» The swing county in swing state that picks winners
16/05/12 16:09 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
Voters in election bellwether Wood County, Ohio, talk with MarketWatch about Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s chances of winning their county and the presidency, and why the race for the Buckeye State will be close this fall.

» NewsWatch: The swing county in swing state that picks winners
16/05/12 16:00 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
Voters in election bellwether Wood County, Ohio, talk with MarketWatch about Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s chances for winning their county and the presidency, and why the race for the Buckeye State will be close this fall.

» Michael Casey's FX Horizons: Aussie dollar can’t fall far enough for locals
16/05/12 15:59 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
Commodities booms can become double-edged swords for resource-rich countries, a lesson that Australia is now learning as a strong Australian dollar becomes an unbearable burden for much of its economy.

» Metals Stocks: Gold adds to losses as Greek uncertainty remains
16/05/12 15:58 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
Gold falls for a fourth day Wednesday as concerns about Greece’s finances drain investors’ appetite for risk and help push the U.S. dollar higher.

» Futures Movers: Oil struggles to keep above $93 a barrel
16/05/12 15:50 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
Crude-oil futures fell on Wednesday, hovering at their lowest since November as investors reacted to news that Greece will head back to the polls, adding to the uncertainty surrounding the future of the euro zone.

» Matthew Lynn's London Eye: Germany will blink and won’t let Greece exit euro
16/05/12 15:47 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
The Germans are talking tough. When it comes to the crunch, however, they will blink, and deliver a Marshall Plan–style package to keep Greece in the euro, writes Matthew Lynn.

» Legg Mason shares up 9% on refi, buyback news
16/05/12 15:46 from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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» Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks rise on upbeat economic data
16/05/12 15:39 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
U.S. stocks move higher on better-than-anticipated results on U.S. industrial production and the housing industry, but worries about Greece continue to curb investor enthusiasm.

» Oil, gold add to losses after ECB news
16/05/12 15:38 from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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» Syracuse coach's wife suing ESPN for libel
16/05/12 15:38 from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The wife of former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine plans to sue Disney's ESPN for libel, according to reports Wednesday. In a suit to be filed in a New York federal court later Wednesday, ..

» Euro falls, Treasury pare loss on ECB, Greece news
16/05/12 15:34 from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The euro lost ground and Treasury prices pared their declines on Wednesday following anews reports that The European Central Bank won't conduct monetary policy operations with some Greek banks that don't have enou..

» Bond Report: Treasurys yields rise from multimonth lows
16/05/12 15:28 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
Treasury prices decline after a report showed U.S. come construction was stronger than expected in April, while Greece remains in focus.

» Currencies: Dollar in bid to extend longest rally in 2 decades
16/05/12 15:24 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
A slight turn up by the euro endangers the dollar’s longest winning streak in more than two decades. Currency traders key off U.S. housing data as well as prospects for new elections in Greece amid a reported jump in bank withdrawals.

» Movers & Shakers: Wednesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks
16/05/12 15:18 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories – Sponsored by: CyberTrader
MarketWatch’s daily rundown of shares making sizable moves in the U.S. stock market.

» Skechers to pay $40 million for deceptive ads
16/05/12 15:15 from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that Skechers USA will pay $40 million to settle charges that the shoe company deceived consumers with unfounded claims that its Shape-ups could help people lose weigh..