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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 23, 2013: Flash Crash Has No Impact on Rising Stocks

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning despite low flash PMI readings from the eurozone. Germany’s manufacturing PMI reading was especially notable, falling to 47.9 from 49, and the country’s ...
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Media Digest (4/23/2013) Reuters, WSJ, Financial Times

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 6:42 am

The European Commission indicates that it will lower pressure on spending cuts among several nations as Spain and France miss budget targets. (Reuters) The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index for ...
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Media Digest (4/22/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 22, 2013 at 6:55 am

The Nikkei is close to a five-year high. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) begins to fix Dreamliners, now that the FAA has approved its battery repair. (Reuters) LG Display Co. ...
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Media Digest (4/19/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 19, 2013 at 6:39 am

Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) will halt its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces CFO departure as it posts strong earnings. (Reuters) Google Inc. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 16, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Recover Some Lost Ground

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, getting off to a good start in an effort to recover some of the ground lost yesterday. A jump in U.S. new home ...
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Media Digest (4/16/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 6:48 am

Softbank probably will pursue its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), even though DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has made a bid of its own. (Reuters) The European Union may ...
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Sprint Share Price Finally Returns to 2008 Levels

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 6:47 am

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (NYSE: S) stock price has returned to 2008 levels, which indicates just how badly off the company has been. And it begs the question why, on that ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 15, 2013: Markets Drop as Gold Collapses (CMG, FCX, SKS, GFI, GS, C, SCHW, FRC, PBY, BLK, CMA, GS, JNJ, KO, S, DISH, ABX, LIFE, TMO)

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 4:05 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as overnight trading in gold saw the beginnings of the biggest one-day drop in the yellow metal’s price in 30 years (more coverage ...
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Does It Matter Who Owns Sprint?

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 2:18 pm

Now that Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has made a better offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) than the one on the table from Japan’s Softbank, we might pause ...
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Verizon Muddies the Sprint Deal Even More

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 11:55 am

The announcement this morning of a $25.5 billion offer from Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has pushed Sprint stock up by double digits. Part ...
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Dish Offers $25.5 Billion for Sprint (DISH, S)

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 6:37 am

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) made a $25.5 billion offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). The offer puts Dish in direct competition with Japan firm Softbank, which appeared to ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 28, 2013: Markets Higher, S&P 500 Sets Record (NKE, BIIB, RYAAY, VHS, LULU, XONE, PAYX, SNX, TXI, END, FINL, GME, MOS, BBRY, WGO, CALM, DQ, PF, MTG, S, CLWR, DISH)

Posted: March 28, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning even following a larger than expected rise in new claims for jobless benefits in the U.S.  The final revision to fourth quarter ...
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Media Digest (3/28/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT

Posted: March 28, 2013 at 6:51 am

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set ...
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New T-Mobile Offerings Could Face Headwinds

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 6:40 am

T-Mobile began to offer its "no contract" phone plan and said it will sell the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 starting next month. A debate has begun about whether ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (3/27/2013)

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 6:25 am

J.C. Penney Flip-Flop J.C. Penney Co. Inc.'s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer's store inventory or raising those prices instead. Most ...
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