Market News
Bernanke sees headwinds fading as US poised for growth
livemint.com - 4 Jan 2014 08:01
Bernanke says decision to taper bond purchases did not indicate any diminution of Fed's commitment to maintain a highly accommodative monetary policy
U.K. Struggles in Fight Against Insider Trading
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2014 07:09
The U.K.'s financial regulator faces a host of challenges as it tries to remake itself as a tough-on-crime financial watchdog after years of rarely prosecuting insider-trading cases.
Why I can't stop watching the Footsie
Telegraph - 4 Jan 2014 18:25
Although the FTSE 100 has become shorthand for the London market, it arguably doesn't even do that very well. But I can't stop myself from monitoring its ups and downs
Gold, silver drop on sluggish demand
livemint.com - 4 Jan 2014 12:31
Gold of 99.9 and 99.5% declined by Rs130 to Rs30,360 and Rs30,160 per ten grams, respectively
Bernanke Voices Optimism on Pace of Recovery
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2014 03:41
The U.S. economy's recovery from the 2007-09 recession likely would have been far more feeble without the Federal Reserve's extraordinary stimulus efforts, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech.
Andreessen: It's Not a Tech Bubble
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2014 02:57
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen discusses the current state of tech investing and why "this is a time of very big franchise creation."
Winklevoss Twins Backing New Fund
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2014 00:36
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, famous for their legal tangle with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, are backing a new hedge fund run by fellow Harvard College graduate Aalap Mahadevia.
John Malone's Liberty Media Wants To Absorb Rest Of Sirius XM
Forbes - 4 Jan 2014 00:23
Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media announced late Friday a proposal to turn Sirius XM Radio into a wholly-owned subsidiary.