UNTIL RECENTLY, BOND-FUND MANAGERS could get away with one of the biggest shortcuts in investing: skimming over the finer points of each bond they put in their portfolios. Bond research, also known as credit analysis, is supposed to answer a

JP Morgan: European Banks Need to Raise $78 BillionGOOD MORNING. Stocks in Asia closed mixed today; U.S. futures are pointing to a higher open.Banks stocks have fueled the market rally this year, but it's still too early to say the

Germany Gets SeriousIn an effort to reassure savings account holders jittery in the wake of the worldwide financial panic, German chancellor Angela Merkel says today the German government will back up every private savings account in the country. Appearing on

News at a GlanceNew Lewis: BofA seeks CEO's replacement ASAP.Back in Black: Stocks rise after last week's late dip.Services Surprise: ISM index tops consensus.Crude Dips: Oil down about $1 in midday trading.The LowdownTraders returned to the pit a bit more

Sale Talk Boosts BrocadeShares of Brocade Communications Systems () jumped more than 15% in Monday morning trading after The Wall Street Journal that the network equipment maker has "quietly put itself up for sale."Potential bidders include Oracle () and Hewlett-Packard

More than oil, or even Treasury bonds, the market's safe haven play during times of crisis over the past 24 months has undoubtedly been the Japanese yen -often forgotten as one of the few assets actually higher in 2008, a

Last Tango in ParisNicolas Sarkozy rallies the leaders of European countries, including England, Germany, and Italy, in Paris for an impromptu strategy session to keep afloat struggling European banks. The day after the U.S. bailout bill passed, the Europeans agree

The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has started to recover from the global economic recession as investors return.