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[at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks opened with robust gains on Friday after the August employment report continued a recent trend of economic data coming in better than feared. Today s report should lessen growing fears of a nasty double-dip recession scenario that continues to linger over Wall Street, said Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos.

[at CNBC] - U.S. Markets and U.S. Stocks soared Wednesday after signs emerged of a strengthening global economy, and investors shrugged off news of a decline in private sector jobs in the U.S. Eric Schoenstein, co-portfolio manager at Jensen Portfolio, and Charlie Smith, chief investment officer of Fort Pitt Capital Group, discussed their insights.

[at Financial Times] - Richard Fuld, the former chief executive of Lehman Brothers LEH, will later on Wednesday blame the Federal Reserve for worsening the financial crisis by allowing his investment bank to fail in 2008.

[AP] - The Federal Reserve has approved a request by a Chinese sovereign wealth fund to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of New York investment giant Morgan Stanley.

[at MarketWatch] - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it has allowed a Chinese sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corp., to purchase indirectly up to 10% of the voting shares of Morgan Stanley .

[at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday as investors fretted over expectations that economic data would continue to cast a bleak light on the economy. Most of this week is going to be all about the employment report, and the situation doesn t look good, said Robert Pavlik, chief investment officer at Oaktree Asset Management.

Extreme liberalization of China s bullion market has led to rapid increase in retail investment demand for gold in China.

Velocity Commercial Capital, Inc. said Monday it is selling $175 million in stock in an initial public offering. The company plans to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VCC and qualify as a real estate investment trust, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday.

The smaller, nimbler investment portfolio of an individual investor would be a great gift for the Oracle.

Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $3.7 billion to $2.834 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

Stocks have fallen almost 4 percent this month after a 7-percent gain in July. So what s next and how do investors play it? Charles Carlson, CEO and portfolio manager of Horizon Investment Services, shared his best plays.

ECM Realty Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Chicago, on Thursday filed plans to issue an initial public offering of common stock, with proposed maximum proceeds of $380 million.

Don t lose money. That s frequently the main investment objective of the wealthy. Well, today, ordinary investors -- given the current state of the stock and housing market -- have the same idea.

Don?t lose money. That?s frequently the main investment objective of the wealthy. Well, today, ordinary investors -- given the current state of the stock and housing market -- have the same idea.

As online breaches continue to rise, new companies aiming to guarantee that customers data is secure are springing up, thanks to the investments of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who are pouring tens of millions of dollars into tech startups.

Shares of homebuilders rose Wednesday after a Citi Investment Research analyst suggested the sector is ripe for mergers and acquisitions, particularly if the economy fails to create a rebound in jobs and home sales remain sluggish into next year.

U.S. stocks struggled to find direction Wednesday after their first display of enthusiasm in two weeks the prior day. The market is acting like it wants to go down, but the valuations are so darn attractive, said Burt White, chief investment officer at LPL Financial.

* Fed s downgrade of economic outlook weighs on shares * Chinese investment and factory output slows * Tech bellwether Cisco down ahead of results

* Fed s downgrade of economic outlook weighs on shares * Chinese investment and factory output slows * Tech bellwether Cisco down ahead of results

* Fed s downgrade of economic outlook weighs on shares * Chinese investment and factory output slows * Stocks off: Dow 2.1 pct, S&P 2.5 pct, Nasdaq 2.9 pct