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Europe's Banks Resume Deals Hunt
Wall Street Journal - 4 Feb 2014 06:21
European banks, still nursing their wounds from the continent's financial crisis, are starting to look for opportunities to expand internationally through acquisitions.
Stock Market's Plunge Lights Up Two 'Buy' Indicators - Now What?
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 08:46
That was fast. In one day, the market and the media triggered the two indicators discussed in “Stock Market Support Is Fragile - 2 Indicators And 2 Strategies For Success If 2nd Shoe Falls.” All it took was a 326-poi...
Michael Kors Is Fashion's Newest Billionaire
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 19:13
The longtime Project Runway judge has flirted with billionaire status for over two years.
Facebook Is 10 Years Old Today: Here's How It Became A $150+ Billion Internet Giant [INFOGRAPHIC]
IBTimes - 4 Feb 2014 23:21
With more than 1.23 billion users worldwide, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) isn't just a social network, it's THE social network.
Radiation In Calif. Kelp? Scientists To Test West Coast Water 3 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown
IBTimes - 4 Feb 2014 23:21
California biologists plan to test coastal kelp for traces of radioactive material three years after the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan. Experts are concerned that radiation, which leaked into the Pacific Ocean fro...
China's Demand For Goods And Commodities From Emerging Countries Steady, Despite Slowing Economy
IBTimes - 4 Feb 2014 23:21
China's economy may be at its slowest in decades, but that doesn't mean the country's 1.3 billion people can't keep plenty of producers, from Africa to Asia, afloat with all the goods Chinese consumers demand. Last year,...
Humana Can Recover Fast From Obamacare Bug
Wall Street Journal - 4 Feb 2014 22:14
Ahead of the Tape: The Affordable Care Act's debut has been the butt of countless jokes, but investors in health-insurance providers aren't laughing.
US Brokerage Biz Keeps UBS Happy, Bob McCann Gives The Swiss A Billion Dollar Year
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 22:10
McCann and his team have met their billion dollar goal in on of the industry's biggest turnaround efforts.
MCX monthly turnover rises after management changes
livemint.com - 4 Feb 2014 21:47
Volumes still remain off peak levels, but steps taken to ring-fence MCX ops from Financial Technologies India (FTIL) seen aiding sentiment
Market report: Sainsbury's boosted while Footsie slides
Telegraph - 4 Feb 2014 21:20
The supermarket group won the backing of an analyst who is a former Tesco manager
Going For Black Gold In Russia With Lukoil
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 21:18
Commodity-based businesses go through cycles of value, and Lukoil seems cheap from all angles.
Twitter Earnings Preview: IPO Effects To Be Tracked
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 20:50
We expect the company to report notable growth in its global user base, as well as growing monetization as advertisers continue to increase their budget allocation for Twitter. However, we have already priced in such gro...
Akamai Q4 Preview: Strong Holiday Season Could Be Overshadowed By Pricing Concerns
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 20:49
The strong performance came about despite one of Akamai's large media customers transitioning away in the first half of the year, as the impact was more than offset by solid demand for its performance and security value-...
Earnings Preview: Disney Will Benefit From The Success Of Thor And Frozen
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 20:46
Disney saw a fantastic run in 2013 and captured 16% market share with $1.71 billion box-office grossings in the U.S. The company launched two successful movies in the December quarter. Disney's sequel in the Thor series,...
Cable Networks Will Drive Time Warner's Q4 Earnings
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 20:44
Of particular note in the upcoming earnings is how HBO's subscriber trends pan out for 2013, given the increased competition from Netflix.Warner Bros., the movie division of the company, likely benefited from the success...
Where To Get Greedy Now That Others Are Fearful
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 20:22
Warren Buffett wrote a famous op-ed piece in the New York Times in October 2008 in which he that said the following:
Three Stocks Bucking The Slimmer Profit Margin Trend
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 19:50
Over the last few years, more than a few companies have significantly widened their profit margins. While it's reasonable to expect them to narrow from record levels, companies with the following attributes will be able ...
Taming Volatility With A Long-Short Approach
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 19:36
Last year it was easy. Just add beta to your portfolio and get great returns.
Hard To Find Good Energy Sector Funds
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 19:15
Despite the quality of stocks in the energy sector, ETF providers and fund managers are not offering quality funds. Even worse, they are charging disproportionately high fees for these low-quality funds.
America?s Newest Billionaires
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 19:13
The 27 Americans who Joined the cub of the super rich.
Welcome To The Club: 2013's Newest Billionaires
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 19:03
The 27 Americans who Joined the cub of the super rich.
Investors Should Welcome Spike in Bearish Sentiment
Forbes - 4 Feb 2014 18:50
What a difference a month makes as last week?s dismal stock market performance turned into a rout on Monday and it only took a weak ISM Manufacturing Report and weak auto sales to push stocks over the cliff. There were s...