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    News Analysis: End of era on Wall Street  Dec 2, 2008
    Meanwhile, the practice, which depresses share prices, has kept investors from buying stocks and makes financing more difficult. In an effort to address continuing market volatility, the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a series of emergency orders to limit short sales and require reporting short positions. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Market valuations of cos may sink below their liquid asset  Dec 1, 2008
    As Seth Glickenhaus, a renowned contrarian says, You make money buying stocks on weakness and stocks in distress. You dont make money buying stocks when they are in high demand. (India Times)

    Consumer confidence at lowest level since 1990  Nov 25, 2008
    " Last week, TD Bank and the Bank of Nova Scotia both warned that they would book fourth-quarter losses. TD said it expects a $350-million loss on its wholesale banking operations and Bank of Nova Scotia expected a $595-million hit. In the U.S. this past weekend, Washington agreed to inject US$20 billion into Citigroup Inc. and back up more than $300 billion in loans to stabilize the faltering financial giant. Comments are now closed for this story Glynn, Saint JohnIf confidence is down, why are... (CTV.ca)

    Is Buffett Watching Your Stock?  Nov 24, 2008
    If you're buying stocks that look only moderately underpriced, say 5%-10%, then you have to be very, very certain that your numbers are correct. You also need to know a lot about management, competition, andwhether the company HQ sits in an asteroid's path. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Warren Buffett of the Gulf takes a bigger financial hit than the original  Nov 23, 2008
    In another 2005 interview, with the US Public Broadcasting Service, Alwaleed outlined his criteria for buying stocks. "The return on investment in the coming five to 10 years has to be within our acceptable conditions," he said. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Rupee gains on RBI support, higher stocks  Nov 22, 2008
    "I heard some Asian hedge funds were buying stocks today which led to recovery across Asian markets.". The partially convertible rupee ended at 50. (India Times)

    Ask Matt Krantz: Stocks  Nov 21, 2008
    As I've said many times, if you're buying stocks in individual companies, you need to cut your loss at 10% or so of what you paid. If this stock returns to $60 a share in our lifetime, that would be remarkable. (USA Today -- Money)

    Alwaleed Exceeds Buffett's Loss Rate as Citigroup, News Corp. Values Slump  Nov 20, 2008
    In another 2005 interview with of the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service, Alwaleed outlined his criteria for buying stocks. The return on investment in the coming five to 10 years has to be within our acceptable conditions, he said. (Bloomberg -- Germany)

    GOODBYE, 8000  Nov 20, 2008
    "I don't know what the catalyst is going to be where we turn the corner and people start buying stocks wholeheartedly again," said Jon Biele, head of capital markets at Cowen & Co. "People got out of the way. The financial situation hasn't changed.". The selling on the New York Stock Exchange was staggering -- only 158 companies that trade there finished the day positive while 2,943 declined. (The Drudge Report)

    Deflation fears grow, and Dow slips below 8,000  Nov 20, 2008
    "I don't know what the catalyst is going to be where we turn the corner and people start buying stocks wholeheartedly again,'' said Jon Biele, head of capital markets at Cowen People got out of the way. The financial situation hasn't changed.'' The Federal Reserve sharply lowered its economic projections and signaled that further interest-rate cuts might be necessary to ease the economy's worst crisis since the Great Depression. Documents from the Fed's most recent closed-door deliberations on... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    John Heinzl answers your questions  Nov 19, 2008
    With the global economy reeling from the credit crisis, now may seem like an unusual time to be buying stocks. But for long-term investors, this could turn out to be a terrific buying opportunity. (Globe and Mail)

    Stock markets discount everything  Nov 19, 2008
    As a result, investors always enter the market at the wrong time and end up buying stocks at higher prices and selling them at lower prices. In this article, we will look at whether the current market prices are reflecting all the information, including the good and bad news. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Will investors stream back to mutual funds?  Nov 17, 2008
    Canadians abandoned their stodgy GICs in droves and embraced buying stocks through mutual funds to the point where now one in every two adult Canadian owns funds. But with the stock market down 35 per cent this year - the second serious bear market in a decade - those safe, boring GICs are looking mighty inviting to many Canadians. (The Gazette (Montreal))

    Fundamentally: Stock market bottom? For some, it's close enough  Nov 16, 2008
    Similarly, Grantham said in an interview that even though his firm began buying stocks in early October, after prices fell to attractive levels, the market had a tendency to "overshoot" during sell-offs. "Market bottoms have this Murphy's Law style of being much lower than you ever expected in your worst nightmare," he said. (International Herald Tribune)

    Is investing in realty a good hedge against inflation?  Nov 15, 2008
    Do not indulge in buying stocks that has hit rock bottom, or contemplate selling at a loss. It is bel 00004000 ieved that the markets will rebound in full vigour and investors must wait for it. (India Times)

    U.S. shifts course on $700 bln rescue plan  Nov 15, 2008
    Already in the first phase of the 700 billion dollars rescue plan, the U.S. administration has made slight adjustments to previous ways -- buying stocks of the banks instead of troubled assets ... Buying stocks in the banks has proved to be more effective than buying troubled assets but there also exists a big problem: the money for the move is not sufficient ... The Treasury Department has so far devoted250 billion dollars of the bailout money to buying stocks in banks and another 40 billion... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Bosera, China's No. 2 Fund Manager, Recommends Automakers, Building Shares  Nov 14, 2008
    He declined to say whether Bosera is buying stocks or comment on individual companies. The CSI 300 now trades at 13. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    Bargain Hunters Shoot Stocks Up 550  Nov 14, 2008
    (CBS/AP) Wall Street launched a massive rebound Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 553 points at closing after driving it below the 8,000 mark, as investors decided they did not want to miss out on buying stocks at cheap prices. The Dow closed around the 8,800 mark; during the day it did not sink below its Oct. 10 trading low of 7,882. (CBS News)

    Dow stages 800-point rally  Nov 14, 2008
    (AP) Wall Street launched a massive rebound Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 400 points after driving it below the 8,000 mark, as investors decided they did not want to miss out on buying stocks at cheap prices. After three days of selling that wiped out about $1 trillion in shareholder value, many investors, though nervous about the economy, believed the market had priced in enough bad news. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    FOXBusiness: Dow Surges 553 Points on Dizzying Day  Nov 14, 2008
    It kind of fed on itself as the buyers kept buying stocks, the sellers just walked away. These are the kinds of moves you have in bear markets. (Fox News)

    How Do You Make Sense of the Current Market?  Nov 14, 2008
    I have talked to a number of people who are investment savvy and they have no plans on buying stocks. This at a time when you should be buying because some companies are seriously undervalued. (Townhall.com)

    Chile Peso Falls on Drop in Stocks, Commodities: Latin American Currencies  Nov 12, 2008
    A day earlier, the central bank extended the waiting period to three days for investors seeking to move cash out of the country by buying stocks and bonds in the local market and selling the securities abroad for dollars. Daily Trading. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    For First-Time Investors, the Moment Is Now  Nov 9, 2008
    And yes, that absolutely means you should be buying stocks now. Investing when stocks are down means you can buy a greater number of shares for the same amount of money. (Washington Post)

    Bear turns bullish  Nov 7, 2008
    Now Grantham, whose firm invests $107 billion, is buying stocks. Of course, some other notable people also see long-term opportunities in the stock market. (Boston Globe)

    Sugar stocks see value buying  Nov 5, 2008
    MUMBAI: Sugar stocks were among the top gainers in Tuesday's trade. Analysts said they are seeing some buying as fundamentally there has not been any significant change. (India Times)

    Stocks Stage Election Day Rally  Nov 5, 2008
    (November 4, 2008)--As Americans went to the polls Tuesday investors were buying stocks. The key averages rose more than 3 percent. (KWTX.com, TX)

    In these troubled times do you hold stocks or cash?  Nov 5, 2008
    However, the market recovery over the past few days caused some investors to again regret not buying stocks when the market hit the bottom. The decision to hold more cash or stocks is one of the most difficult decisions to make. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Argentine Dollar Debt Gains on Buyback Speculation: Latin America Bonds  Nov 4, 2008
    The change affects investors who try to move cash out of the country by buying stocks and bonds in the local market and then selling them abroad for dollars. The central bank increased the wait period on such transactions to three days. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Battered stocks still searching for bottom  Nov 4, 2008
    But before you start buying stocks with both fists, it's worth considering a couple of things. First, the U.S. consumer the hero of previous recessions is in no position to rescue the economy this time around. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Predicting the election online  Nov 3, 2008
    But when it comes to polls and predictions, keep in mind the disclaimer you often hear associated with buying stocks: "Past performance does not guarantee future results.". Washington Redskins Theory. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Don't Cry For Justice  Nov 2, 2008
    They're not buying stocks, bonds and options, they're selling products. Osbon: Can you sue a wire house, and I have nothing against brokers, I know them, like them and need them, but have you had any success suing on the grounds that they are acting like advisors. (Forbes)

    Shirakawa May Lead Bank of Japan's Return to a `Zero Interest-Rate World'  Nov 1, 2008
    Shirakawa said yesterday that the central bank is considering measures to help commercial banks reduce share holdings, including resuming buying stocks. The Bank of Japan bought about 2 trillion yen in shares held by banks between 2002 and 2004 to protect lenders' capital from being depleted by. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    Election and Jobs to Set Tone for Stocks  Nov 1, 2008
    Bargain hunting and funds buying stocks to rebalance their portfolios also helped boost stocks. For the first part of next week, Wall Street -- like the rest of America -- will turn its attention to Tuesday's presidential election. (ABC News -- Wire)

    What to buy when shoppers start to shy away  Nov 1, 2008
    For investors who can't help looking in the rearview mirror when making their investment decisions (buying stocks that have already soared, selling stocks that have plummeted), this might come as bad news. But for those who prefer to look out the windshield, there is a reason to feel upbeat here. (Globe and Mail)

    Japan sees 'economic abyss'  Oct 31, 2008
    In fact some analysts believe that investors should be buying stocks, not panic selling. "Export-led Japan cannot be immune from a crisis abroad," Naomi Fink, Japan analyst at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, tells me. (BBC News -- Business)

    Economy of country fascinating subject--David France  Oct 30, 2008
    Investors from the biggest corporations to blue-collar workers in all major countries are buying stocks and making investments in instruments in countries other than their own. Put the name of a country in front of "stock market" to see what their stock markets are doing. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    James Blake, Heeding Warren Buffett, Invests Tennis Earnings in Equities  Oct 30, 2008
    James Blake, Heeding Warren Buffett's Advice, Is Buying Stocks. By Danielle Rossingh. (Bloomberg -- US)

    A Simple Lesson From Buffett  Oct 29, 2008
    Foolish bottom lineDecades of studies prove that buying stocks from the bargain bin is the best way to outperform the market. But identifying real bargains among potential values demands that we pay close attention to basic -- and yes, boring -- concepts like the fallacy of composition. (MSNBC -- Business)

    What can John McCain do?  Oct 28, 2008
    That is a legitimate reason to be buying stocks, said Richard Cripps, Stifel Nicolaus chief investment officer in Baltimore. More importantly, we re seeing coordinated action coming out of Europe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Japan Battles to Avert Crisis as Firms Seek State Aid  Oct 28, 2008
    Naked short selling allows traders to effectively sell stocks they don't already own and without borrowing them first in the hope to they will profit by buying stocks back at a lower price. "Similar restrictions have already been put in place in the United States and Europe but Japan has lagged behind," Nakagawa said. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Bottom watching from the sidelines  Oct 28, 2008
    That's why, rather than buying stocks that look like bargains only to watch them sink even further, Mr. Cockfield is content to do nothing until the storm passes. Related Articles. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Treasurer announces expansion  Oct 27, 2008
    It's a great time to start buying stocks. I'm confident the market will rebound. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)

    Not Listening to Buffett Cost Me Thousands  Oct 27, 2008
    See, value investing is not all about buying stocks with low price-to-earnings, price-to-book, or price-to-sales ratios. Far from it. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Skittish Latin Americans may retreat from buying stocks  Oct 27, 2008
    Real solutions for your real estate needs. Choose from the selections below. (USA Today -- Money)

    Japan to increase capital injection fund  Oct 26, 2008
    The fresh package of measures is also expected to allow the government-run Banks' Shareholdings Purchase Corp. to resume buying stocks unloaded by banks in a bid to support ailing managements, media reports said. The body was set up in January 2002 during an earlier financial crisis and continued operations through to 2006, at which point its holdings were valued at around Y1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Full Story »  Oct 26, 2008
    Sunday, October 26, 2008. Japan to raise capital injection fund to US 110b Posted: 26 October 2008 1514 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Dear Chairman Greenspan: Remember that cheap money?  Oct 24, 2008
    Dear Chairman Greenspan: Remember that cheap money. 5:00 PM, October 23, 2008. (Los Angeles Times)

    Poll:Americans optimistic on economy  Oct 24, 2008
    But fewer than half of those making under $50,000 said nows the time to be buying stocks or property. People were asked how they think seven aspects of the economy would be behaving in three months and a year from now. (MSNBC -- Race)

    For Breeders' Cup bettors, surface shift not all smooth  Oct 24, 2008
    "You wouldn't go on E-trade and start buying stocks on the blind.". Betting takes a hit. (USA Today -- Sports)

    "The Market Kept Going Down and Down ": A Diary of the Great Depression  Oct 24, 2008
    For over a year now people have been buying stocks at what they think are bargain prices. These prices are much below 1929 but there is no way to tell if they have reached bottom. (Slate)

    The Risks and Rewards of Investing ina Bear Market  Oct 24, 2008
    "In the short run, the market is a voting machine," he later took to saying, "but in the long run, it is a weighing machine." Over time, Graham's strategy of buying stocks that seemed inexpensive relative to a company's underlying assets and earnings really was (and presumably still is) a profitable strategy. But for months and even years on end, cheap stocks are perfectly capable of getting cheaper. (Time.com)

    Meltdown halves NAVs of global funds  Oct 23, 2008
    We are buying stocks of good companies, irrespective of which regions it belong, said Birla Sunlife AMC CIO A. Balasubramanian. To read business stories in. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    Stocks still not such a buy, Buffett or no  Oct 23, 2008
    In other words, if you're hoping for a short-term profit, you may be better off playing the ponies than buying stocks. The report is fairly technical, so we'll stick to the basics. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    It Isn't Working the Way It Was Designed  Oct 22, 2008
    The idea of buying stocks, classically, was to get a dividend that would give you a return on your money. "Growth stocks" were more expensive, higher price/earnings ratio, because they would most likely yield a higher dividend in the years to come. (Townhall.com)

    Is Buffett Talking Up His Own Book?  Oct 22, 2008
    After all, Buffett told us almost seven years ago that he'd be buying stocks today ... Weidner notes that Buffett is buying stocks in his personal account, but that "his fame, success, and fortune ride" with Berkshire. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Buy in small lots to average your cost  Oct 21, 2008
    If they have money and there is no immediate cash requirement, investors can start buying stocks in small lots. They should buy large-cap stocks that have been showing growth over the past few years. (India Times)

    President Bush Participates in Roundtable Meeting on Economy  Oct 21, 2008
    A lot of the people down here and other parts of the country are wondering why a free market-oriented President made the decisions to -- necessary to get the government buying stocks in banks, for example. Why would you do that. (White House News Releases)

    Morgan's Might  Oct 21, 2008
    Morgan served, as one of his partners put it, as the "general in charge," finding foreign lines of credit and buying stocks of fundamentally sound companies. In the end, he kept the economy afloat until the panic subsided and stability returned. (Forbes)

    Markets ride wave of optimism despite dicey outlook  Oct 21, 2008
    Bullishness has become all the rage as, one by one, major figures in the investing world have recommended buying stocks while prices are low. Even with yesterday's rally, the S&P/TSX composite index is still down 25. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Stocks stronger after seesaw opening  Oct 21, 2008
    We don t know where the bottom is, so we re buying stocks on a slow, gradual basis, he said ... Still, many investors he s talked to are reluctant to start buying stocks. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)

    Volatility Alert: Major Market Indices End Losing Streak, but Fear Hits New Highs  Oct 20, 2008
    However, comments from Warren Buffet that he is buying stocks did provide some hope. The Oracle of Omaha noted that the stock market tends to bottom before the economy, though he did say he isn't necessarily calling a bottom for the stock market. (Forbes -- Markets)

    Economic Watchdog, October 20  Oct 20, 2008
    Warren Buffet noted this past week that he is buying stocks, seeing plenty of bargains. He also stated that history shows that the stock market tends to bottom ahead of the economy. (Forbes -- Markets)

    The Betrayal Factor  Oct 19, 2008
    Many of these folks were saving for retirement or for their child's education by buying stocks and bonds from what they thought were responsible institutions. No one mentioned that a massive fraud was occurring in many of those brokerage houses and banks. (Townhall.com)

    Bullish Buffett buying stocks  Oct 18, 2008
    com - Houston Chronicle. Houston Chronicle members. (Houston Chronicle)

    Buffett: Time to buy U.S. stocks  Oct 18, 2008
    Buffett said buying stocks now is better than trying to time markets and guess when a turnaround will happen. Referring to arguably the greatest hockey player ever, he wrote: In waiting for the comfort of good news, they are ignoring Wayne Gretzkys advice: I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Buffett Offers Advice To College Students  Oct 18, 2008
    Omaha Billionaire Recommends Buying Stocks. POSTED: 7:29 pm CDT October 17, 2008UPDATED: 8:07 pm CDT October 17, 2008. (7 KETV Omaha)

    EDITORIAL: Worries and the Web  Oct 16, 2008
    Of course, way back then, the stock market hadn t crashed, Congress wasn t yet considering the Don t Call It A Bailout Bill bailout bill and the federal government wasn t buying stocks in private banks. Back on Oct. 1, Maylor was just looking at budget reductions caused by declining revenues at the state level on top of a state budget that pretty near everyone knew was already out of balance. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)

    15 Years of Success and Community  Oct 16, 2008
    If we read online about someone's experience wasting $3,000 on a silly seminar, or how someone lost almost $60,000 buying stocks on margin, we'll be less likely to make the same mistakes. If the Donners had been able to tap reports filed by previous travelers, they'd have been able to follow the most successful paths. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Learn How To Use Charts To See Sound Bases  Oct 16, 2008
    Learning to spot these bullish chart patterns is key to buying stocks at the right point. Visit investors. (Investors Business Daily)

    Too High To Buy?  Oct 15, 2008
    But until then, rallies are a time for profit-taking, not "new position making." As we see in the shift in our Top 25 PowerRatings stocks from an abundance of 9s and 10s to mostly 8s and a few scattered 9-rated stocks, the market is telling us that the time for buying stocks is once again a correction or two away ... This is not a market, Monday's buying frenzy notwithstanding, in which we want to make a habit of buying stocks that are trading below their 200-day moving averages. (Forbes)

    With dopes like Bush, Cheney, Obama and McCain, is it any wonder we're in this financial swamp?  Oct 15, 2008
    " sam wrote on Oct 14, 2008 8:37 AM:" wtf, I am putting more money in my insured money market accounts now, but I am still also buying stocks. I do love the cheap price prices. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Russia May Be In For A Sunny Day  Oct 14, 2008
    Russian investors could be in for a good day Tuesday. The Moscow stock exchange was waiting for feedback from New York, and the feedback it got was great. (Forbes -- Markets)

    ECONOMIC VIEW: Got $700 billion? Sweat the details  Oct 13, 2008
    The rescue plan's operations will not be like buying stocks or bonds of publicly traded companies at observable market prices. Put simply, Treasury has two basic choices. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Likely cure for borrowing is more debt  Oct 12, 2008
    It requires buying stocks just as the market news is screaming bail out of stocks entirely. When it comes to investing, "the key organ in the body is the stomach, not the brain," wrote author and investment manager Peter Lynch. (Anchorage Daily News)

    * EUROPE: STOXX 600 posts worst week in history  Oct 11, 2008
    Russias government will start buying stocks of domestic companies next week to help support prices, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. Italys securities-market regulator Consob banned all short sales on the countrys stocks. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    State, local pensions down at least $386 million  Oct 11, 2008
    South was confident that external money managers will begin buying stocks eventually. We have to believe at some point what all these governments are doing has to help, he said. (Missoulian, MT)

    There's a shift in the Dion narrative, but 'turned things around'?  Oct 11, 2008
    From there, things have improved because Mr. Harper has made some unfathomable mistakes (the bit about buying stocks at low prices will go down in Canadian political lore among the worst boners ever), and because the Liberal brand re-entered the campaign. That brand has little left in francophone Quebec and most of Western Canada, but it still counts for something in Ontario and Atlantic Canada. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    TIME TO BUY?  Finding bargains in the market rubble  Oct 11, 2008
    Buying individual bonds can be trickier than buying stocks, so you're probably better off investing in a high-quality bond fund. Managers Bond, a no-load fund also run by Fuss, is one good choice. (USA Today -- Money)

    Panic on Street: Dow off almost 21% in 9 days  Oct 11, 2008
    Nevertheless, Pillette says he has been buying stocks. "Liquidity is abundant. There is more money sloshing around now than in my memory. It's not working because of a lack of confidence. The confidence is really a function of what bank is going to fail next," he says. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Russia to spend $7 billion on domestic stocks  Oct 10, 2008
    The Russian government will start buying stocks next week, spending billions to help prop up stricken markets, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday as parliament approved anti-crisis measures designed to get cash moving quickly into the troubled banking sector ... The government has said previously that it would look first at buying stocks in large companies where the state already holds controlling stakes, such as natural gas supplier Gazprom, oil company Rosneft, VTB Bank and the Alrosa... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)

    U.S. THURSDAY:  Dow below 9,000 for first time since 2003  Oct 10, 2008
    And investors who have cash will likely start buying stocks after the historic declines this year. "One of the wonderful things about the stock jmarket is that one person's problem creates another person's opportunity," he says. (USA Today -- Money)

    Remain Calm. All is Well.  Oct 10, 2008
    While some are losing, others are winning: Those buying assets cheap, like couples buying their first homes or investors buying stocks that have cratered. There are dismal forecasts out there. (Newsmax)

    Portfolio rebalancing can be hard in rough markets  Oct 10, 2008
    He pointed to the decline among stocks and what rebalancing could mean: If you're rebalancing along the way you're likely buying stocks at prices that will prove to be very cheap. He said investors should consider what reward a move into some parts of the market might bring and then determine, for example, if a move into riskier parts of the bond market are worth it. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    MASSIVE LOSSES:  Retirement accounts lost $2 trillion in past 15 months  Oct 8, 2008
    Workers who continue to contribute to their 401(k) plans are buying stocks at bargain prices, and that will pay off in the long run, says Greg Womack, a financial planner in Edmond, Okla. "Unless we go through a total market failure and government meltdown, 15 to 20 years from now, they're going to be sitting just fine.". (USA Today -- Money)

    Invest wisely and reap rewards: experts  Oct 8, 2008
    Welcome to The Brisbane Times. Search brisbanetimes. (The Age, Australia -- Business)

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