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Will The Market's 2013 Winners Also Be Winners In 2014?
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 23:07
The media is full of exciting articles about last year's winners. But studies show that a list of the previous year's losers is more likely to be fertile ground for the following year's winners, as they are likely to be ...
Exodus From Romania, Bulgaria May Not Be Massive As E.U. Removes Work Restrictions
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 23:39
As of January 1, citizens of Bulgaria and Romania, who joined the European Union in 2007, are officially allowed to work in all of the European Union, including the United Kingdom and eight other western E.U. nations, wh...
Next-Gen Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Pops After $1 Billion Mandiant Deal
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 22:25
Hacking has become an ever-present threat for companies, governments, and private citizens alike in the 21st century -- and that means next generation cyber-security firms are hot commodities.
Products & Platforms Launched In 2013 To Accelerate Intel's Future Demand
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 21:59
Though Intel expects its 2013 revenue to be flat, it believes that the macro situation will improve in 2014 as the industry accepts innovative form factors in ultrabooks, convertibles and detachables and the company expa...
Will Apple Be The S&P's Largest Dividend Payer In 2014?
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 21:15
A new research report predicts S&P dividends will increase more than 8% in 2014, with Apple, Exxon and Bank of America leading the pack.
Corporate America's Biggest Dividends
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 21:15
Apple and Exxon Mobil have volleyed for the title of the biggest dividend payer this year. Exxon took the edge in July when Apple announced a record $16 billion share buyback, reducing share count.
China's Cash Crunch: Short-term Interbank Lending Rate Spikes Won't Hurt Growth In 2014
IBTimes - 3 Jan 2014 20:51
A cash shortage among banks in June and again in December sparked worries over China's broader economy. HSBC economists predict that interbank rates in the world's second-largest economy may well spike again over the cou...
Tennessee Grandma Rosie Pate Arrested For Allegedly Calling 911 To Give Her Beer [PHOTO]
IBTimes - 3 Jan 2014 20:06
A Memphis grandma was arrested Wednesday night after she allegedly called 911 for help in getting beer when her granddaughter refused to buy her alcohol.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) - China Mobile (CHL) Deal: Costly iPhone Deal Forecasts Drop In Profits
IBTimes - 3 Jan 2014 19:44
Chinese phone carrier China Mobile secured a high-profile deal with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to sell iPhones, but it may be less profitable than anticipated.
Wall Street rebounds slightly but volume lower than usual
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 19:09
US stocks up; trading volume lower than usual due to holidays, snowstorm
Fed's bitter medicine may help heal emerging markets
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 18:19The Most Overbought Dow Stocks
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 18:04
The stock market started off the New Year on the downside for the first time since 2008. But still, the Spyder Trust (SPY) is just 1% below the recent highs. The declining issues outweighed the advancing ones by over a t...
Detroit's Big Three Miss December Sales Expectations
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 18:00
Ford and Chrysler post smaller-than-expected December sales increases, while General Motors sees sales decline by more than 6% for the month.
MCX-SX gets new CEO; shareholders to infuse fresh capital
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 17:00
Institutional shareholder representatives to meet on 13 January to approve the proposal
Financial Planning In Retirement
Forbes - 3 Jan 2014 16:47
Most people look at retirement as the finish line, the point after which financial planning and investing become moot.
Are you waiting for gold to shine again?
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 15:28
This year is unlikely to see much rise in gold prices
Effect of rate change is more for longer duration debt funds
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 15:26
The lower the average duration of the portfolio of a fund, the lower the risk
Mutual fund is a financial product; it cannot be sold
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 15:26
You can only make people buy MFs from you when you educate them about long-term investing
DYK: You can continue using scribbled notes
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 15:25
RBI's assurance on their usability doesn't mean that you write on them
India's October FDI inflows drop 36.6%
livemint.com - 3 Jan 2014 15:15
Total FDI inflows in the first 7 months for the current fiscal year that ends in March were down 15% from a year earlier at $12.6 billion
Earnings Preview: Monsanto Company (MON), Micron Technology Inc (MU), Alcoa Inc (AA), Constellation Brands Inc (STZ)
IBTimes - 3 Jan 2014 14:47
Fourth-quarter earnings season kicks off next week, with America's biggest aluminum producer, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), announcing its earnings results on Jan. 9. The broad U.S. stock market had a record-breaking year: The ...
US Stock Futures Suggest Mixed Open As 2014 Opens With Corrective Move; Ben Bernanke Speech Scheduled For Friday Afternoon, FOMC Minutes Release On Jan. 8
IBTimes - 3 Jan 2014 12:34
If Thursday's market performance and Friday's futures are anything to go by, the answer might be to call the rally just about now.