Play Oil Slide w/ Growth Stocks (Part 1) - CNBC

Play Oil Slide w/ Growth Stocks (Part 1) - CNBC
The market is turning -- and Andrew Peck is in stocks for the long haul. The portfolio manager for the Baron Asset Fund thinks it might be a mistake to try and play stocks by constant, rapid buying and selling. Instead, Peck says his fund holds

Stocks decline as financials fall - Seattle Times
NEW YORK — Wall Street retreated today after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years on concerns that the government might need to bail out the mortgage financiers. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 180.51 to

Stocks smacked by bank woes - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks tumbled Monday afternoon as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged, amid renewed concerns about the financial sector and a weaker dollar at the start of a big week for economic news. The Dow Jones industrial average

GSEs Spell Trouble For U.S. Stocks - Forbes
The latest drama surrounding government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM - news - people ) and Freddie Mac (nyse: FRE - news - people ) was one of the primary culprits of a sharp drop on Wall Street at mid-afternoon, as investors began to

Stocks tumble on financial-sector fears; Dow falls 180 points - Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK -- The stock market dropped sharply today as another bout of fear in the financial sector drove the Dow Jones industrial average down 180 points. A blistering sell-off in shares of mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac radiated

The Short View: Oil and stocks - Financial Times
The oil price is back where it was four months ago. This does not mean that it is safe to forget about the crude price’s trip from $114 to $147 per barrel and back again. Many may find that adventure impossible to forget. But it does help sort out