Dec 30, 2011

Marketplace Index for Friday, December 30, 2011

A graph of the stock market in 2011 looks like a contour map of Death Valley glued to the Himalayas. Despite huge swings, the S&P 500 index ended the year remarkably close to where it began. Derek Jaskulski from Portland Global Advisors says you got to hand it to a market that can go through such scary volatility and still end up pretty much with a shrug. He offers us some tips on what to watch in the new year.

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Daily Pulse

World markets: Winners and losers in 2011

by Joel Patterson

Dec 30, 2011

The past year wasn’t kind to those with money in the Greek market, but Zambian investors are laughing all the way to the bank.

2011 ends with a whimper

by David Brancaccio

Dec 30, 2011

A graph of the stock market in 2011 looks like a contour map of Death Valley glued to the Himalayas. Despite huge swings, the S&P 500 index ended the year remarkably close to where it began.