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U.K. Enforces New U.S. Bank Pay Restrictions

10/30/2009|FOX Business

U.K. Enforces New U.S. Bank Pay RestrictionsFBN's Liz MacDonald on tougher pay restrictions facing U.S. bank employees overseas.

Bremmer on Foreign Policy, Global Markets

10/23/2009|Opening Bell

Bremmer on Foreign Policy, Global MarketsEurasia Group President Ian Bremmer on how Obama's foreign policy is impacting the global economy.

Inflation: Our Next Worry?

10/15/2009|Web Exclusive

Inflation: Our Next Worry?We break down if inflation will be the next economic hurtle to cross the recovery line.

Beware of the Market Rally!

10/14/2009|FOX Business

Beware of the Market Rally!Marketwatch's David Weidner on why he's skeptical about the market rally.

Commercial Real Estate Lags Economy?

10/05/2009|FOX Business

Commercial Real Estate Lags Economy?Jones Lang LaSalle Americas CEO Peter Roberts argues once the economy recovers, real estate will follow.

How Reform Will Change Your Taxes

09/23/2009|Web Exclusive

How Reform Will Change Your TaxesWe break down if new reform polices will make you stretch your dollar further.

Obama's Policies and the Taxpayer

09/23/2009|Web Exclusive

Obama's Policies and the TaxpayerScott Hodge of the Tax Foundation on how the president's plans may affect taxpayers' financial ties to the government

Obama's Big Sales Pitch

09/04/2009|Bulls and Bears

Obama's Big Sales PitchSpeech Writer Matt Littman on how important Wednesday's speech is for the president.

How Small Biz is Weathering the Storm

08/13/2009|Web Exclusive

How Small Biz is Weathering the StormFind out how small businesses are dealing with limited bank-lending and the possibility of increased taxes. Check out the full hour of FOXBusiness.com LIVE today.

Rising Earnings vs Declining Revenue

07/21/2009|Opening Bell

Rising Earnings vs Declining RevenueMiller Tabak Equity Strategist Peter Boockvar on how companies are cutting costs to increase the earnings they make out of lower revenues.

LATEST STORIES

Hong Kong Shares Jump From 2009 Closing High

By V. Phani Kumar| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

Airways Ltd. jumping after Citigroup upgraded the stock to hold from sell. Commodity stocks also shot up after Wall Street benchmarks hit their highest level of this year. The Hang Seng Index gained 1.3% to 21,687.28, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises

Story|09/16/2009

Vivus Shares Soar on Diet Drug Results

By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

pressure, cholesterol levels and improvements in type-2 diabetes. According to Vivus, the drug exceeded the efficacy benchmarks set by the Food and Drug Administration for diet drugs. The formula would still need approval from the FDA. Despite the

Story|09/09/2009

Kraft: World Changed Dramatically Since Mars Deal

By Steve Goldstein| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

favorably," he said. He added that $625 million of run-rate cost synergies represent a very strong comparable to industry benchmarks , and that "Cadbury is worth what someone is willing to pay for it - nothing more. We are the most logical buyer but we

Story|09/08/2009

Lazy Portfolios Floor 'behavioral Finance' Funds

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Markets

90s, and still manage. Assets were about $84 million in the two mutual funds at midyear. The data and their peer group benchmarks come from the J.P. Morgan Web site. Comparative midyear data for our eight Lazy Portfolios comes from the MarketWatch

Story|09/07/2009

Kraft Primed to Sweeten $16.7B Cadbury Bid

Reuters| Markets

share and Bernstein Research suggested between 855 and 1,070. One top 20 Cadbury investor who declined to be named said benchmarks set by other deals indicated Kraft would need to offer at least 10% more, "and you could be looking at 20 to 30% higher

Story|09/07/2009

Ease Up On Stocks If The Economy Stays Weak

By Sam Mamudi| MarketWatch| Markets

cautious, i.e., negative, view on growth stocks," Arnott said, and he notes that those shares dominate standard market benchmarks such as the S&P 500, which weight stocks based on their total stock-market value. On the bond side, Arnott has concerns

Story|09/02/2009

Bond Indexes Beat Active Mutual-funds

By Sam Mamudi| MarketWatch| Markets

All figures are for periods ending June 30. Dash suggested the disparity between actively-managed bond funds and their benchmarks is due mainly to two factors, liquidity and security selection. The costs incurred by bond fund managers, who can be working

Story|08/20/2009

HOUSE DEMS ASK FOR HEALTH INSURERS’ PAY « Emac's Stock Watch

Emac's Stock Watch

detailing the compensation models used to arrive at this executive pay, including “performance criteria, incentives, benchmarks , and bonus pay triggers.” The letter also asks for data on annual sales, net income, and dividend payments from 2003

Blog|08/19/2009

Eight Signs You Have a Clunker Fund

By Chuck Jaffe| MarketWatch| Markets

the fastest car on the road, but your investment vehicle needs some pick-up. If your funds can't keep pace with their benchmarks -- a minimal standard for doing the job you picked them for -- you're falling behind, and it will take you longer to

Story|08/09/2009

Fund Firms Can Afford To Cut Fees

By Chuck Jaffe| MarketWatch| Markets

to institute performance fees on some of its stock funds, so that the firm gets paid more only if its funds exceed index benchmarks and, thus, investor expectations. If Putnam funds underperform their index, the firm -- which is footing the bill for

Story|08/02/2009

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