Pakistan Turmoil Adds to Market Woes
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Stocks had an uneven week after glum economic data and the turmoil in Pakistan led to sell-offs.
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The coming week, with Tuesday's New Year's holiday limiting trading activity, will provide time for investors to reassess geopolitical risk levels in light of the turmoil in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
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Asian stocks fell on Friday as news of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and fears over regional political turmoil triggered a flight to less risky assets such as bonds and gold.
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U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday, led lower by financial shares after an analyst warned of larger mortgage-related write-offs, while an assassination of Pakistan's' opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked fears of global unrest.
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This week's stock market  slide provides a stark storm warning for global business  leaders and policymakers meeting in Switzerland, as pleas for  some form of coordinated policy response rise.
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UPDATED - The assassination of Pakistan's leading challenger to the prime minister's post may be to blame for a late afternoon plummet in Apple's stock value, along with the rest of the tech sector.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after a weak durable goods report raised concerns about the outlook for the economy and an assassination in Pakistan sparked worries about global political stability.
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The spike in oil prices in recent months is stoking heated arguments between market players, who blame each other for the lack of production capacities that has been exposed by strong global demand.
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A little more than six years ago, immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. cities, few sane investment advisers would have recommended Pakistani stocks.
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A strategy to cope with the market's malaise.
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U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as an assassination in Pakistan sparked fears of global unrest, while an analyst warning of larger mortgage-related write-offs pressured financial shares.
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Global stock markets face an uncertain week after the biggest sell-off in more than four years.
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Markets from Mumbai to Frankfurt went into a tailspin, puncturing the hopes of many investors that Europe and Asia will be able to sidestep an American downturn.
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Individual investors are struggling to find a balanced approach at an unreliable time for the market.
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Worries about the global economy rattled stock markets around the world this week, paring billions from the value of investorsâ holdings.
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Stocks extended losses after midday on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials now down 1 percent with the Nasdaq, pressured by financial stocks after an analyst warned of larger write-offs in the sector and by an assassination in Pakistan.
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Although the markets regained some lost ground recently, a full calendar of economic reports could mean treacherous going for traders.