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Is It Time to Invest in Energy Stocks?
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2015 05:42
Weekend Investor: With oil prices at a six-year low, here are the options for investors--and the risks.
Bitcoin and the Digital-Currency Revolution
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2015 03:13
The Saturday Essay: For all bitcoin's problems, it represents the future of money. Currencies like it will disrupt global finance, revolutionize the way we pay for things and, just maybe, make the world a fairer place.
Venezuela's Currency Woes An Increasing Threat To US Corporate Profits
IBTimes - 24 Jan 2015 20:31
(Reuters) - Venezuela's deepening economic troubles, and in particular the weakness of the bolivar and restrictive currency controls, have hurt U.S. corporate profits for the fourth quarter of 2014 and are set to inflict...
Gold, silver fall on subdued demand, global cues
livemint.com - 24 Jan 2015 11:55Some Counterterrorism Efforts In Yemen Frozen For Now: US Officials
IBTimes - 24 Jan 2015 06:31
(Reuters) - The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said on Friday. The collapse...
State Street, BNY Mellon Post Lackluster Results
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2015 04:16
State Street offered a lackluster view for 2015, while Bank of New York Mellon reported lighter-than-expected fee revenue.
Li Ka-shing's Possible O2 Deal Would Mark New Milestone
Wall Street Journal - 24 Jan 2015 03:04
The potential $15 billion purchase of one of Britain's biggest cellphone operators would be the Hong Kong billionaire's biggest deal overseas yet, and would cement his telecommunications and infrastructure company as one...
The Week Ahead: Barron's Roundtable -- Too Cautious Like 2013?
Forbes - 24 Jan 2015 01:59
The stock market got another monkey off its back last week as the ECB finally came through with a plan for quantitative easing that was slightly larger than the market expected. Stocks had already been rebounding ahead o...