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Thatcher's European Vision
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 23:55
Margaret Thatcher's record shows there are other ways to revive a broken economy besides inflating or deflating out of a crisis.
WeiboPay Helps Sina Reach $57 With Foray Into China's Online Payments Market
Forbes - 8 Apr 2013 23:04
Sina recently launched an online payment service 'WeiboPay', which has deepened its entry into the Chinese e-commerce market. The latest move also puts an end to rumors regarding possible partnership between Alibaba and ...
Few Companies Sign Up to Trade Swaps
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 22:37
With a deadline looming, about 80% of companies that traded derivatives in the past have yet to register to be able to stay in the market, a trade group estimates.
Talvivaara spooks traders with fresh waste leak
Telegraph - 8 Apr 2013 19:31
Shares in the Finnish nickel producer fell to a record low in trading today.
Busting the Sell in May and Go Away Myth
Forbes - 8 Apr 2013 18:31
MythBusters is a popular Discovery channel television program. It uncovers the truth behind widely held myths and legends from whether it's possible to beat police radar detectors to whether a bull really causes destruct...
Alcoa's Earnings: Can It Navigate Weak Aluminum Prices?
Forbes - 8 Apr 2013 17:16
Alcoa will kick off this quarter's earnings season when it announces its Q1 results after the market closes on Monday, April 8. Alcoa's results are closely eyed as it usually is the first Dow company to post earnings. We...
Can Earnings Revive a Weakening Market?
Forbes - 8 Apr 2013 17:10
The stock market took quite a shot after Friday's dismal jobs report as the already weak S&P futures quickly dropped another 11 points before they started to stabilize.
Don't Put Too Much Stock In Alcoa For Earnings Season Insight
Forbes - 8 Apr 2013 16:33
Alcoa will provide the informal kickoff to first-quarter earnings season Monday afternoon as the first Dow Jones industrial average component to report figures for the January-March period. But investors shouldn't count ...
A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Near Steady on Chart Consolidation Following Friday's Gains
Forbes - 8 Apr 2013 14:45
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are holding near steady levels in early U.S. trading Monday. The market is seeing chart consolidation following Friday's solid gains in the wake of a much-weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report....
China Fund Chief Says U.S. Isn't Welcoming
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 06:21
The U.S. is telling China's $500 billion sovereign-wealth fund, CIC, to "go away," according to the fund's top executive, in the latest sign of strained investment ties between the world's two largest economies.
China Mogul in Talks for Cinemas
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 05:15
China's Dalian Wanda is holding talks to purchase a European movie-theater chain, just months after grabbing a chunk of the U.S. market.
This Russian Tycoon Is All About Business
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 05:07
Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman of Alfa Group isn't planning to spend the proceeds of the group's sale of its stake in oil giant TNK-BP on yachts or sports teams. For him, nothing matches the thrill of business.
Hedge-Fund Star Gets a Hip Check
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 05:04
Jeffrey Vinik's Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling, but that isn't the veteran stock-picker's only worry. Investors have asked to pull around $1.5 billion from his hedge-fund firm after a period of poor performance.
OJ Futures Prices Climb
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 01:53
Expectations that Florida might produce far fewer oranges this year have boosted frozen concentrated orange-juice prices to their highest level in more than 11 months.
Luxembourg Alters Bank-Secrecy Stance
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2013 01:28
A German campaign against banking secrecy is having an impact: Luxembourg said over the weekend that it could give up opposition to sharing information about cross-border accounts with other European countries.
Champion Lorenzo wins MotoGP opener
CNN - 8 Apr 2013 00:13
Jorge Lorenzo starts the new MotoGP season just as he did in 2012 -- with victory under lights in the Qatar Grand Prix.