Global Financial Markets: Investment Markets Services

Before Money’s veteran stock picker departs for academe, he shares his insights on investing.
There are certain things that you can know as an investor and other things that you can’t. For example, I wrote in 1987 that stocks – based on the market’s price/earnings ratio and other benchmarks – were 20% over-valued and vulnerable to a steep decline. My July 1987 column was right on target: Three months afterward, stocks were crushed by the 1987 crash. [Read more →]

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Government bonds slip as inflation concerns settle, oil falls back, and equity markets rebound

 Bonds sank Friday as the falling dollar, struggling stocks and rising oil of the past few sessions reversed gears.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. treasury bond fell 10/32 to 101 2/32, while it yielded 3.87% for investors, up from 3.82% late Thursday. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

The 30-year long bond traded down 1/32 at 100 18/32, and its yield rose to 4.47% from 4.46%. [Read more →]

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International stocks should be a part of any diversified portfolio, but they’re not a shelter against domestic rough spots.

Question: Given the way the U.S. stock market has been behaving, what are your thoughts of buying foreign stocks versus domestic shares? —Henry, San Antonio, Texas

Answer: If you’re thinking of moving into foreign stocks because they’ll offer shelter at a time when U.S. shares are being hammered, you may end up being disappointed. Academic research has shown that when the U.S. stock market gets slammed, foreign bourses also find themselves reeling. [Read more →]

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Fortune’s Sue Zesiger Callaway hops a ride on the Hawker 4000, a $21 million aircraft that boasts cutting-edge avionics. Plus: Jet etiquette.
When it comes to business jets, the holy grail has long been a reasonably priced jet with enough range to zip you across the Atlantic.
(After all, what mogul wants to refuel in Greenland en route to London?) [Read more →]

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