Newsletter BOX: Reuters Money: Jobless claims data points to pickup in job gains in August

08/29/2013

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Jobless claims data points to pickup in job gains in August

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell as expected last week, suggesting a strengthening in job gains in August after a slight pullback the prior month.

Don't 'war game' your portfolio

(Reuters) - Investors fearing the impact of an attack on Syria ought to start worrying instead about things they can predict and control.

FINRA tackles private securities as investors seek yield

(Reuters) - Schemes involving shady offerings of privately-issued securities are a perpetual problem on Wall Street, even during the sleepy end of summer.

Analysis: Girding for battle as electronic derivatives trading revived

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $300 trillion privately traded U.S. derivatives markets could be on the verge of the biggest change in their 30-year history if investors embrace new electronic trading platforms that would reduce the market dominance of large banks.

Analysis: India finds price of expats' patriotism elusive as growth fades

MUMBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The patriotism of wealthy overseas Indians has helped the country avert economic crises in the past and it is little surprise that embattled policymakers are turning to them again to plug a record trade gap that is battering the rupee.

Harbinger's insurance unit files for $100 million IPO

(Reuters) - Fidelity & Guaranty Life, the insurance unit of Harbinger Group Inc, filed with U.S. regulators on Thursday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.

The contrarian judge and the Merrill brokers: Frankel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a historic decision in June 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that female employees of Wal-Mart could not sue the company for gender discrimination as a nationwide class.

Money milestones for every decade

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Life spans are long, and not everyone lives on a "house and kids by 30, first million by 50" kind of schedule. Nevertheless, there are financial milestones that it helps to hit at every stage.

Can an expanded army of seniors stem Medicare fraud?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enrolled in Medicare and want to join the ground war against fraud? All you need now is a pen and a pair of reading glasses.

Another key factor for stock investors to watch

CHICAGO (Reuters) - It's well known that small-company stocks have outperformed large-company stocks in terms of average annualized return since the 1920s, and bargain-priced stocks tend to outperform growth stocks.