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With gold sliding alongside pummeled equities and weak global growth forecasts the dollar is emerging as the most unlikely of safe havens. Eurozone concerns and a cap on the Swiss franc have been among the drivers of the trend.

U.S. stocks continued their rallies in morning trading on Thursday after major central banks agreed to inject dollar liquidity to the market in an coordinated effort.

The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday announced that 61 community banks across the country received a total of 608 million dollars as part of the next wave of funding provided through Small Business Lending Fund,(SBLF), to help small businesses grow and create new jobs.

U.S. stocks retreated to one-month lows on the back of a surge in the U.S. dollar and some weakness in oil. DJIA was down 332.8 points or -1.8% at 17662.9. Asian stocks are trading mixed as markets awaited more data that could shed light on the state of China's economy. Nikkei 225 is trading up 92.4 points or 0.5% at 18757.6, while Hang Seng is trading down 69.5 points or -0.3% at 23827.5. Indian rupee weakened to close at 62.7800 against USD. Read More here- http://onlinetradingttips.blogspot.in/2015/03/stock-in-news-for-today-intraday-stocks.html

Falling global markets and a stronger U.S. dollar pushed Hong Kong stocks lower in heavy turnover, although blue chips ended the day of volatile trading slightly off day-lows.

JPMorgan Chase led financial stocks lower today after the second-largest bank in the U.S. reported disappointing results in Q3. Late trading surges helped to minimize the market's decline.

Investors are shedding gold and silver holdings at record speed as a preference for the dollar and fear of future liquidity impact attitudes. Miners, in spite of being undervalued against gold, are also being sold off amid the volatility.

Emerging nations have something the U.S. does not, major growth. While developed nations struggle with the plodding pace of growth and safe-havens at sky-highs, emerging economies offer a less traditional investment path.

Hong Kong blue chips opened 65 points lower and continued to fall, dragged down by big declines in Chinese bank stocks. Worry about declining asset values hit big banks.

Many investors seem to believe that gold is the ultimate hedge, but Michael McTague, in the interests of myth busting--and truth--gives a resounding "no."

The market is being pushed closer and closer to the edge of an economic cliff. What can investors do about it to avoid the proverbial fall and actual decline of investments?