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August 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following big down day on Thursday. In the U.S., the Census Bureau’s report on July housing starts put up a positive number, while...
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August 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as yields on 10-year Treasuries rose to a 2-year high. In the U.S., lower than expected new claims for unemployment benefits and a...
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July 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened a bit higher this morning but almost instantly turned lower and remained in the red virtually all day. In Europe, Germany’s ZEW economic sentiment survey...
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Source: ThinkstockGambling machine maker Bally Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BYI) announced today that it has struck a definitive agreement to acquire SHFL entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) for $23.25 a...
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Source: ThinkstockThe first legal online gambling site in the U.S. launched today, ultimatepoker.com, a majority-owned subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC. In order to play, though, you must be able to...
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U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a report on U.S. unemployment that was better than analysts expected (more coverage here). There were literally hundreds of U.S. companies...
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Source: thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing:Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. (NYSE: NOR) is up 46.7% at $4.45.FX Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: FXEN) is up 27% at $3.43.Buckeye...
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U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors and traders tried to make sense of more than 150 earnings reports that were released between last night’s closing bell and this...
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Source: ThinkstockToday’s launch of real-money gambling in the United Kingdom has sent shares of Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) soaring this morning. The anticipated launch in a partnership with...
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Source: ThinkstockWe noted last Friday the impact on some stocks following Nevada’s enactment of legislation permitting online gambling in the state. Now a state with just 3 million people is not...
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Source: ThinkstockThe governor of Nevada signed legislation yesterday legalizing online gambling in his state. New Jersey’s governor recently vetoed a similar bill but said he could sign one if...
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U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on the heels of a solid report on U.S. nonfarm payrolls, which rose less than expected but on top of a large upward revision for December (more coverage...
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U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a mixed bag of data on the U.S. economy and mixed earnings results out this morning. In Europe, Germany’s retail sales fell sharply this...
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The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning following a disappointing quarterly report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) last night (more coverage here) which weighed on Asian tech...
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The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following the report on new jobless claims, which rose by 369,000, less than the expected 375,000 (our coverage here). In Europe, GDP in...
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