Economy Mass Media http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia Economy, finance, business... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en U.S. stocks lifted by surge in oil http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/U-S-stocks-lifted-by-surge-in-oil/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/U-S-stocks-lifted-by-surge-in-oil/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:31:15 +0000 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped almost 5.0 percent on Thursday in a big bounce in commodities that ignited inflation fears and sent bond prices lower, but oil’s rally gave energy shares such a jolt they turned U.S. stocks higher.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/U-S-stocks-lifted-by-surge-in-oil/feed/ Oil Sparked All Over Again http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-Sparked-All-Over-Again/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-Sparked-All-Over-Again/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0000 After cooling off for a month, the oil bulls are back, thanks to saber rattling in Eastern Europe….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-Sparked-All-Over-Again/feed/ Oil up 5 percent on global tensions http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-up-5-percent-on-global-tensions/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-up-5-percent-on-global-tensions/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:56:29 +0000 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 5 percent on Thursday, the biggest percentage gain in more than two months, driven by rising tensions between the United States and energy behemoth Russia.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-up-5-percent-on-global-tensions/feed/ Lehman On The Bubble http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Lehman-On-The-Bubble/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Lehman-On-The-Bubble/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0000 Stock fading, investors balking and ripe for takeover, Richard Fuld’s company is in a bad bind….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Lehman-On-The-Bubble/feed/ Bankers struggle with B&B rump http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Bankers-struggle-with-B-B-rump/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Bankers-struggle-with-B-B-rump/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:41:30 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Top banks that agreed to provide a safety net in Bradford & Bingley’s cash call could end up with a stake of almost 20 percent, as the lender’s shares languish and the Friday deadline for underwriters nears.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Bankers-struggle-with-B-B-rump/feed/ Oil rises on global tensions http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-rises-on-global-tensions/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-rises-on-global-tensions/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:16:33 +0000 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 5 percent on Thursday, the biggest gain in more than two months, driven by rising tensions between the United States and energy behemoth Russia.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Oil-rises-on-global-tensions/feed/ FTSE ends flat as commodities offset banks http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/FTSE-ends-flat-as-commodities-offset-banks/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/FTSE-ends-flat-as-commodities-offset-banks/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:13:08 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - The index of leading shares ended steady on Thursday as higher commodity prices drove mining and oil companies higher, cancelling out losses in the ailing financial sector.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/FTSE-ends-flat-as-commodities-offset-banks/feed/ Two utilities announce big price rises http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Two-utilities-announce-big-price-rises/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Two-utilities-announce-big-price-rises/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:59:08 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Two major energy suppliers increased their household power and gas prices on Thursday, leaving just two big utilities resisting pressure to hike prices for the second time this year.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Two-utilities-announce-big-price-rises/feed/ More huge energy price hikes announced http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/More-huge-energy-price-hikes-announced/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/More-huge-energy-price-hikes-announced/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:52:59 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Two of Britain’s largest energy suppliers increased their household power and gas prices on Thursday, leaving just two big utilities resisting pressure to hike prices for the second time this year.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/More-huge-energy-price-hikes-announced/feed/ Wholesale gas prices up on leak http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Wholesale-gas-prices-up-on-leak/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Wholesale-gas-prices-up-on-leak/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:44:17 +0000 Wholesale gas prices in the UK jump by 15% after a gas pipeline leak in the North Sea….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Wholesale-gas-prices-up-on-leak/feed/ Lehman shares fall after report of failed sale http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Lehman-shares-fall-after-report-of-failed-sale/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Lehman-shares-fall-after-report-of-failed-sale/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:55:46 +0000 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers shares fell 4.3 percent on Thursday after a newspaper reported the bank had tried to sell a stake of itself to South Korean or Chinese parties and failed, and a Citigroup analyst reduced his estimates for the sector.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Lehman-shares-fall-after-report-of-failed-sale/feed/ Energy bills set to rise again http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Energy-bills-set-to-rise-again/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Energy-bills-set-to-rise-again/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:51:43 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish and Southern Energy is to increase its gas prices for residential customers by an average of 29.2 percent and power prices by 19.2 percent from Monday, the company said on Thursday.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Energy-bills-set-to-rise-again/feed/ Councils seek powers to offer mortgages http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Councils-seek-powers-to-offer-mortgages/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Councils-seek-powers-to-offer-mortgages/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:46:57 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Councils are seeking greater powers to offer home loans in the hope of boosting the struggling housing market and preventing the collapse of regeneration projects in towns and cities.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Councils-seek-powers-to-offer-mortgages/feed/ Banking worries hit European stocks http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Banking-worries-hit-European-stocks/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Banking-worries-hit-European-stocks/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:43:35 +0000 LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European shares fell to their lowest close since August 4 on Thursday, pressured by persistent financial sector worries and a rising oil price, which reignited inflation fears.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Banking-worries-hit-European-stocks/feed/ Local authorities seek to stem housing woes http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Local-authorities-seek-to-stem-housing-woes/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Local-authorities-seek-to-stem-housing-woes/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:35:44 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Local authorities are seeking greater powers to offer home loans in the hope of boosting the struggling housing market and preventing the collapse of regeneration projects in towns and cities.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Local-authorities-seek-to-stem-housing-woes/feed/ Supply concerns send oil surging http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Supply-concerns-send-oil-surging/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Supply-concerns-send-oil-surging/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:28:54 +0000 Oil prices rise above $122 a barrel on the back of geopolitical worries after the US signs a missile shield deal with Poland….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Supply-concerns-send-oil-surging/feed/ Bankers struggle with B&B rump as shares languish http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Bankers-struggle-with-B-B-rump-as-shares-languish/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Bankers-struggle-with-B-B-rump-as-shares-languish/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:13:35 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Top banks that agreed to provide a safety net in Bradford & Bingley’s cash call could end up with a stake of almost 20 percent, as the lender’s shares languish and the Friday deadline for underwriters nears.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Bankers-struggle-with-B-B-rump-as-shares-languish/feed/ SSE hikes gas and power prices http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/SSE-hikes-gas-and-power-prices/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/SSE-hikes-gas-and-power-prices/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:57:40 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish and Southern Energy is to increase its gas prices for residential customers by an average of 29.2 percent and power prices by 19.2 percent from Monday, the company said on Thursday afternoon.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/SSE-hikes-gas-and-power-prices/feed/ Making money in a bearish decade http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Making-money-in-a-bearish-decade/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Making-money-in-a-bearish-decade/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:20:54 +0000 Question: Over the past ten years, the stock market has gone nowhere and a buy and hold strategy only makes advisers rich. There is plenty of money to be made by buying the dips and selling the rips. Why don’t you advise others to do this?
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/Making-money-in-a-bearish-decade/feed/ SSE hikes gas prices and power http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/SSE-hikes-gas-prices-and-power/ http://www.webalalza.com/massmedia/2008/08/21/SSE-hikes-gas-prices-and-power/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:03:09 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish and Southern Energy is to increase its gas prices for residential customers by an average of 29.2 percent and power prices by 19.2 percent from Monday, the company said on Thursday afternoon.

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