41. Besides not buying globally, U.S. investors are selling globally. 42. Blue-chip stocks were also boosted as some investors sold debt and bought equity. 43. BOND YIELDS CONTINUE THEIR SLIDE Treasury bond prices rallied as investors sold stocks and sought the safety of government securities. 44. A common theory behind the effect is that many investors sell losers for tax purposes in December, and that those castoffs are often small issues. 45. A drop in Italian bonds on political concern there also put pressure on Swedish bonds as investors sold holdings in non-core European markets such as Italy and Sweden. 46. A one-time accounting break that begins today could make it easier for bond investors to sell securities after the biggest rally in four years. 47. A lot of the recent volatility is because uninformed investors sell their shares after seeing other investors dump their shares, he said. 48. Brisk job growth is usually a sign for investors to sell bonds. 49. Brokers said investors sold the stock to take advantage of its recent strength as the broader market was sliding. 50. But investors now sell short for many reasons, including arbitrage plays and betting on takeovers. |