losses

Help for mounting 401(k) losses

CNN Money  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 9:49am

Question: I'm retired and my 401(k) has lost approximately 35% over the past year. My financial adviser tells me to stay the course, but the losses keep mounting.

What should I do? -Dale Marcos, Lafayette, Indiana



 

Stocks fall further after jobless claims jump (AP)

Ytop stories  Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:32am

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Fresh worries about widening unemployment added to investors' list of concerns about the economy Thursday.



 

Stocks set to extend losses

CNN Money  Thu, 11/20/2008 - 4:30am

U.S. stocks were poised to extend losses Thursday, a day after a rout on Wall Street sent the blue-chip Dow average below 8,000 for the first time since 2003.



 

Pound falls again against dollar

BBC Finance  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 2:28am

Sterling's losses mount as the currency hits its lowest in six years against the dollar on fears of a deep recession.



 

Earnings alert: Nortel earnings sink

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:41am

Plus: Lenovo revenue plunges...Time Warner performance is flat...Pioneer predicts greater loss...Motorola losses return.



 

HSBC in $4.3bn housing write-down

BBC Finance  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 4:14am

HSBC's losses relating to the US housing market reach $4.3bn in the third quarter.



 

Cathay Pacific in profit warning

BBC Finance  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 4:51am

Shares in Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific plunge 14% after it warns of falling revenue and fuel hedging losses.



 

Both parties expect Democratic Senate pickups (AP)

Ytop stories  Tue, 11/04/2008 - 6:25am

AP - Democrats counted on solidifying their thin leadership grip on the Senate as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to fill 35 Senate seats.

Embattled Republicans braced for losses but hoped they would be modest ones.



 

Deducting your IRA losses

CNN Money  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 3:46pm

It might be possible to deduct some of your losses from retirement accounts on your taxes, but it's probably not a good idea.



 

As losses return, Motorola delays its split

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 9:57am

The struggling company announces a third-quarter loss and delays the planned spinoff of its mobile-handset business amid macroeconomic woes.