Financial Mole

TRADITIONALLY, investing in bonds has been considered a safe alternative to equities. But dramatic price swings mean long-term asset allocation decisions are increasingly diff

She’s been mistaken for Jimmy Buffett’s sister, but the other rumor is true: She’s giving away free money.

She’s been mistaken for Jimmy Buffett’s sister, but the other rumor is true: She’s giving away free money.

Pirelli boosted investment by 50 million euros to 350 million euros, Gori said, according to the newspaper. Our plants are operating at maximum capacity, he was reported as saying.

Credit Suisse Group AG sees investment-banking profit margins narrowing because of increased regulation, Boersen-Zeitung said, citing Martin Korbmacher , the groups head of investment banking in Germany and Austria.

When foreclosures pop up like mushrooms, it’s poison to mortgage lenders. Others, though, feast on the crop.Investor groups large and small have emerged to scour foreclosure listings for investment

31 July 2010 MUSCAT — The Investment Stabilisation Fund, set up last year as a joint public-private sector initiative to help bolster the stock market, declined marginally by 0.8 per cent to reach a Net Asset Value of RO 1.178 per unit during the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

The 848 page-long Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama last week.

Foreign direct investment is picking up again after the economic slump last year in the southern province of Long An.

Beset by union troubles, Fiat reportedly will shift production and investment in upcoming van models to Serbia. | July 30, 2010 | Fiat TURIN, Italy Fiat will launch production of the replacements for its Idea and Multipla minivans in its Serbian plant in Kragujevac, instead of the earlier announced Turin Mirafiori plant, due to a conflict with trade unions at home, according to Italian media …