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What Is Important in the Financial World

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 6:35 am

Slow EU Economic Recovery Europe believes that it is doing poorly, financially. The European Commission (EC) put out its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) activity for this year and ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (5/2/2013)

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 6:35 am

Disappointing Eurozone PMI The Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI report did not have a single good thing in it. Not only did the region's activity contract, it also contracted in most of ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (5/1/2013)

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 6:50 am

Global Consumer Confidence The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions for the first quarter of 2013, shows that there is no unanimity in confidence among people around the ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/29/2013)

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 6:43 am

Consumer Confidence in Europe In another blow to the recovery of the European economy, consumer confidence across the region fell in April. The reading was the lowest since December and ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/26/2013)

Posted: April 26, 2013 at 6:39 am

Electronic Arts Layoffs Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), which recently dumped its chief executive officer, has decided to cut a large number of workers as well. EA has been unable ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/25/2013)

Posted: April 25, 2013 at 6:45 am

Verizon Talks with Vodafone Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) apparently wants to buy out the 45% of Verizon Wireless it does not own. The other portion is owned by Vodafone ...
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What Is Important in the Financial News (4/24/2013)

Posted: April 24, 2013 at 6:40 am

Falling German Business Sentiment Just one day after Markit purchasing managers' index (PMI) data about Germany showed that its economy is in trouble, Ifo reports that the problem has spread, ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/23/2013)

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 6:45 am

German Business Activity Germany's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) faltered in April, as the nation could not escape the troubles across the European Union that have done more damage than can ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/22/1013)

Posted: April 22, 2013 at 6:56 am

The Boeing Battery Fix Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) may have received approval from the FAA for a fix to its 787 Dreamliner battery problem, but now the company has ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/19/2013)

Posted: April 19, 2013 at 6:45 am

Dreamliner to Return to Service Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) may be able to put its 787 Dreamliner back in service shortly. The problems with a battery on the plane that ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/18/2013)

Posted: April 18, 2013 at 6:35 am

German Economic Recovery One German research firm expects the nation's economy to rebound this year and next. However, the rebound will be very modest. It will not be anywhere near ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/17/2013)

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 6:45 am

Shrinking Green Energy Sector The race to replace fossil fuels with "green" energy slowed last year. As the industry struggled, China took the lead among nations with green energy investments. ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/16/2013)

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 6:50 am

Bad News for Germany Bad economic news has spread from troubled European Union nations to Germany. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany for April showed: In April 2013 ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/15/2013)

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 6:30 am

Microsoft Needs Smart Watch All the other major tech companies want to build a smart watch to compete with smartphones and tablets, so why shouldn't Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). It ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/12/2013)

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 6:30 am

Another Dreamliner Delay Bloomberg points out that the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner 787 may not be back in service as fast as the press and many airlines expect. The ...
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