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The deal to save Greece from default has come down to a battle of wills between Germany and the International Monetary Fund. It was always likely this would happen, but the forces for the two parties...
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From Ticker Sense The over-riding theme among the major business headlines over the weekend was that the stronger than expected employment report caused investors to sell equities as the Fed is now...
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The IMF board decided that Israel’s central banker, Stanley Fischer, cannot be a candidate to become its new chief. He is 67 and the age limit for the job is 65. Dominique Gaston André...
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Rumors suggest that Italy may turn to the International Monetary Fund to cover its deficits. The costs for the nation to borrow money in the capital markets has become too high. These same rumors say...
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Facebook’s May numbers show that the social network site has grown 89% in one year in terms of unique visitors. Page views have more than doubled during that period, according to comScore. The...
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The IMF will need more money. That should come as no surprise given the number of countries likely to come to it for bailout cash.According to Reuters, "International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing...
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It is rare that you see an election have this large of an impact, but the Indian stock market surged on the new election results. The Congress Party won a decisive victory in India and this sent...
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The volume of insider activity has started to dry up as we get closer to the fourth-quarter earnings reports, and as usual, it could stay low most of the month of January.
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Oracle stock surged early Friday after it released better than expected fiscal third-quarter financial results late Thursday.
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Time Warner (TWX) wrote down the value of many of its assets yesterday. The same has happened with many companies which own newspaper and TV assets. The trend is also moving to manufacturing and...
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PepsiCo released better than expected third-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Thursday.
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Amazon.com can claim 40 million customers for its Amazon Prime service. That amounts to about $4 billion in membership fees.
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German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler wants an outside institution to control Greece’s budget. He claims the Greeks have proven they cannot enforce their own austerity plans. Evangelos...
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Ford Motor (NYSE: F) stock is down more than 23% during the last three months, which is significantly more than Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) or Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC). At first glance, the comparisons...
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The Shanghai Composite fell 2.7% on fears that the China economy has slowed and that this will hurt the earnings of countries in the People’s Republic. Metals companies in particular are likely to...
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