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Thomas Whitehead of Morgan Stanley released a report on Thursday detailing equity mutual fund outflows. "Equity mutual fund outflows return to elevated levels following two weeks near breakeven flows," Whitehead wrote. "Large-cap US equity funds drove the majority of domestic equity mutual fund...

Top and bottom line misses on several headliners caused a concentrated selloff that took major exchanges lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 123.2 points, or 0.72 percent to close at 16,961. The S&P 500 dropped 9.6 points, or 0.48 percent to close at 1,978. The Nasdaq...

On Friday, Spanish and Italian bonds sold off over renewed fears concerning the finances of the indebted nations. Spanish 10-year yields touched post-summit highs of 7.1 percent early Monday morning before recouping some losses. On Monday, the benchmark 10-year traded near 7.053 percent. Fears...

Hardly a day passes without some news from Europe these days that could potentially move markets. Whether it's Greece backing down on a holding a referendum, Italy's Berlusconi finally resigning, or EFSF buying its own bond due to lack of demand, there's no shortage of drama for the saga....

It seems everyone is looking for a place to put their hard earned money as uncertainty around the globe continues to rise. Oil, Gold, and Silver which have been the hot investments for the past few years took it on the chin over the past month with oil falling 13%, gold dropping 15%, and silver...

There are many ideas about market timing, stock valuation, and financial ratios. Text books, popular finance books, blogs, and television offer a buffet of theories. The goal for all is buy low and sell high, right? But how to do so is not easy. Use the Dividend Yield to Value the MarketThis...

Introducing a US 50-year bond makes perfect sense. There is an enormous debt to fund and it would be wise to borrow and extend duration while it's cheap. The problem is that issuing more longer-term debt now would run counter to the Fed's “Operation Twist” which would aim to lower long-term...

What a rally.  22 S&P points in 25 minutes or so. +1.9% in under half an hour.  I love me some Chinese bond buying rumors in the late afternoon.  More rip your head off action today - while fun*... still not healthy. *not fun for bears.

There is impending fear and panic by the talking heads in the business media. We are days away from the debt ceiling deadline with dire predictions for the economy if a solution doesn't arise. Fears of a falling stock market permeate the media. Bond and cash yields are rock bottom. What's an...

For most investors, the boring and uninspiring municipal bond sector is hardly given any thought. However, over the last year, the sector has been shaken by analyst predictions of wide-spread defaults. Perhaps the most famous, was credit analyst Meredith Whitney's 60 Minutes appearance, in which...

Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of PIMCO, challenged policy makers to step up their problem solving skills in an Op-Ed piece posted on CNBC.com Wednesday. "To counter both the hesitancy and the trend towards greater “self insurance,” policy makers must get better at understanding the challenges and...