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Bank of America shares to increase 50 percent in three years
September 22nd, 2014
Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), the second-largest U.S. bank by total assets, could see its shares climb 50 percent over the next three years, Barron’s financial newspaper said on Sunday. The bank could report earnings per share of $2 ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...
West TX Oil at $93 on Softer Economic Data
September 16th, 2014
Brent crude was little changed just below $98 a barrel on Tuesday, holding gains after recovering from its lowest price in more than two years but capped by a soft global economic outlook. Data reflecting lackluster manufacturing output performance ...
Alibaba raises IPO as demand strengthens
September 16th, 2014
Alibaba Group Holdings has raised its initial public offering to $66 to $68, demonstrating the high demand from investors for the year’s most anticipated debut and potentially the world’s largest-ever IPO. Alibaba has attracted investors willing to buy into ...
Gold Around $1230 on Fears of More Hawkish Fed
September 15th, 2014
Gold edged higher on Monday as Asian equities tumbled but the metal continued to struggle near an eight-month low due to weak physical demand and fears the Federal Reserve may signal an early interest rate increase at this week’s ...
Mexican companies sue Yahoo, law firm charge conspiracy to avoid $2.7 billion judgment
September 12th, 2014
Two Mexican companies have sued Yahoo! Inc (YHOO.O) and law firm Baker & McKenzie in New York federal court, accusing them of engineering a conspiracy to avoid a $2.7 billion judgment issued by a Mexico court in 2012. In ...
Senators urge Burger King to ditch move to Canada
September 11th, 2014
A group of U.S. senators wants Burger King Worldwide (BKW.N) to scrap its plans to invert, or move its tax domicile to Canada, as part of a deal to buy coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons Inc. (THI.TO) Burger King ...
Brent Oil Below $100 as Ample Supplies Weigh
September 10th, 2014
Brent crude oil prices fell below $100 per barrel in volatile trade on Tuesday, a fourth straight daily decline as ample supplies weighed, while U.S. crude rose on the expectation of dwindling fuel stockpiles. Prices were not far above ...
Dollar sweeps higher, Japan shares shy from peaks
September 9th, 2014
The U.S. dollar held on to broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors. As the dollar finally broke to a ...
Asian Equities Mixed on Soft Lead
September 9th, 2014
Asian indices were mostly higher on Tuesday amid light volumes as markets in South Korea and Hong Kong were closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Overnight in the U.S., Wall Street closed mixed with energy producers leading losses on oil’s ...
