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This year, politics is getting in the way of a defensive investing strategy in health care stocks.
—Ben Steverman, Investing Insights
Since mid-September, the Fed is no longer fully offsetting the funds it adds via its innovative lending facilities, providing much more stimulus to the economy.
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As the recession and financial crisis cause debt defaults and bankruptcy filings to mount, private equity investors brace for big losses and much longer waits for promised returns
S&P's fundamental outlook on the gaming industry is negative, as big players like MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Sands grapple with economic weakness and heavy debt
A late rally allowed major indexes to post gains of better than 2%. Investors weighed a new round of gloomy economic data
A robust return on equity, steady earnings growth, and recession-resistant products make the consumer-goods titan a strong defensive play
"But has he ever sold a car? Why do we keep hiring these accountants and MBA's who can't build or sell anything? Maybe that's why we are in trouble."
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S&P believes that the damage to investors' confidence from this bear market will foil any attempt by stocks to bounce off recent lows
Even with $700 billion at his disposal, the Treasury Secretary must target banks and toxic assets selectively to have maximum, immediate impact