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Japan Inflation Accelerated In December as Abe Sought Wage Increases; Manufacturing January PMI Approaches 8-Year High
IBTimes - 31 Jan 2014 07:21
Japan's core consumer inflation rose at the speediest pace in more than five years in December, while the job market got better. The increased inflation has placed pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to en...
Super Bowl 2014 Stadium: How To Get To Metlife, Parking And Tailgating Info, Stadium Facts And More
IBTimes - 31 Jan 2014 23:21
Workers prepare a fence with Super Bowl ads at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New Jersey's MetLife Stadium will host the first outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl on Feb. 2. Reuters
Authorities Investigating White Powder Found In 3 Super Bowl-Area Hotels
IBTimes - 31 Jan 2014 23:21
Law enforcement and hazmat officials in New Jersey are investigating three Super Bowl-area hotels after reports of a suspicious white powder found on the premises. Hazardous materials teams and a bomb squad responded Fri...
Auto Parts Price Fixing: Executives Agree To Prison Time For Shafting Ford, Toyota And Subaru On Ignition Coils To Cars Made In US
IBTimes - 31 Jan 2014 23:21
The U.S. Justice department announced Friday the latest in a year-long series of investigations and hearings: Two former Japanese auto executives have pleaded guilty and agreed to prison time for dishonest pricing of par...
Fill Up On Yield With Getty Realty
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 23:02
Discounted valuations to historical multiples of earnings, book value and sales make the gas station REIT look attractive.
Understanding Taxation Of Foreign Investments
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 22:41
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Judge Approves $8.5 Billion Pact Between BofA, Investors
Wall Street Journal - 31 Jan 2014 22:31
Judge finds trustee Bank of New York Mellon acted in good faith, concluding a two-and-a-half-year process to gain approval for the settlement over soured mortgage-backed securities.
Why The Fed Should Not Taper Alone
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 22:27Small Fry Gold Miners Getting Biggest Boost
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 22:20
As resource investors, we're particularly encouraged by the junior miner's "golden cross," but what makes us even more optimistic is further data supporting the cyclical areas of the market.
When the January Indicator Says 'Sell'
Wall Street Journal - 31 Jan 2014 21:14
What are top-performing advisers recommending as alternatives to stocks?
Google Earnings: Revenues Buoyed By Higher Ad Sales
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 20:49
Considering that advertisers are increasingly advertising on mobile devices, bundling of ad campaigns proved to be a good move. This new program, which automatically bundles desktop, tablet and cellphone ads for all camp...
Why Harley-Davidson Can't Break Through The Wall Of China
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 20:48
Despite the promise of a highly populated fast growing economy, sales of heavyweight motorcycles, and motorcycles in general in China have reeled under strict governmental regulations and a lack of a biking culture.
Financial Weekly Notes: BofA, Morgan Stanley & Barclays
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 20:46
Bank stocks did not see much movement this week, with investors remaining cautious after share prices sank late last week over growing concerns of a slowdown in developing countries coupled with lukewarm U.S. unemploymen...
The Turkish Lira: Why Academics Make Bad Traders
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 20:36
When it comes to markets, there’s academic theory—and then there’s the real world.
It Was Better To Be Mark Zuckerberg Yesterday Than To Be Jeff Bezos
IBTimes - 31 Jan 2014 20:21
It was better to be Mark Zuckerberg yesterday than to be Jeff Bezos. Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook Inc., made a cool $3.2 billion, on paper of course, as the value of his stake in the social media giant soa...
Italy's Used Gold Brokerage Business - The Second-Largest In The World - Is Going Bust
IBTimes - 31 Jan 2014 20:21
ROME -- The placards are still there, punctuating suburban thoroughfares, proclaiming in bold black text against a bright yellow background: "We Buy Gold."
The Super Bowl and Mid-Cap Stocks- Take the Under!
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 20:13
There is a similar story line developing in the stock market that could bring investors Super excitement.
Five Solid Reasons Google Dumped Motorola
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 18:54
Don't be misled. Google didn't drop Motorola Mobility because it didn't want to be in the hardware business. It just didn't want to become General Electric.
The Google Search Evolution
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 18:54
Design changes to Google Search that Jon Wiley and his team have worked on in the past few years:
SunPower Charged Up To March Higher On The Charts
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 18:23
Lingering skepticism on SPWR could translate into contrarian tailwinds in the near term
Cisco And That Burning Platform Again
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 17:57
I've written before about the difficulties legacy networking vendors have in remaining relevant in a world that sees there primary product (proprietary solutions of hardware coupled with software) being disaggregated and...
Asian Currency Crisis Was No Stock Market Killer
Forbes - 31 Jan 2014 17:54
In the past week, we've seen elevated volatility in global markets and a quick drop in U.S. stocks tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), and the Down Jones Industrial Average tracking DIA.