The big winners of 2010 scored returns far above those of U.S. markets by piggybacking on China’s ferocious growth. But rebounding American equities look mighty impressive next to the year’s real losers: the victims of the euro…
Simply put, the losses Irish taxpayers will be forced to cover are larger than the nation’s economy can support, even with the promised bailout. The EU and Irish political leadership’s attempts to put a brave face on the crisis…
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…