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.
A memorial to our industrial past rather thank UK plc today
Telegraph - 4 Jan 2014 18:25
Although the FTSE 100 has become shorthand for the ups and downs of the London market, it arguably doesn't even do that very well
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.