Stock Capitalist

The stock market took the jobs report in stride. In fact, it appears as though these numbers were already baked into the cake — the Dow opened down only 90 points today… not bad, considering

Since the credit crisis began in August 2007, the Fed has taken 51 measures to fix the financial system, not including its conventional tool of cutting the federal funds rate , according to a count by UBS. But there are signs the market ..

“I am excited about the values that I see out there,” says our gold stock advisor, Ed Bugos. “And even if gold makes another lower low, I think the gold share sector has bottomed

The ruble got a nice bump as oil soared through the stratosphere this summer, but its retreat, the global credit crisis and a crashing Russian stock market has put the ruble in the doghouse. The MICEX, the ruble-denominated major ..

China gave oil a $6 boost early yesterday, but all gains were erased by the N.Y.

China gave oil a $6 boost early yesterday, but all gains were erased by the NY Merc Exchange opening today. Oil ’s autumnal decline has landed like a salty finger in a frothy beer in the UAE: The Dubai stock market has fallen flat.

Factor all this in and you’ve got a decent explanation for a wild market yesterday. Stocks continued Tuesday’s rally most of the morning, but — as we forecast — “sold the news” of the Fed ’s 50-point rate cut .

Manufacturers and traders there fear myopic and retarded economies in the West will mean less export profits for them. This morning, for example, Sony cut its annual profit forecast in half. The stock fell to a 13-year low

The US stock market started with a panic yesterday, but managed to avoid an Argentine-style rout. The ghost of Lehman Bros. haunted the market for most of the morning… Lehman credit default swaps were settled yesterday, …