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InterOil Stock Gets Boost from Talks with Exxon

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 10:20 am

High-flying energy company InterOil Corp. (NYSE: IOC) is getting another stock price boost this morning after revealing that the company is in “exclusive” negotiations with Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) ...
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Germany Dodges Recession, Sentiment Rises

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 7:10 am

Today, Germany confirmed that its first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose by a mere 0.1%. There was some excitement that the largest economy in Europe had dodged a recession, which ...
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WisdomTree Finds That Japan Giveth and Japan Taketh Away

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 10:40 am

WisdomTree Investments Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has been winning and winning due to its great Japan bet on a hedged Japan Equity ETF, which moved to eliminate the currency risks of the ...
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Will Chinese “Recession” Join Europe’s Contraction?

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 6:26 am

Manufacturing in China contracted this month, according to the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a preliminary reading of manufacturing activity. The figure came in at 49.6. Any number below 50 ...
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China PMI Contracts, Hits 49.6

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 3:48 am

Perhaps China's economy has started to move toward recession. New purchasing managers index data certainly shows the its manufacturing data has signaled a contraction. The cause may be the collapse ...
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Nikkei Collapses 7.3%

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 3:43 am

The Nikkei dropped a remarkable 7.3% after weeks of record-setting days. Two days ago the Bank of Japan said the Japanese economy was "picking up." Now, suddenly there will be ...
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Swiss IPO Filing in U.S.: Luxoft, for Software Development and IT Solutions

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 5:48 pm

Luxoft Holding Inc. has filed to come public in an initial public offering. No financial terms were offered other than that it may sell up to $80 million in shares. ...
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More Detail About National Bank of Greece’s Capital Raise

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 3:25 pm

Investors have had time to know and prepare for a capital raise of sorts from the National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG). That is almost upon us and this ...
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Dish Network Cites National Security Threat of Sprint Acquisition by Softbank

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 9:15 am

It was perhaps inevitable that the fight between Japan’s Softbank and Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) over Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) would take turn in this direction. In a ...
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Recession in Italy Doubles Its Deprived Population

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 7:15 am

Italy's statistics bureau has issued a report on just how badly a recession has crippled its population. According to World Bulletin: Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes ...
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States Sending the Most Goods to China

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 6:55 am

Over the past decade, U.S. exports to China have grown at an annual rate of nearly 17% each year. In 2012 alone, the 50 states shipped more than $100 billion ...
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Apple Joins Overseas Corporate Tax and Repatriation Debate in Washington D.C.

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 3:41 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) set a record for its $17 billion debt offering in the last month, but the entire borrowing could have been avoided if there was not such ...
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European Union Investigates Crude Oil Price-Fixing

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 9:10 am

Two days ago, officials of the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), ...
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European Auto Sales See a Bounce in April

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 7:00 am

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported that regionwide car sales rose for the first time in a year and a half: In April, the EU market of new passenger cars grew ...
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Walmart Stock Hit by Decline in International Earnings

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 7:45 am

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $114.2 ...
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