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German Bond Yields Turn Negative… Under Zero-Percent Returns?

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:55 am

You might think that record low bond yields in the U.S. and in Europe's safer nations would have a floor of zero percent.  Afterall, you cannot have a negative bond ...
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Window 8 Preview Hits

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:31 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) released it preview edition of Windows 8, putting the world's largest software company closer to launching what will be its most important product for the next ...
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Brent Drops Below $100

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:29 am

The price for Brent crude has dropped below the $100 milestone for the first time since October. It is another signal that the world is: 1) no longer worried about ...
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Google Goes Paid With Product Search

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:27 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will begin to charge money for a service which has been free. Sameer Samat the Vice President of Product Management for Google Shopping wrote in a blog: ...
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Facebook Site Outage, a Last Straw

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:25 am

“Earlier today, some users briefly experienced issues loading the site. The issues have since been resolved and everyone should now have access to Facebook,” company spokesman Michael Kirkland told Reuters. ...
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Formula One IPO Killed

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:24 am

The Formula One initial public offering, which was supposed to debut on the Singapore market, was killed. The move was extraordinary. Owning shares in the premier racing business in the world is nearly ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (6/1/2012) EU Unemployment, Windows 8 Preview

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:24 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will begin to charge money for a service that has been free. Sameer Samat, Vice President of Product Management for Google Shopping, wrote in a blog: First, we ...
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Media Digest (6/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:23 am

China’s PMI indicates a considerable slowing of its economy. (Reuters) Senior EC and ECB officials warn that the eurozone is on the brink of a calamity. (Reuters) Problems at Research In ...
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Europe Unemployment Hits 11%

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:01 am

Europe's unemployment remains extremely high at 11% in April. Eurostat economists reported that: The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate3 was 11.0% in April 2012, stable compared with March. It ...
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The Emerging Markets Slowdown Trifecta

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 4:37 am

Anyone who bet that India, Brazil and China would slow down in an exact order was a winner. Actually, it is hard to say where the drop-off began and when. ...
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Despite Hard Times … Airline Bulls Surfacing (JBLU, UAL, LUV, LCC, DAL)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 4:53 pm

Oil had a really dismal May, losing roughly 17% and hitting under $87.00 per barrel for WTI Crude on Thursday. While this may not be good for oil barons, the airline ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 31, 2012 (CSTR, ARBA, SCMR, CLF, OVTI, CIEN, JOY, MOV, MY, MOD, SIRI, AONE, END)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors were disappointed at the downward revision to first-quarter US GDP growth from 2.2% to 1.9%. A better-than-expected showing ...
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PIMCO’s Bill Gross Warns Of Too Much Risk With Too Low Yields in Bonds

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 2:49 pm

Bill Gross is the de facto Bond King.  Running a giant institution like PIMCO give you quite some power.  Gross makes monthly outlooks and his June report is not offering ...
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Card Issuers Have Some Issues (V, MA)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 2:28 pm

Yesterday Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) filed a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that the company’s total US payments volume fell by -3% and that US debit ...
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Endeavour Sees Monster Short Squeeze on ConocoPhillips Deal (END, COP)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 2:23 pm

Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) is not exactly a household name in the oil sector... It is also hard to get excited about such a small-cap name when you consider ...
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