en-us Reuters) - Investors took a dim view of early holiday season sales on Monday, with shares of Best Buy BBY, Amazon AMZN and American Eagle Outfitters AEO among the few positive performers on hopes they were gaining a larger share of consumer spending.Overall, the Standard & Poor's...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:15:27 -0800 AMZN AEO BBY CHS TLB GPS WMT AMZN,AEO,BBY,CHS,TLB,GPS,WMT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:00:06 -0800 Reuters) - U.S. fund managers decreased their heavy exposure to stocks in November while increasing their cash allocations ahead of 2009's close and on signs that economic recovery may be slow, a Reuters poll showed on Monday.Based on 11 U.S.-based fund management firms, surveyed November 12-27,...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:20 -0800 Reuters UK) - Weaker energy stocks weighed on the top share index early on Monday as continuing fears over Dubai's debt woes kept investors cautious on relatively risky equities.By 9:15 a.m. the FTSE 100 was 24.0 points or 0.5 percent lower at 5,221.73, having rallied to...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:45:14 -0800 BLT KAZ CNE RDSA STAN TT BLT,KAZ,CNE,RDSA,STAN,TT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:27:20 -0800 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Reuters) - The coming week should signal whether a year of voracious risk appetite on financial markets is going to end with a bang, a whimper or, quite possibly, a thundering great clunk.Not only will investors have to deal with confidence-sapping fallout from Dubai's...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:15:44 -0800 Reuters UK) - Property is again in vogue with wealthy investors who plan to raise their exposure to the asset class in coming years, with the U.S., China and the UK the most popular places to invest, a survey showed on Monday.The Barclays Wealth and Economist Intelligence Unit BARC...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:21 -0800 BCS BCS Reuters UK) - UAE markets will face intense selling pressure when they reopen on Monday in the first post-holiday trading after Dubai shocked global markets last week by seeking a debt standstill for two flagship firms.Banks, property and construction firms will stand in the line of fire...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:45:17 -0800 ARTC ARTC Reuters) - UAE markets will face intense selling pressure when they reopen on Monday in the first post-holiday trading after Dubai shocked global markets last week by seeking a debt standstill for two flagship firms.Banks, property and construction firms will stand in the line of fire as...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:15:21 -0800 ARTC ARTC Reuters) - Dubai, jobs data, Black Friday results and a chance for Congress to throw fireballs at Fed chief Ben Bernanke: The U.S. stock market's path to glory is fraught with peril next week.If Dubai's debt woes intensify and prompt a retreat from riskier assets, Friday's...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:30:09 -0800 Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent in a truncated session on Friday as a possible debt default by a Dubai state-owned conglomerate led to fresh concerns about the global financial system.The sell-off was broad, with selling concentrated mainly in the financial and commodity-linked...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:45:15 -0800 AA BAC C XOM NEM AA,BAC,C,XOM,NEM Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:54 -0800 Reuters) - Oil prices sank to six-week lows below $75 a barrel on Friday as debt default fears in Dubai convulsed financial markets and the dollar rose as investors moved into safer assets.U.S. crude for January delivery was $74.23 a barrel by 1100 GMT (6 a.m. EST)...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:16:18 -0800 Reuters UK) - The top share index fell for a second session on Friday, as banks were pressured by persisting anxiety over Dubai's debt standstill while miners and energy stocks were weighed by falling commodity prices.By 9:26 a.m. the FTSE 100 was down 0.3 percent or...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:21 -0800 AZN GSK RDSA STAN AZN,GSK,RDSA,STAN Reuters UK) - Lloyds' army of small investors grilled executives for over three hours on Thursday over secret central bank loans and mistakes made during the crisis, but agreed to back a record-breaking rights issue.Britain's largest retail bank won the backing of virtually all its investors...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:15:46 -0800 HBOS HBOS Reuters UK) - The leading share index ended 0.6 percent lower on Tuesday, with sentiment dampened by data showing the United States economy grew at a slower pace than previously thought, pressuring banks and commodity stocks.The FTSE index ended 31.54 points lower at 5,323.96, reversing earlier...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:11 -0800 KAZ CNA SVT STAN KAZ,CNA,SVT,STAN Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group Plc LLOY pushed ahead with the world's largest rights issue on Tuesday, setting a price of 37 pence per share as it taps shareholders for 13.5 billion pounds to avoid costly state support.The new shares were priced at a 60 percent...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:15:35 -0800 Reuters) - The dollar recouped some of its overnight losses on Tuesday, while Asian shares slipped as investors shrugged off upbeat U.S. home sale data and took light profits on recent rallies.Financial bookmakers expected shares in Europe to open lower while U.S. equity futures were down...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:09 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:05:38 -0800