| | Weekly Roundup FEBRUARY 22, 2013 MarketWatch's top 10 stories, Feb. 18 - 22 By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks lost ground this week, breaking a streak of 7 weeks of gains powered by investor confidence in a slowly improving economy, a somewhat dormant euro-zone debt crisis and solid corporate earnings.The main indexes still managed gains on some individual days this week but overall, with volatility re-emerging and growing concern over federal spending cuts, enthusiasm for stocks took a hit.The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) rose 13.18 points or 0.9% on the day to close at 1,515.60 on Friday. For the week the index was off 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 119.95 points or 0.9% to close at 14,000.57. For the week the Blue Chip index rose 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite Index(COMP) rose 30.33 points or 1% to close at 3,161.82. It notched a 1% decline for the week.Please visit MarketWatch over the weekend for all the news you need to plan your personal finances, your retirement and to get the results of your Oscar pool. We'll have live coverage of the awards all Sunday evening.Also, take a moment to view our Week Ahead videos. Europe's Week Ahead: Bernanke, Italy and Japan U.S. Week Ahead: Sequester deadline nears — Christopher Noble , assistant managing editor.Boom Don't call it a boom just yet, but the pace of big-time leveraged buyouts, or LBOs, appears set to increase in 2013 as private-equity firms tap a massive pool of cash before they are forced to return the money to shareholders. LBO boom? Maybe not, but deal pace picks up. All that's silver After a nearly 9% dive in silver prices this month, investors should be able to breathe a sigh of relief as growth in industrial and investment demand gains pace, and calls of "oversold" conditions and "bargain" prices for the precious metal intensify. For silver, being cheap is a good thing. Divorce, Obamacare style By denying coverage to spouses, employers not only save the annual premiums, but also the new fees that went into effect as part of the Affordable Care Act. Why your boss is dumping your wife. Surviving, for now Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) better-than-expected quarterly earnings highlighted some slowing of the recent decline in the company's personal computer business, but forecasts for the rest of the year suggest that could be a temporary condition. Hewlett-Packard surviving PC slump - for now. War vault Apple Inc. (AAPL) needs to dramatically restructure its approach to managing its massive cash "war vault," and a new class of stock is a good way to do it, hedge-fund star David Einhorn said. Einhorn touts plan for Apple's "war vault". Bubble? What bubble? Federal Reserve officials played down the risks of asset bubbles and balance-sheet losses, both of which hint the central bank's extraordinary bond purchases may continue for some time. Bubble, loss concerns played down by Fed officials. Five big lies The Dow popped back above 14,000 this week. The market's been booming all year. Small cap stocks just hit a new all-time high, and Mom and Pop have been jumping back into the market. But Brett Arends says he's seen it all before, and the market's state is reviving five myths that just don't seem to want to die. The 5 biggest lies on Wall Street. The taxman cometh It may pay for mutual fund investors to take a closer look at how much of their returns are going to the tax man — especially at a time when Americans are adjusting to higher tax rates and when taxable payouts from mutual funds are likely to become more common. The taxman cometh for fund investors' money. Enjoy the ride The Dow and the S&P 500 are hovering near all-time highs and other key indexes have surpassed their peaks. Individual investors have jumped into U.S. stocks again for the first time in years. That's prompted some pundits to get more cautious. But one longtime tracker of market trends has a word of advice: Relax. The calendar still favors investors. Moving for taxes Taxes are among the biggest expenses people face in retirement. So it's no surprise that many retirees and would-be retirees ponder the thought of moving to a tax-friendly state. The most tax-friendly states for retirees. 
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