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Thinking Outside the Stocks
The stock market may be slumping, but other investments, from student housing to parking lots, are surging. Here's how to play them.
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As Gold Climbs, So Do the Deals
Gold prices are edging up toward a high, at $1,249.20 an ounce, triggering multibillion-dollar deals by miners doubling down on the staying power of bullion's nearly decadelong rally.
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Corn Prices Hit 23-Month High
A closely watched private crop forecaster called the abundance of U.S. grain supplies into question, sending corn to its highest level in 23 months.
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Asia Looks to Tame Currencies
Singapore intervened in the foreign-exchange market and Korea resumed its intervention after a two-week break, while Japan has signaled it is weighing entering the market for the first time in six years.
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Pechter Bids for Value Line Funds
Richard Pechter, a director of Finra and NYSE's regulatory arm, said this week that he made an offer for Value Line's troubled mutual-fund business.
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Libor Falls as Banks Sit on Cash
A key interest rate on short-term loans between banks is at its lowest level in five months, but the decline may be more a sign of bank caution than an all-clear for the financial markets.
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Petrobras Seeks $65 Billion
Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras launched the world's largest-ever sale of shares to finance a $224 billion, five-year investment program.
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Goldman to Close Prop-Trading Unit
Goldman Sachs has decided to close its principal-strategies unit, which does its proprietary trading, in the wake of financial-overhaul regulation passed by Congress.
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Blackstone, Retailers Draw Bets
Better-than-expected jobs figures led traders to make bullish moves on Blackstone Group and an exchange-traded fund tied to the retail sector.
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Caterpillar, IBM Lead Gains
Stocks climbed, with J.P. Morgan Chase, Caterpillar and IBM leading the charge as a better-than-expected jobs report for August helped the market snap a three-week losing streak.
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