Bonds Rally In Anticipation Of Friday's Jobs Report

Treasuries rallied on Thursday ahead of today's government report that a poll of economists predicts will show nearly 650,000 jobs lost in February. That would be the worst such Labor Department report in 60 years, according to the Reuters story. 

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USO Now Controls Fifth Of Most-Traded Oil Futures Contracts

In this Wall Street Journal piece, the growth of the U.S. Oil Fund (NYSE: USO) and its impact on trading in volatile energy markets is reviewed.

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Sector Bets Can Be Risky

That's the theme of Ian Salisbury's latest column for Dow Jones Newswires. You can read the story here.

Indexing Wins In 2008

Sam Mamudi of MarketWatch notes that index funds beat their active rivals last year.

Tapping into Morningstar's database, he reports that the average actively managed mutual fund lost 40.5% and the average index mutual fund 39.1% in 2008. 

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Counter-Trend Trading Strategies

At Investor's Business Daily, reporter Trang Ho takes a look at trading strategies by some pros in the wake of the current downward trending market.

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