How to avoid a falling knife

A falling knife is an expression used to describe a security or industry in which the current price or value has dropped significantly in a short period of time. Personal finance editor Lauren Young gives timely advice on how to avoid falling knives.

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Banking sector still falling some way short of doing the right thing
BUSINESS OPINION:Investors are inclined to run shy of Irish banks until the full extent of losses becomes clear, writes JOHN McMANUS
Noonan seeks to avoid contagion for Ireland
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he is seeking to avoid any contagion for Ireland from a new bailout for crisis-stricken Greece.
UAE interbank rates hit 7-year low; seen falling
Capital inflows into the UAE, boosted by unrest in Bahrain, brought interbank offered rates to a seven-year low yesterday as liquidity stayed high in the Gulf Arab state’s banking sector.
Stocks keep falling
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell, extending the longest weekly Dow Jones Industrial Average slump in more than eight years, amid concern the global economy is slowing.
Your Money: Steps you can take to avoid higher fees
The financial reform legislation enacted last year directed the Fed to place "reasonable" limits on the fees retailers pay when consumers use debit cards. In December, the Fed proposed capping those...
TSX advances amid falling commodities, negative corporate, economic data
The Toronto stock market closed higher Tuesday in a broad advance led by mining and financial stocks despite indications of a slowing economy in the United States, Canada’s largest trading partner.
Bernanke gives details on reforms to avoid another crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other regulators gave Congress an update yesterday on their efforts to implement the biggest overhaul of the US' financial rules since the Great Depression.In...