TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
tradingmarkets.com 9/2/2009 — The selling continued today on the back of worse than expected economic data and uncertainty being signaled from the Fed. Del Monte Foods is among the companies reporting earnings on Thursday before the bell.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
tradingmarkets.com 10/15/2009 — Deep seated economic troubles were ignored as the bulls took firm control of the session today. Search engine pioneer, Google will report third quarter earnings after the close on Thursday.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
tradingmarkets.com 8/27/2009 — After 6 straight days of gains, it was a listless drifting session for the market, with only small gains on the day. American Eagle Outfitters will report earnings on Thursday prior to the bell.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
tradingmarkets.com 10/22/2009 — Downgrades and disparaging words from a major retailer triggered a flurry of selling near the close. Xerox and ATT are among the slew of companies revealing earnings before the trading day on Thursday morning.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
tradingmarkets.com 10/1/2009 — The market ends in bear territory on Wednesday, the final day of the third quarter. Penske Automotive Group has called off plans to buy the Saturn brand from General Motors.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
tradingmarkets.com 9 days ago — Stocks closed higher across the board, while the U.S. Dollar hit 15-month lows against the Euro. Ship Finance International is expecting to see an EPS of 52 cents prior to the bell on Friday.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
tradingmarkets.com 9/17/2009 — Negative word of Bank of America's executives being subpoenaed did little to squelch the optimistic bullish energy of the day. Discover Financial reports earnings on Thursday prior to trading.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
tradingmarkets.com 15 days ago — Stocks close in negative territory on Thursday on the back of major chipmaker Intel's downgrade and a stronger U.S. Dollar. Ann Taylor has forecast fiscal third quarter earnings of 7 cents/share prior to trading on Friday.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday
tradingmarkets.com 10/4/2009 — Stocks closed steeply lower on the final trading day of the week. Fourth quarter earnings is expected for Robbins Myers Inc on Monday at the close of trading.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
tradingmarkets.com 9/4/2009 — Late day buying sent the major stock indexes solidly higher into positive territory. Discount retailers Gap and American Eagle Outfitters surpassed analysts' expectations.

The Fed's Potent Medicine — BusinessWeek.com -- Finance 11/4/2009
Like any strong prescription, loose monetary policy may have some undesirable side effects—namely, commodity speculation and further dollar weakness

The Fed Vows to Keep Rates Low — BusinessWeek.com -- Finance 11/4/2009
BusinessWeek's Peter Coy talks about the Fed's decision to keep rates at a record low of zero to 0.25%. It helps the recovery but fuels speculation in gold and oil and against the dollar.

Monetary policy: Leaders and laggards — The Economist: Full print edition 30 days ago
Central banks pick different paths back to normality CENTRAL banks in the rich world cut interest rates in lockstep in 2008 as the world economy spiralled. Their paths back to normal interest rates will be more disparate. Some are already en route. ...

Overview — The Economist: Full print edition 30 days ago
The Federal Reserve kept the target range for its benchmark federal funds rate at 0-0.25%. The Fed said economic activity had picked up but would probably remain weak for a while. With inflation subdued, the federal funds rate was likely to remain ...

Business this week — The Economist: Full print edition 30 days ago
America’s Federal Reserve kept interest rates at a level close to zero. The Fed’s accompanying statement, which markets were keenly awaiting for any sign of a shift in policy, reiterated its intent to keep rates “exceptionally ...