Monday, December 17, 2012

20 children, 7 others dead in school shooting

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Twenty-seven 27 people are dead, including 20 children, in a shooting Friday morning at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the Associated Press is reporting. The alleged gunman is among the dead, police officials say. See full story.

The 2 million unemployed who may hit fiscal cliff

Get inside the data released this week with this graphical analysis, which shows improving signs in the jobs market and a hint of optimism in manufacturing. See full story.

3 unloved dividend stocks to watch in 2013

McDonald�s, Intel and Microsoft pay a steady dividend and have cash to increase shareholder payouts, but investors have been giving these and other blue-chip companies the cold shoulder. But these stocks are worth considering heading into 2013, writes Matt Andrejczak. See full story.

Leading indicators of a stock-market top

A top in the stock market may be closer than you think. That, at least, is the sobering conclusion Mark Hulbert found after analyzing the relative performance of the market�s various sectors prior to other peaks. See full story.

What 2012�s winners and losers say about 2013

Finding the trends among this year�s best and worst stocks and what that means for 2013. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

The fiscal cliff is a misleading metaphor, writes Rex Nutting. The tax and spending laws will change on that day, it�s true, but the impact will be spread out over many, many months. We�re already feeling the pain. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

The ad-revenue bonanza up for grabs in the map war. See full story.

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