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Nasdaq shutdown forces SEC's White into fight with market perils
livemint.com - 24 Aug 2013 08:04Wonder Material Ignites Patent Frenzy
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 06:05
Graphene, an atom-thick flexible material that's stronger than steel and speedier with electrons than silicon, has ignited a global scientific gold rush to understand it and patent its every imaginable use.
Lotus hopeful on Raikkonen
CNN - 24 Aug 2013 18:10
Eric Boullier, the Team Principal of Lotus F1, on the future of Kimi Raikkonen and the team's hopes for the remainder of the season.
Hamilton counts 'blessing' at Spa
CNN - 24 Aug 2013 18:08
Lewis Hamilton couldn't believe his luck after snatching a fourth successive pole position at a rain-affected qualifying session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
Nasdaq Flash Freeze Shows Markets Still Aren't Safe
Forbes - 24 Aug 2013 15:00From Hungry Squirrels To The Flash Freeze: Market Mayhem Through The Years
Forbes - 24 Aug 2013 15:00
The August 22, three-hour outage on the Nasdaq stock market is just the latest example of how a technical glitch and inconsistent communication.
Gold hits 9-month high; silver regains Rs54,000 mark
livemint.com - 24 Aug 2013 13:18
Pure gold of 99.9% purity jumped by Rs635 to end at Rs31,945 per 10 gm from Rs31,310
European Stocks Beckon to Investors
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 06:11
Experts say there are stock bargains to be found as EU economies rebound.
Goldman Arrangement Muddles FireEye IPO
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 05:42
The planned initial public offering of FireEye puts Goldman Sachs on two sides of the nine-year-old networking-security company.
J.P. Morgan to Trim Foreign Ties
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 04:51
The lender is looking to scale back its dealings with banks outside of the U.S. as it tries to reduce risk and tighten up controls in the face of heightened regulatory scrutiny.
Argentina Bond Case Set for Showdown
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 04:12
A U.S appeals court ruled in favor of Argentina's holdout creditors in their bid to be paid in full on long-defaulted bonds. That sets the stage for a Supreme Court showdown and increases the odds that Argentina will def...
A Shift in Crackdown on Overseas Tax
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 03:52
A high-level lawyer's guilty plea suggest a new direction for pursuit of overseas assets.
U.S. Stocks Gain
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 03:34
U.S. stocks ended the week on a bright note, as a drop in Treasury yields and a rally in Microsoft helped divert investors' attention from recent concerns over Fed policy.
The Week Ahead: A Contrary Bet For 2014
Forbes - 24 Aug 2013 01:40When IRAs and Startups Collide
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 01:17
Investing in a new business using an IRA or 401(k) calls for caution.
BofA to Investigate Intern's Death
Wall Street Journal - 24 Aug 2013 00:05
The bank will examine whether interns and other junior employees are encouraged to work overly long hours, or are pushed into unhealthily competitive environments as they vie for a limited number of jobs.