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Japan GDP Jumps 3.5%: Economic Miracle Resurrected?

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 7:10 am

The Japanese economic miracle, which died more than two decades ago, may be in the early stages of resurrection. First-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose 3.5%, a number that was ...
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Europe Returns to Recession

Posted: November 15, 2012 at 6:48 am

Europe has dropped into recession, or nearly so. Eurostat reported that third-quarter gross domestic product in the euro-area fell 0.1%, compared with the second quarter. Among the EU27, GDP registered ...
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U.S. Markets Set to Open Lower on Fears of Global Slump

Posted: August 13, 2012 at 7:08 am

U.S. stock futures are marginally lower this morning, suggesting the S&P 500 Index could halt its longest advance in 20 months. Reports of slowing growth in Japan fueled concern that ...
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Media Digest (6/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 8, 2012 at 6:19 am

A rate cut in China prompts some economists to worry that May economic data will be weak. (Reuters) In the wake of its ratings downgrade by Fitch, Angela Merkel says ...
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Japan — Another Major Economy Shrinks

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 6:32 am

Economists were overjoyed because Japan's GDP only contracted at an annual rate of 1.3% based on readings from the past quarter. They had expected a figure closer to 2.6%. Consumer ...
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Media Digest (4/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 4:16 am

The Fed's exit from QE2 may involve rate increases (Reuters) Deutsche Bank will restructure its US bank business to avoid regulation (WSJ) Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new CEO will be carefully ...
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Toyota Credit Rating–Another Quake Victim

Posted: April 6, 2011 at 5:17 am

Moody's may rob Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) of its Aa2 rating which would in theory make it more expensive for the world's largest auto manufacturer to raise money. In its ...
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Media Digest (3/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 4:11 am

Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) cut 5% of the employees in its trading operation (Reuters) Congress added another stop gap budget bill to take the federal government's funding through April ...
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Japan Quake, Middle East, Oil, Unemployment: The Relentless Rise Of US Stock Markets

Posted: March 14, 2011 at 5:14 am

US stock markets may continue to make an assault on their all-time highs as the year goes along. The DJIA  trades at 12,000 not so far from its 2007 peak ...
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Media Digest (11/15/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 15, 2010 at 4:10 am

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) abandoned its bid for Potah (NYSE: POT) and said it would begin a $4.2 billion buyback. (Reuters) SAIC has agreed to take a stake in the ...
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