Investments

Investment news is slightly different than normal stock market news and other financial news. Investment news is focused more on long term investments, usually with mutual funds, capital investments, commercial investments, hedge funds and other investments that help you diversify your holdings to ensure a good retirement. Below is the latest news from various investment news sources to aid you in working with your investment manager to ensure your positions are diversified between the various types of investment funds, whether they be mutual funds, hedge funds, different investment properties, capital investments and stock investments. We also provide you with the latest mortgage rates and US Treasury Bond rates.

Latest Investments Headlines

4:15 am - Osborne Says Bonus Backlash Is Fueling Anti-Business Culture

Businessweek - Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne warned against allowing an “anti-business culture” to take hold in Britain after lawmakers sparred over an opposition Labour Party motion calling for all banks to curtail bonuses.

4:09 am - Unions Lula Loved Test Brazil Austerity Plan With Strike Threat

Businessweek - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, whose Workers’ Party rose to power because of ties to the labor movement, is being tested by public employees threatening to strike for higher pay.

4:09 am - RBS CEO Decided Against Leaving to Focus on Defusing ’Time Bomb’

Businessweek - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hester said he decided against resigning to focus on defusing what he called “the biggest time bomb in history.”

4:01 am - Government Deficit Report Inflames, Illustrates Budget Debate

Businessweek - A report showing the government will run a budget deficit of more than $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year inflamed a debate over the federal shortfall that’s unlikely to be resolved before the November election.

3:11 am - Lobbyists Protect Romney’s Tax Rate

Businessweek - Democrats are squaring off against Washington heavyweights to determine an appropriate tax rate on carried interest

3:10 am - Calif., NY Among Mortgage Deal Holdouts

Businessweek - California, New York, Nevada, Florida and Massachusetts are among the handful of states that haven’t signed a deal with banks over foreclosure abuses, according to state officials and two people familiar with the talks.

12:28 am - Banks Offering Cash to Avoid Foreclosures

Businessweek - Seeking a cheaper, faster alternative to foreclosure, several lenders are encouraging homeowners to sell short

11:52 pm - BofA Puts Off Refinancing Clients

Businessweek - Bank of America Corp., facing increased demand for mortgage refinancing amid government efforts to help struggling homeowners, is telling some customers to wait 90 days, said two people with knowledge of the policy.

9:33 pm - Tax Chief Slows Plan to Change Inherited IRAs

Businessweek - Under Republican pressure, Senator Baucus is backing off a proposal that would increase federal tax revenue from inherited IRA holders

6:51 pm - BlackRock's Fink Says `Be 100% in Equities'

Businessweek - Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Laurence D. Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., talks about the outlook for global stocks, the U.S. economy and his investment strategy. Fink also discusses the European sovereign debt crisis. He speaks in Hong Kong......

3:18 pm - 2/7: Today's Top Ten Most Important Stocks

Businessweek - UBS' stock is down after the Swiss bank reported a plunge in profits in the fourth quarter

2:46 pm - Industry pushes back even before SEC makes money fund reform proposal

Investment News - Sparks are already flying from the SEC's release of proposed reforms to money market funds, which are expected sometime within the next few weeks.

2:46 pm - Poll shows Obama not exactly a favorite among indie B-Ds

Investment News - FSI survey reveals reps prefer practically any Republican with a pulse to the President

2:39 pm - Advisers fare way better than policymakers on 'do not trust' list

Investment News - Over 80% of investors said they have faith in their financial advisers; Congress, the Fed and the president -- no so much

2:32 pm - Student loans the 'next debt bomb' for U.S., attorneys warn

Investment News - Courts reluctant to discharge loans, often forcing graduates to pay off enormous sums; parents increasingly on the hook, too

1:55 pm - Bernanke's Own Words on U.S. Economy, Labor Market

Businessweek - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks about the U.S. economy, labor market and tax policy.¶ Bernanke, testifying before the Senate Budget Committee in Washington, said the job market is still far from healthy afte......

1:36 pm - Capital Analysts bought by Lincoln Investment Planning

Investment News - Western & Southern Financial Group yesterday said it had sold the assets of its independent broker-dealer, Capital Analysts Inc., to Lincoln Investment Planning Inc.

1:22 pm - Merrill team goes its own way, signs on with Focus Financial

Investment News - A team advisers found that life under Merrill Lynch was too restrictive and decided to sign on with Focus Financial Jan. 25.

12:52 pm - One stock covering up problems at core of SandP 500: UBS

Investment News - Apple profits masking worrisome signs at other large caps; 'earnings trend is really weak'

12:31 pm - Baucus' targeting of stretch IRAs a reach, say critics

Investment News - Claim plan to rejigger taxes on inherited accounts could hurt savers with older spouses; 'a nonstarter'

Investment Blogs

Investment blogs provide a different view on investment advice. Some of the best bloggers are very good at investment fund management and they provide all the latest movements in mutual funds, hedge funds, capital investments, commercial investments and stock investments. Although they are not as good as having an investment manager, this information can give you an idea on how you want to diversify your investments to ensure that your investments, whether they be mutual funds, hedge funds, treasury bonds and other capital and commercial investments will be stable to ensure that you are planning correctly for your retirement.

Below are the latest blogs from the top Investment Bloggers on the Internet

Latest Investment Blogs

2:54 am - Spotlight China: Electricity Consumption Drops Sharply; Central Bank Vows Housing Support; Oil Imports From Iran Fall Again; Asia Real-Estate Bull Turns Bearish

Alt Assets - Inquiring minds are tired of the spotlight on Greece (believe me I am as sick as anyone of Groundhog Day). Given the world will not end when Greece defaults, whether in March of this year or next, let's turn our attention to a country far more sign......

11:03 pm - Tables & Charts for Tuesday, Feb 7th, 2012

Bill Cara - Read More......

8:41 pm - Postponed Due to "Political Suicide"; Flag of Germany Burned, Could This be a Trigger?

Alt Assets - Greece bailout talks that were postponed on Friday to Saturday, then Saturday to Sunday, then Sunday to Monday, then Monday to Tuesday. They have been postponed again, this time for a reason that makes perfect sense "Political Suicide". The New Work......

12:53 pm - Banks Paying as Much as $35,000 Cash to Homeowners in Short Sales; Why and How Many?

Alt Assets - In a short sale, banks forgive the difference between what is owed and the sale price of the house. Recently, however, banks have started giving cash back to the sellers. So far, the programs are a drop in the bucket. There are millions of pent-up fo......

11:56 am - Rise of the High Frequency Trading Robots

Alt Assets - I do not know enough about algorithm-driven High Frequency Trading to comment intelligently other than to say 100% without a doubt that someone is making a huge pile of cash from HFT or it would not be done. You can watch an animated GIF that chroni......

9:38 am - Down $100 million, but not entirely out at Nabors…

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7:18 am - How and When to Sell

Random Roger - A few comments came in over the weekend asking for my take about when to sell a stock. This is a multi dimensional topic with a lot of variables for each dimension but I will try to cover a lot of ground. Keep in mind this is what we do for client ac......

6:00 am - Bill Cara's Blog for Feb 7, 2012

Bill Cara - CTA Trading Desk Morning Report[9:00am ET] Good morning, Geoff here. Stocks and commodities are flat to lower this morning as the dollar bounce continues. read more

1:59 am - New Merkozy Proposal "I will Give You Money If You Give It Right Back"; Mathematical Scam to Prevent CDS Triggers

Alt Assets - The Merkel proposal for Greece to cede budget sovereignty to a European commissioner has finally been trashed. In its place is a Spaghetti-O loop proposal to give Greece money only if Greece earmarks the funds to immediately pay back bondholders. Pl......

11:03 pm - Tables & Charts for Monday, Feb 6th, 2012