was meant to provide a reassuring picture of stability — the world’s most powerful leader, standing alongside finance ministers of the seven old-line industrial powers, their flags flapping proudly in the autumn breeze. But as recent financial shocks [...]

WASHINGTON — President Bush and the world’s financial leaders staged repeated displays of unity Saturday to combat an unfolding credit crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action. While there were no concrete offers of new moves made on Saturday, Mr. Bush pledged anew that his administration was [...]

Companies won’t confirm published reports, as struggling automakers cope with economic downturn. DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to published reports Saturday. The Wall Street Journal, citing people it described as familiar with the discussions, said Cerberus [...]

It was another week of worsts: The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index suffered its worst weekly loss in almost 70 years. The Canadian dollar had its biggest one-day drop in almost 40 years. As hundreds of billions in bailout money fails to stem investor panic, a look at some of the questions on the minds [...]

Markets to worsen before stocks hit rock bottom So, in these uncertain times, what to do about your stock portfolio? Some of us might be tempted by the bargains emerging in the incredible shrinking stock market. But we’re waiting to exhale. Since last fall, when the looming global credit crisis first began to command the [...]

Market timing converts: Commentary: Market Timing Popularity Indicator says bottom not yet at hand. Earlier this week, in reporting that contrarians did not believe the market had bottomed, I suggested that “When genuine capitulation finally takes place, few will recognize it as such at the time.”

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