Despite a recent run up in IBM's shares, there is still room for more shareholder returns.

Asian share markets finish mostly higher Thursday with indexes in Hong Kong and Australia closing at their highest levels in more than a year.

I love bull markets. I like to have faith in the future of our economy. And I’m tired of all the pessimism tied to the recession. Apparently the entire market feels the same way. Since hitting year lows in March the S&P 500 has been on a tear rising nearly 60%. The Depressing Truth But as optimistic as I want to be about a rebounding economy and as much as I want to see the market continue to recover I also have to face reality. And the reality is that a fully recuperated economy is nowhere in sight. Granted ...

Most Asian markets are higher Wednesday, with resource stocks rallying on the back of strong commodity prices as gold hovers near its record.

Chinese stocks on Monday suffer this yearâ??s worst percentage fall, as investors already worried about a likely drop in bank lending dumped shares on concern that a large planned share offering would further sap liquidity.

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