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Global Debt Swells to Over $100 Trillion

ThinkstockThe amount of global debt swelled to more than $100 trillion last year, according to the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), as governments borrowed to lift their economies out of recession and corporations…

Trey Thoelcke · 13 years ago

Cars.com Hangs Out the For Sale Sign

Automobile classified ad site Cars.com is reported to be out seeking a buyer at an asking price of around $3 billion. The site is owned by Classified Ventures, a consortium of newspaper publishers.

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Strategic Alternatives May Not Save NII Holdings

NII Holdings is trying a Hail Mary pass. The troubled Latin American cellphone provider announced early on Monday that it has hired UBS Investment Bank to be its financial advisor.

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

China Stocks Sharply Underperform U.S. Markets

ThinkstockChina remains the world’s fastest growing large economy. Even if its GDP improvement has slowed, the leadership of the People’s Republic still expects gross domestic product to rise 7.5% this year. With that improvement…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Gas Prices Jump 10 Cents in Two Weeks

ThinkstockBetter access to crude oil, driven by shale oil and refinery capacity, were supposed to slow or reverse the rising price of gasoline well before the summer driving season. That has not happened, as…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

The Non-Stop Rise of Amazon’s Stock

Wikimedia CommonsPoor results for the holiday quarter were supposed to injure Wall Street’s sentiment on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). On the contrary, it has continued to rise, leaving observers to ask whether the relentless…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

U.S. Crude Exports Have Virtually Started

ThinkstockThe 1970s ban on exporting U.S. crude oil may or may not be lifted, but that is not going to slow down the export of what we might call ‘near-crude’. New, low-cost plants that…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Has China Stopped Rescuing the Global Economy?

ThinkstockWhen Chinese officials reported late Friday that the country’s exports had fallen 18.1% in February, the news came on top of another event that was perhaps even more nerve-rattling. The country had experienced its…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Barron’s Guts 3D Printing — Maybe Only Half the Story

ThinkstockThe 3D printing sector is likely going to come in on Monday wishing that Barron’s would have just kept picking on master limited partnerships (MLPs). Instead, the formerly hot sector of 3D printing was…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

AMD Could Still Double in 2014, at Intel’s Expense

ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) had an unusual end-of-week gain. It was a move that would have been missed by many investors. Still, this all fits in with the ongoing theme of a…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago