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Sebi tightens insider trading norms, eases delisting rules
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 15:58
Key changes made to the regulation include a wider definition of what constitutes an insider
Turkish Bank's Star Fades Amid Spat
Wall Street Journal - 19 Nov 2014 06:38
Twelve months ago, Bank Asya was a star of the Turkish banking sector. But a year later the lender's star no longer shines bright after being caught in the crossfire of a high-profile political spat.
Canada Looks Into Rerouting of Stock-Trade Orders to U.S.
Wall Street Journal - 19 Nov 2014 05:12
The country's regulators are probing dealers' practice of routing stock orders to U.S. trading venues in exchange for rebates, circumventing domestic markets.
Wells Fargo Names Elizabeth Duke to Board
Wall Street Journal - 19 Nov 2014 18:23
Wells Fargo & Co. has elected a former member of the Federal Reserve system's board of governors, Elizabeth A. Duke, to its own board effective Jan. 1.
Earnings for Foot Locker Projected to Rise
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 16:00
Optimism surrounds Foot Locker, as it gets ready to report its third quarter results on Friday, November 21, 2014. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 78 cents a share, up from 68 cents a year ago.For ...
Raghuram Rajan inflation focus spurs sales as yields drop
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 07:47
Rajan's success in curbing inflation is starting to deliver growth dividends as corporate borrowing costs drop at the fastest pace since 2009
Sensex, Nifty hit record highs; Hindalco, Bajaj Auto gain
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 06:44
In the morning trade, the Sensex touched an all-time high of 28,294.01 and Nifty hit a lifetime high of 8,455.65 points
As Yen Slides, Investors Shun Other Asian Currencies
Wall Street Journal - 19 Nov 2014 23:49
Investors are shedding their holdings of Korean won, Singapore dollars and other Asian currencies, in a bet that the yen's dramatic fall against the dollar will reverberate through the region's foreign-exchange markets.
Activision Radio Silence On Advanced Warfare Sales Among Bad Signals For Stock
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 22:35
Two weeks have passed since Activision Blizzard (ATVI) launched Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. As of yet, as Tae Kim pointed out on Yahoo Finance, there is so far no press release on sales from the company. The silence ...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Energy, Services
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 22:04
The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Energy sector, higher by 0.6%. Within that group, Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) and Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 3....
US stocks slip from record; focus shifts to Fed
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 21:40Sebi withdraws recognition to DSE
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 21:34
A Sebi probe found that the exchange did not act fairly during the so-called demutualization process and a false certificate was issued on its completion
Fed Minutes Show Concern on Global Growth
Wall Street Journal - 19 Nov 2014 21:16
Federal Reserve officials forged ahead with a decision to end the central bank's bond-buying program because the domestic economy and labor market appeared to be on course for further improvement, despite global tumult.
Ann Earnings Preview: Ann Taylor Stumbles As LOFT Remains A Drag
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 20:47
Although Ann Taylor had maintained a steady growth momentum over the past few quarters, its growth faltered in Q3 due to weak mall traffic, a highly promotional environment and delayed shipments. On the other hand, the r...
Strong Hardware Sales and Digital Domain Segment To Drive GameStop's Revenue In The Holiday Quarter
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 20:45
The company's unique buy-sell-trade model has been a huge success, with gamers trading old hardware, software and other accessories for new products using trade and other reward points. Moreover, the company is more driv...
Medtronic Earnings: Sales Surge On New Products And Emerging Markets
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 20:43
The company's gross margin on an operational basis was below expectations at 73.8%, on the back of higher sales of lower-margin Bone Morphogenetic Proteins products and expenses related to addressing product quality issu...
India free-float market cap low compared to peers
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 20:40
India's free-float market capitalization is among lowest in developed and emerging markets due to large shareholdings of promoters
Home Depot Earnings Review: Solid Growth On High Demand, Despite The Data Breach
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 20:40
Revenues grew 5.4% year-on-year to $20.5 billion in the quarter, with strong comparable sales growth of 5.8% in U.S., despite the threat of a possible impact of the data breach. Home Depot managed to escape the anticipat...
Understanding Trends In Banks' Trading Revenues
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 20:39
Notably, trading revenues increased year-on-year for the first time in Q3 2014 after falling notably in each of the previous four quarters. This is due to two primary reasons: an overall reduction in trading activity ove...
BSE mid cap index hits record high; small cap at highest since Jan 2008
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 20:31
Outlook positive but analysts say picking stocks with a record of corporate governance remains important
Hexaware Technologies in demand despite sketchy performance
livemint.com - 19 Nov 2014 20:27
Growth in past two quarters was by Hexaware's top clients, with growth being particularly strong in financial services business
Daily Dividend Report: WMB, JCI, SYY, LZB, BLK, PCP, BRCM, LO, DPS
Forbes - 19 Nov 2014 20:00
Williams (WMB) has approved a regular dividend of $0.57 on the company's common stock, payable December 29 to holders of record at the close of business December 12.