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Euro edges higher, stocks sag before ECB meeting
November 6th, 2014
The euro edged higher and European stocks pulled back on Thursday as investors waited to see how ECB chief Mario Draghi responds to another run of poor euro zone data and reports of disquiet about his leadership style. The ...
Investors eye opportunities as Republicans take U.S. Senate
November 5th, 2014
The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday could lead to new legislative measures that directly affect the energy sector and other slices of the equities market. Republican Senate candidates picked up formerly Democratic seats in Iowa, North ...
Stocks close mixed: S&P drops, Dow bumps up
November 5th, 2014
Stocks closed mixed Tuesday as markets struggled from a one-two punch of falling oil prices and renewed fears of a global slowdown. A wait-and-see posture regarding Tuesday’s elections may also be holding back investors. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...
Publicis to buy U.S.-based Sapient for $3.7 billion
November 3rd, 2014
Publicis (PUBP.PA), the world’s third-largest advertising holding company, has agreed to buy digital ad specialist Sapient for $3.7 billion in cash as it seeks to accelerate growth after a botched merger earlier this year. Publicis said on Monday that ...
Asia stocks dip, dollar well bid on Fed’s optimistic tone
October 30th, 2014
Asian stocks were mostly lower and the dollar surged to a three-week high versus the yen after the U.S. Federal Reserve ended its massive quantitative easing programme, as expected, but laced its economic assessment with a tinge of hawkishness. ...
73 Swiss banks ask U.S. to revise proposed tax amnesty deals
October 24th, 2014
Lawyers representing 73 Swiss banks seeking to avoid a tax-evasion probe by U.S. authorities wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice raising questions over a dozen demands, including the banks’ cooperation with other nations. In the letter ...
Stocks rise: S&P 500 up for 3rd straight day
October 21st, 2014
Nasdaq also rises for a third straight day and the Dow comes back from a 120-point drop. Stocks closed higher Monday, adding to Friday’s strong rally as investors shake off last week’s volatile trading. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock ...
Japan Stocks Surge
October 20th, 2014
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged 3.3 percent on Monday and was on track to post its biggest daily rise in more than a year as investors took heart from upbeat U.S. data and as the weaker yen lifted exporters such as Toyota Motor ...
U.S. Dollar Recovers Slightly on Favorable U.S. Monetary Policy View
October 17th, 2014
The U.S. dollar recovered against a basket of major currencies on Thursday on the view that Wednesday’s selloff was overdone given the relative strength of the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve’s commitment to tightening U.S. monetary policy. A ...
Six Dow stocks actually up today
October 16th, 2014
Believe it or not — there are six huge U.S. stocks escaping the pain There are six stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), DuPont (DD) and General Electric (GE) that are up Wednesday, ...
