I've been listening to the news about the stock market taking a hit. What is considered a really big deal verses something to not worry about?

What an amazing story, especially in light of the current fervor about social networking.  Since investors love to extrapolate growth stories as far as the eye can see, if social networking firm MySpace had gone public 3-4 years ago at its peak membership, it might have fetched a $15-$25B type ...

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AMR Narrows Loss, Beats Expectations Despite Higher Fuel Costs AMR, parent company to American Airlines, narrowed its loss in the first quarter, reporting that the increase in ticket prices helped to offset higher fuel prices that are expected to pressure the industry this year.

TSX registers small loss amid inflation concerns The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower at the end of a losing week as oil prices advanced, while data from China kept inflation and interest rate concerns front and centre.

How does profit is distributed to an individual in stock market trading? For eg: i buy 100 shares 15 rupees each total 1500, i sell them when the value is 20 (total value 2000) .. So i get 500 profit, now who will give me this 500? is it brokerage ...

I have stock @ a loss i am thinking to sell it before 12/31/09 to get some tax deduction. I know that i can get tax deduction up to 3000? However, I pay for home mortgage interest too . would the stock deduction have any affect on home mortgage interest deduction portion ...

Has the stock market brought a significant return to you, or has it given you a loss? I don't have enough money to make a significant return, but I took a look at about 10 of my favorite stocks' past performance in the last 5 years, and they all have ...

I just realized that I have loss about 1/2 of what I invested in a stock portfolio. I did my taxes this year but didn't remember about this. Could I still report it if it makes a difference on my filed tax return? What benefits will I get if ...

How do you set up an order to sell a stock at a certain price, but also set up a stop loss if it goes the other way? Also, any recomendations for a trading(not investing) site? By "trading web site", I mean a site that is concerned with short term (trading) ...