http://www.financialdose.com Financial Dose . com presents you the most important news related to banking sector, finance, investments, stock markets, auto industry, oil and gas. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 FinancialNewsWorldwidehttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/sNxjCHf5Nu4/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/3-ways-to-stretch-your-retirement-dollar/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:45 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/3-ways-to-stretch-your-retirement-dollar/ Question: I worked for the same company for more than 27 years and then was laid off eight months ago. Although at age 57 I have lots of experience, my employment prospects look bleak. My 401(k) has gone down the drain the past two years and is currently worth about 0,000. As I approach retirement, [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/sNxjCHf5Nu4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/3-ways-to-stretch-your-retirement-dollar/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/3-ways-to-stretch-your-retirement-dollar/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/DdiY8cMeDzc/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/make-money-in-2010-the-economy/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:45 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/make-money-in-2010-the-economy/ The outlook: You may not feel as if we&#8217;re out of the woods yet. But the consensus among the 50 leading economists regularly surveyed by the Blue Chip Economic Indicators is that the recession is indeed over, and from a technical standpoint at least, probably ended in the summer. Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/DdiY8cMeDzc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/make-money-in-2010-the-economy/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/make-money-in-2010-the-economy/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/NyTXUN_aRv4/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/new-etf-is-a-way-into-smaller-china/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:45 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/new-etf-is-a-way-into-smaller-china/ If Burton Malkiel, author of the famous &#8220;A Random Walk Down Wall Street&#8221; and Princeton University economist, is right, the majority of U.S. investors aren&#8217;t profiting enough from China&#8217;s rapid growth. Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/NyTXUN_aRv4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/new-etf-is-a-way-into-smaller-china/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/new-etf-is-a-way-into-smaller-china/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/aWPOPj6DHHs/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/schweitzer-mauduit-will-offer-common-stock/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/schweitzer-mauduit-will-offer-common-stock/ Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. today announced that it plans to publicly offer 1.8 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten offering. In addition, the company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of shares sold. Goldman, Sachs &#038; C&#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/aWPOPj6DHHs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/schweitzer-mauduit-will-offer-common-stock/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/schweitzer-mauduit-will-offer-common-stock/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/TWuGLVfL_GM/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/autonation-ceo-sees-depressed-sales-through-2011/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/autonation-ceo-sees-depressed-sales-through-2011/ U.S. auto sales should recover a bit next year but will remain at depression levels through 2010 until housing prices and job cuts stabilize, the CEO of the nation&#8217;s largest auto dealer chain said Monday. AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson said in an interview that tight credit is holding down sales this y&#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/TWuGLVfL_GM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/autonation-ceo-sees-depressed-sales-through-2011/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/autonation-ceo-sees-depressed-sales-through-2011/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/__ZYwuaFwTE/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/dow-finishes-at-a-13-month-high-for-third-day-in-a-row/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/dow-finishes-at-a-13-month-high-for-third-day-in-a-row/ The Dow Jones industrial average rose 44.29 points, or 0.43 percent, to 10,291.26, according to the latest figures. The Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s 500 Index gained 5.49 points, or 0.50 percent, to 1,098.50. The Nasdaq Composite Index put on 15.82 points, or 0.74 percent, to 2,166.90. Much of the gain is due &#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/__ZYwuaFwTE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/dow-finishes-at-a-13-month-high-for-third-day-in-a-row/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/dow-finishes-at-a-13-month-high-for-third-day-in-a-row/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/s-jpHdhgXCA/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/am-best-places-has-placed-primerica-life-insurance-company-under-review/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/am-best-places-has-placed-primerica-life-insurance-company-under-review/ A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of &#8220;aa-&#8221; of Primerica Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, National Benefit Life Insurance Company and Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada . These &#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/s-jpHdhgXCA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/am-best-places-has-placed-primerica-life-insurance-company-under-review/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/am-best-places-has-placed-primerica-life-insurance-company-under-review/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/mT5wqsi37QI/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ukraine-announces-it-will-not-recieve-a-38-billion-bailout/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ukraine-announces-it-will-not-recieve-a-38-billion-bailout/ By Natalya Zinets KIEV, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine&#8217;s economy will undergo an &#8220;extremely difficult&#8221; period without a .8 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday. Her comments mirror those of Deputy Prime Minister Hryhory Nemyrya w&#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/mT5wqsi37QI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ukraine-announces-it-will-not-recieve-a-38-billion-bailout/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ukraine-announces-it-will-not-recieve-a-38-billion-bailout/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/lF_wY3zMcEA/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/putin-warns-if-ukraine-steals-our-gas-we-will-cut-eu-supply/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/putin-warns-if-ukraine-steals-our-gas-we-will-cut-eu-supply/ By Gleb Bryanski and Natalya Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Russia will cut gas deliveries to Europe if Ukraine siphons off supplies crossing its territory, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, in a warning that raised the spectre of another gas dispute. Putin&#8217;s tough rhet&#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/lF_wY3zMcEA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/putin-warns-if-ukraine-steals-our-gas-we-will-cut-eu-supply/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/putin-warns-if-ukraine-steals-our-gas-we-will-cut-eu-supply/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~3/HyCEL09xfCQ/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ups-ceo-announces-2010-volume-growth/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ups-ceo-announces-2010-volume-growth/ United Parcel Service Inc expects growth in its volumes next year as the global economy gradually recovers, its chief announced in a statement on Wednesday. The company will also hike shipping rates for 2010, which follows a similar move by rival Fedex and will announce the size of the price hike in&#8230; Share<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FinancialNewsWorldwide/~4/HyCEL09xfCQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ups-ceo-announces-2010-volume-growth/feed/ http://www.financialdose.com/2009/11/ups-ceo-announces-2010-volume-growth/