Germany is supposed to be immune to losing its “AAA” rating. When we covered “The Nations Which Could Lose Their AAA Ratings” there was no mention of Germany. That was before the…
You have likely heard of target date funds, those funds which mix between bond and stock allocations depending upon when your target retirement date happens to be. There are some new target…
Jon C. Ogg Updated throughout the day. JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM), UBS, and Deutsche Bank have been added to the list of financial firms targeted by the NY State Attorney General over mortgage backed securities…
The U.S. is about to get another electronic exchange listed as a public stock. BATS Global Markets, Inc. wants to come public and has just filed for an initial public offering. The…
Today’s alternative energy watch begins with a look at the IPO filing by solar thermal maker BrightSource and then examines a new roadmap for biofuels offered up by the International Energy Agency.…
The saga over government ownership of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is one which is likely to be with us for quite some time. It is hard to believe that CEO…
Facebook is the best place to work among US companies, according to employee research firm Glassdoor. The survey was based on nearly 150,000 employee reviews submitted during 2010 on companies with more than…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan. CME Group Inc.(NYSE: CME)…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
The Federal Reserve will begin monetary easing shortly. (Reuters) Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison claims he can prove wrongdoing by Hewlett- Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new chief executive. (Reuters) The International Energy…
Active traders and day traders have several key stocks to watch. We are tracking moves in Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE), Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB), Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), Microsoft…
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) might not be the biggest concern for Americans. The problem is that it is one of Europe’s top banks, and guess who is trading lower after disclosing…
Jon C. Ogg Reuters: A bill to help small business may be the last chance the Democrats have to help stimulate jobs before the election. Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) oil spill claims should be below…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Updated throughout the day. “The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining whether firms that collect fees for funneling investors into hedge funds are properly overseeing client money” (WSJ) “In the Securities and…
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