Archive for January, 2008

Stocks Open 2008 With A Beating

The major indexes dropped by about 1.5% in the first day of trading in 2008.

Primarily due to recession fears, stocks sold off in the first day of trading this year. A worse than expected manufacturing report sparked the selloff. Energy stocks did well due to oil reaching $100/barrel at one point during trading today.
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2007: What Worked, What Didn’t

As we head into the first day of stock trading tomorrow, let’s recap what worked and didn’t in 2007: Read the rest of this entry »