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European Stocks Rise After Two-Day Drop; Kingfisher Gains
April 9th, 2014
European stocks advanced, after the region’s equities posted their first back-to-back losses in more than three weeks. U.S. index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares outside Japan rose. Kingfisher Plc (KGF) added 1.5 percent as UBS AG ...
SEC Goldman Lawyer Says Agency Too Timid on Wall Street Misdeeds
April 9th, 2014
A trial attorney from the Securities and Exchange Commission said his bosses were too “tentative and fearful” to bring many Wall Street leaders to heel after the 2008 credit crisis, echoing the regulator’s outside critics. James Kidney, who joined ...
European Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Ukraine Tension
April 8th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, after dropping yesterday from a six-year high, as investors weighed escalating tensions between America and Russia over the future of eastern Europe. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Suedzucker AG ...
Asian Stocks Fall Second Day as Health-Care Shares Drop
April 8th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for a second day, following the biggest three-day rout in U.S. shares in more than two months, as health-care to technology companies retreated in Japan. Chinese equities rose. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. lost 5.2 percent after a ...
Excel: The power of mapping
April 7th, 2014
Many financial systems do a fine job of generating standard reports, but accountants often need more. In those cases, accountants can create custom solutions in Excel, but that approach has drawbacks. For instance, a typical process may involve exporting ...
European Stocks Decline as Technology Shares Retreat
April 7th, 2014
European stocks declined from a six-year high as technology shares tumbled following a selloff in America. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares fell. Technology shares lost 1.2 percent, with Iliad SA losing 5.3 percent and Nokia Oyj sliding 2.4 ...
Stock experts say the bull isn’t dead yet
April 7th, 2014
Wall Street professionals are still optimistic about stocks, despite a very volatile start for the markets this year. The 26 investment strategists surveyed in the past week by CNNMoney have an average year-end target for the S&P 500 of ...
Asian Stocks Snap 8-Day Winning Streak Led by Industrials
April 7th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for the first time in nine days, snapping the longest winning streak on the regional gauge this year, with telecommunication and technology shares leading declines. Naver Corp. slumped 6.3 percent in Seoul, SoftBank Corp. lost 4.5 ...
European Stocks Advance as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
April 4th, 2014
European stocks advanced, posting their longest winning streak since October, before a report that may show the U.S. economy created jobs at a faster pace last month. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Mediaset SpA advanced ...
Stock Futures Rise as Dollar Holds Yen Gain Before Data
April 4th, 2014
U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and the dollar held gains against the yen and euro before a payrolls report. Stocks fluctuated in Asia, wheat slid toward its first loss in five weeks and India’s rupee fell. Contracts on ...