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Asian stocks follow Wall Street up, euro probes lows
livemint.com - 17 Jul 2014 05:43
Record closing high on Wall Street lifts Asia; Janet Yellen comments seen as hawkish, buoys dollar
Buffett's Achilles' Heel: Investing in Retail
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jul 2014 04:49
The retail sector continues to confound billionaire investor Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway partner Charlie Munger, who have bemoaned their bad luck in retail investing for years.
Malaysia Airlines Plane Shot Down Near Russian Border: Reports
IBTimes - 17 Jul 2014 22:31
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Updated 1:48 pm EDT: Interfax quotes Ukraine Interior Ministry adviser as saying that more than 300 are dead from the crash of flight MH17, including 23 U.S. citizen...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: MH17 Black Box Found, Claim Separatists
IBTimes - 17 Jul 2014 22:31
Pro-Russian separatists within Eastern Ukraine claimed on Thursday that they found the "black box" flight data recorder from the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, according to Reuters. While unconfirmed, some report...
Amount Issued In 'Green' Bonds On Track To More Than Quadruple This Year From Last Year: Report
IBTimes - 17 Jul 2014 22:31
The amount issued of so-called "green" bonds, debt instruments that raise money for specifically low-carbon projects, is soaring exponentially, according to a report released Thursday by the London-based Climate Bonds In...
Government agrees to boost public holding in PSUs
livemint.com - 17 Jul 2014 21:19
Govt seeks to enhance public holding in PSUs from 10% to 25%, which will help the govt raise much-needed money
Budget shows NDA and UPA are not very different from one another: Jahangir Aziz
livemint.com - 17 Jul 2014 20:59
The JPMorgan Chase economist says budget 2014 shows the Modi-led NDA has decided against making a clean break from policies pursued by UPA
Sebi issues draft guidelines for infrastructure investment trusts
livemint.com - 17 Jul 2014 20:48
Infrastructure investment trusts were announced in budget to provide easier financing options to developers of public works
Thursday Sector Laggards: Energy, Industrial
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 20:40
The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Energy sector, showing a 1.1% loss. Within that group, Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) and Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) are two of the day's laggards, showing a los...
Daily Dividend Report: C, SLB, HPQ, COV, DFS, PPG, XRX, MAT, SJM, HLS
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 20:14
Citigroup declared a quarterly dividend on Citigroup's common stock of $0.01 per share, payable on August 22, 2014 to stockholders of record on August 4, 2014.
Weigh Investing Risk Now, Before Markets Sag
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jul 2014 19:59
Five years into a bull market for stocks, retirement savers should confirm they have an asset mix they could hold comfortably even in a downturn.
Rio Tinto Operations Review: A Sharp Rise in Iron Ore Volumes
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:48
Iron ore production and shipments rose sharply in the first half of the year, as compared to the corresponding period last year. This is consistent with the company's strategy to expand iron ore production, despite a sub...
UTC's Earnings Will Likely Rise on Strong Commercial Aviation Demand Despite Flat U.S. Military Spending
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:45
Partially offsetting this growth from commercial aviation and U.S. housing market, the flat-to-declining military spending from the U.S. government will likely weigh on the company?s second quarter results. In addition, ...
What's Driving Ann Taylor's Store Count?
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:42
While Ann Taylor?s average store count has been wayward in the recent past, we expect it to rise gradually going forward, driven by the expansion of new concept stores and a Canadian expansion. However, the retailer?s st...
Theme Parks and Resorts Provide Stable Cash Flows to Disney
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:39
Disney incurs huge expenses to maintain these parks as well as upgrade them time-to-time with new rides. Theme parks have benefited from strong attendance and higher per capita guest spending driven by higher ticket pric...
Apple Earnings Preview: iPhone Could Benefit From LTE In China; Watching For Rebound In iPad Sales
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:36
The company has guided for quarterly revenues of between $36 billion and $38 billion and gross margins of between 37%and 38%. Overall, we expect the company to meet its revenue guidance while possibly meeting the high en...
Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IGN
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:02
The iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF (IGN) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 430,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 26,000. Shares o...
Thursday's ETF Movers: GDXJ, XBI
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:01
In trading on Thursday, the Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Silver Standard Resources (SSRI), up...
Thursday Sector Laggards: General Contractors & Builders, Auto Dealerships
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 19:00
In trading on Thursday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of M/I Homes (MHO), off about 3.8% and shares of Ryland Group...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Precious Metals, Hospital & Medical Practitioners
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 18:59
In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3%. Leading the group were shares of Timmins Gold (TGD), up about 10.5% and shares of Golden Minerals Company (AUMN) up about...
An Options Play Going Into Apple Earnings
Forbes - 17 Jul 2014 18:46
Technically, Apple looks promising, making new highs since the split. With the recent pullback, it's providing another opportunity for an entry.
TCS walks the talk in June quarter
livemint.com - 17 Jul 2014 18:17
Will TCS be able to sustain this kind of growth?