Copyright (c) 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker Technology stocks & Silicon Valley: the inside scoop on investing ideas and trends, featuring all-star contributors, CEOs, entrepreneurs and money managers. en-us http://l.yimg.com/a/p/fi/pr/40197.gif http://finance.yahoo.com 144 17 Wednesday 23 Mar 11 17:54:08 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/"markets-are-terrified"-as-middle-east-turmoil-continues-to-flare,-says-expert-536066.html?tickers=AFK,OIH,GAF,EGPT,EEM,GLD,OIL Wednesday brought additional fighting in Libya, protests in Syria and a state of emergency in Yemen as unrest continues to roil entrenched regimes across the Middle East and North Africa. Having already toppled dictatorships in Tunisia and Egypt, the Wednesday 23 Mar 11 17:54:08 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/does-the-uk's-lousy-economy-prove-it?-were-paul-krugman-and-keynes-right?-536065.html?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,EWU,FXB,FEZ,IEV,^TNX The economic situation in the United Kingdom is going from bad to worse.  Not only is the economy back in recession, inflation is heating up.  This raises the specter of the dreaded "stagflation" that crippled the US economy in the 197 Wednesday 23 Mar 11 16:58:11 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-incredible-shrinking-city:-detroit-is-becoming-a-ghost-town-536064.html?tickers=gm,f,tm,^dji,^gspc The Motor City's engine is dying.  Detroit's population shrank by more than 25% in the last decade, according to Census statistics reported in the New York Times. The city's population fell to 713,777 in 2010, a drop of almost 240,000 residents.&nbsp Wednesday 23 Mar 11 15:53:22 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/"the-last-thing-anybody-needs”:-crude-tops-$105,-unlikely-to-fall-anytime-soon-536063.html?tickers=USO,OIL,XLE,AFK,GAH,OIH,^DJI Crude prices pushed above $105 per barrel early Wednesday after U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear said additional strikes on forces loyal to Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi will be launched in the "coming hours and days." Wednesday 23 Mar 11 14:30:49 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/"the-two-tier-recovery":-why-most-people-are-not-feeling-it,-gary-shilling-explains-536062.html?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,ITB,PKB,XHB,^TNX,GLD The U.S. has been in official recovery mode since June 2009. But, with millions of Americans still without work and a housing market that continues to take a beating, you may not know that things are looking up. There’s a reason for that disco Wednesday 23 Mar 11 13:15:18 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/10-things-you-need-to-know-before-the-opening-bell-536061.html?tickers=AMZN,BDU,SPY Asian indices were mixed in overnight trading with the Nikkei down 1.65%. Major European indices are trading up and US futures indicate a lower open. Wednesday 23 Mar 11 11:49:56 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/gadhafi-will-"probably-survive":-oil-up-as-u.s.-led-coalition-starts-to-fray-536060.html?tickers=USO,OIL,XLE,AFK,GAF,OIH,^DJI The crash of a U.S. military F-15 bomber Tuesday awoke many Americans to the startling realization that, yes, we are at war in Libya. "Once you start dropping bombs on a place, you are at war," says Robert Powell, Mid-East analyst at The Economi Tuesday 22 Mar 11 20:34:44 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/gary-shilling's-5-things-to-worry-about-536059.html?tickers=EWJ,FXI,USO,VGK,^DJI,^GSPC,XHB Despite recent volatility, the market has held up pretty well this month and appears to have found its footing in the past three days. Clearly, the downturn could've been worse given the headlines coming from Japan, Libya and the Mid-East generally -- not Tuesday 22 Mar 11 17:00:22 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/don't-buy-the-hype,-says-gary-shilling:-stocks-are-anything-but-safe-536058.html?tickers=^GSPC,^DJI,TLT,AGG,TIP,^IXIC,FXE Now that the current bull market for stocks has lasted for more than two years, small investors are wading back in again. And there's much to support their optimism. Unemployment is coming down, the economy is growing at a solid if unspectacular rat Tuesday 22 Mar 11 16:04:04 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/world-at-crossroads-over-energy-supply:-"this-is-not-over-yet,"-chang-says-536057.html?tickers=OIL,UNG,EWJ,FXI,USO,XOP,NLR The world is in crisis mode right now, from an unthinkable natural disaster in Japan to civil unrest throughout the Middle East and North Africa. As if these events were alone not unsettling enough, there is perhaps an even bigger crisis coming down t Tuesday 22 Mar 11 13:50:02 GMT