ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged; Markets Await Word from Trichet

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged for a 20th straight month.

Officials at the ECB in Frankfurt left the benchmark lending rate unchanged at 1%, Bloomberg News reported. The move was widely forecast by analyst and economists.

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Investors May Need Better Reasons to Buy Stocks

Given all that transpired globally over the Thanksgiving weekend, the idea of holding risky assets like stocks should give investors heartburn. Perhaps a strong Black Friday weekend and holiday selling season will draw traders’…

Stocks Continue Slide on Euro Debt Fears

One thing investors are probably thankful for is that this holiday-shortened trading week is finally over. The U.S. stock market logged just a half day Friday but not before posting more deep and broad-based losses, as European sovereign debt fears con…