To Harry Markowitz, the father of modern portfolio theory, the Facebook stock hubbub is a yawn. He’d rather focus on a rigorously diversified mix of stocks and bonds.
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| To Harry Markowitz, the father of modern portfolio theory, the Facebook stock hubbub is a yawn. He’d rather focus on a rigorously diversified mix of stocks and bonds. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds fizzled and then returned to a sizzle Friday, leaving the prospects open for the benchmark 10-year note's yield to set new record lows. ... more info |
| Nervous investors piled into haven bonds, pushing short-term German yields close to zero, as a raft of Spanish bank downgrades further jolted sentiment already weakened by fears of a Greek exit from the euro zone. ... more info |
| Germany's borrowing costs fell to fresh lows at an auction as the prospect of new elections in Greece sparked an investor flight to safety. French yields also moved lower at its first debt sale since the election of a new president. ... more info |
| When Greece agreed to pay bondholders who rejected a restructuring, most of the money went to a secretive investment fund based in the Cayman Islands. ... more info |
| Investors battered European stocks and dumped bonds after the collapse of weekend coalition talks in Greece edged the country closer to an exit from the euro zone. ... more info |
| China's insurance regulator will allow insurers to invest in a wider range of corporate bonds and relax limits on equity and real estate investment, granting them greater freedom to seek higher returns ... ... more info |
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| Amid more economic upheaval in Europe, investors have again turned to havens like Treasury bonds. But how long can the patterns repeat? ... more info |
| Companies are selling bonds at low interest rates and people with strong credit have “ready access” to credit card and auto loans, Ben S. Bernanke, said. ... more info |
| Fund managers on Wednesday expressed concern that the multi-trillion-dollar bond market has already become less liquid lately and the Volcker rule — which seeks to limit big bank speculative trading — will hike costs and hurt liquidity in bond funds even more. ... more info |
| Fewer weddings and fried-fish dinners doesn't bode well for muni bonds backed by rental payments on government facilities, which are defaulting at a high rate. ... more info |
| The last remaining insurer of new municipal-bond issues is bracing for a fall that could bring its industry to a new low and possibly increase borrowing costs for some small local governments. ... more info |
| The pressure on Spain's bonds has ratcheted up as investors fret over the fallout from Greece's political crisis and await details of the Spanish government's latest plan to shore up the banking sector.The ... ... more info |
| Rattled investors took refuge in U.S. government bonds after stock markets dropped around the world.Investors were alarmed by the deepening political turmoil in Greece, which threatens to undermine that ... more info |
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