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What’s Important In The Financial World (5/7/2012) Gas Prices Fall, U.S. to Cut AIG Stake

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 6:25 am

France and Greece are not the only nations in which the forces of austerity suffered a setback. The party of Angela Merkel, the champion of government cost cuts across Europe, gave up ground ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/4/2012) Gas Prices, Zuckerberg Riches

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:35 am

The focus of the Facebook IPO turned again to the wealth of founder Mark Zuckerberg. The issue is so much more important than the company itself, or its new investors, ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/3/2012) Chrysler Plants Open, Roubini’s Iran Worries

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:52 am

The government of Spain got lucky. It planned to raise over 2 billion euros in debt. The amount sold was more than that -- 2.5 billion. The international capital markets ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/2/1012) Dow at Four-Year High, Facebook IPO Roadshow

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:44 am

There are rumors that the Facebook “roadshow” to present the company’s prospects to investors will begin this week and that the initial public offering of the social network will come ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/1/2012) Financials Lift DJIA for Q1, Bank of America Layoffs

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:07 am

BP’s (NYSE: BP) profits fell as it continues to struggle with the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. The incident and subsequent oil spill may cost the UK company as much as $20 billion ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/30/2012) Gas Prices Fall, Global Unemployment Rises

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:34 am

Gasoline prices continued to slip, but that may not last long. Oil has reversed its sell-off. According to AAA Fuel Gauge, a gallon of regular based on the average price ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/27/2012) Brand New Homes Underwater, Postal Service War

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 6:32 am

The war among politicians between the economic values of austerity and stimulus has heated up again. French presidential candidate François Hollande said German leader Angela Merkel cannot decide the financial fate of Europe on ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/26/2012) Nintendo Loss, Gas Price Retreat

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 6:42 am

Economic confidence in Europe took a nose dive. The European Commission reported its economic sentiment indicator fell in April to 92.8 from a reading of 94.5 the previous month. MarketWatch ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/25/2012) India Downgrade, Facebook Prospects

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 6:37 am

Comscore released its list of the 50 largest U.S. websites for March based on unique visitors. The top of the list has not changed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sites are still ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/24/2012) Nokia Almost Dead, Spain Yields Rocket Up

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment to the People’s Republic. It is the world’s largest market for cars and light trucks, ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/23/2012) Walmart Probe, Weak EU and China’s PMI

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 6:38 am

Any economic recovery in the eurozone that analysts and politicians might have hoped for will be put off for some time. PMI data for the first month of the second quarter was particularly ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/20/2012) French Elections, iPhone 5, Ford in China

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:41 am

The amount the International Monetary Fund can raise, primarily to help to create a sovereign firewall for Europe, stands at $320 billion. Although, several nations have said they will help ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/19/2012) Facebook $104 Billion Value, Gas Price Drop

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:26 am

Gasoline dipped below $3.90, based on the AAA assessment of the average price for a gallon of regular nationwide. The price yesterday was $3.891, down from $3.899 the day before and ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/17/2012) Italy’s Budget Miss, the Reinvention of Yahoo!

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 6:32 am

In what is likely to be a shock to the system of EU austerity negotiations, Italy will move its balanced budget goal from 2013 to 2014. Reuters reports that a document from the office ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/17/2012) Buffett Rule Blocked, Yahoo! Earnings

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 6:46 am

The Republicans in the Senate killed the Buffett Rule, which is meant to tax Americans who earn more than $1 million, or some other large amount, depending on the version of the ...
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