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Options Show Bullish Tilt on Forest Labs
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 22:24
Hefty demand for options that would benefit if shares of the drug developer extend a rally suggests that some investors think it could be bought out.
Confidence Pushes Key Bond Rate Above 3%
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 23:22
A closely tracked U.S. Treasury bond yield that serves as a reference for global interest rates closed above the 3% mark for the first time in more than two years on Friday, underscoring growing confidence that the econo...
Regulators Consider Changes to Volcker Rule
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 23:16
Regulators are evaluating whether to drop provisions of the Volcker rule that may force banks to divest certain debt investments following pushback from the industry.
Oil Jumps on Strong Demand
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 23:09
U.S. oil futures surged above the $100 a barrel mark after data showed that demand was stronger than anticipated last week.
U.S. Stocks Lower Ahead of Close
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 22:46
Shares remained on track to finish the holiday-shortened week higher.
Stock Picker Keeps Focus on the Basics
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 22:29
Sam Eisenstadt, a pioneer of the individual-stock-ranking system at Value Line, remains bullish.
Nvidia's Upgraded Tegra Note 7 To Expand Its Presence In Mobile Computing
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 22:26
Powered by the Tegra 4 processor, the company claims that the device will be the world's fastest 7-inch tablet.
SAC Portfolio Managers Moving to Rival
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2013 22:25
Three London-based SAC Capital portfolio managers agreed to join rival hedge-fund Balyasny Asset Management.
Mining Weakness Could Continue To Weigh On Caterpillar's Results In 2014
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 22:16
The company forecasts its 2014 sales to remain flat, compared to 2013, with growth from its construction equipment sales offset by additional decline in its mining equipment sales.
New year holds out promise for rupee as fundamentals improve
livemint.com - 27 Dec 2013 20:27
Rupee has lost 11.08% so far since January, and is coming off a year in which it plumbed new depths
BlackBerry BBM Usage Surprisingly Strong In Asia
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 20:26
BlackBerry's messaging app has been available for Apple's iOS and Google's Android devices for more than two months by now. That's why the post-Christmas app store results are fascinating; this is the busiest app downloa...
Dump The Performance Fairy
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 20:24
Like any other superstition, the Performance Fairies lack any shred of credible evidence. But, the various voodoo priests, shamans, witch doctors, false profits, and charlatans, are so loud, persistent and prominent that...
Best Investments For A Strong Retirement
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 19:43
Retirees, understandably, are concerned with largely two things: safety and income. Retirement investments often combine these features, but at a cost.
The Race To Develop A Brain Cancer Treatment Takes An Interesting Turn
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 19:22
Biotechnology stocks have produced some of the biggest gains during the past couple of years. While many analysts don?t expect that trend to change anytime soon, investors should still do all they can do to identify ar...
2014 And The Only Chart You Need To See
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 18:14
If you pay technical analysis even an iota of attention, then you'll be encouraged by this chart.
US 10-year yield at 2-year high, stocks rally
livemint.com - 27 Dec 2013 18:09
US 10-year bond yield above 3%, Yen hits 5-year lows; euro rises to 2-year high at $1.3892
Twitter's stock downgraded by Macquarie after post-IPO surge
livemint.com - 27 Dec 2013 17:23
Shares jumped 40% since Macquarie initiated coverage on 11 December, without any improvement in Twitter's fundamentals
The Nine Most Overbought Nasdaq 100 Stocks
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 17:21
As stocks continue to accelerate to the upside those under-invested money managers are wondering how they can "dress up" their portfolios by the end of the year. The Dow Industrials led the charge, Thursday, gaining 0.75...
Would Elon Musk Sell Tesla To GM Or Ford In PayPal Redux?
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 16:57
Tesla stock is up nearly 360% this year as the company rolled out its award-winning Model S to thousands of new customers.
Gold Near Steady; No Upside Traction Despite Sharply Lower U.S. Dollar Index
Forbes - 27 Dec 2013 15:22
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near unchanged levels in early U.S. trading Friday. The gold and silver bulls are disappointed their metals have received no upside price push from a sharply lower U.S. dollar inde...
Jaypee gets FMC nod to sell 5.30% stake in NCDEX to Oman India
livemint.com - 27 Dec 2013 15:00
FMC norms do not allow shareholders having over 1% of the shares in a bourse to trade on it
Oil prices steady before US data
livemint.com - 27 Dec 2013 14:30
New York's main contract, WTI for delivery in February, edged up three cents to $99.61 a barrel