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India needs to get its fiscal house in order: Anubhuti Gupta
livemint.com - 29 Jan 2015 20:41
The sharp decline in commodity prices has eased pressure on current account deficit, but more needs to be done, says the portfolio manager at AXA Rosenberg Investment Management
Are We Past The Flipping Point?
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:29
Flipping is the practice of buying a house and reselling in a short period. Both professional and casual investors flip houses. And like other asset trading, successful flipping involves buying at a discount, selling at ...
The Safest Cars? Nine Models, Including Toyota Highlander, Volvo XC90, Have Zero Driver-Fatality Rates
IBTimes - 29 Jan 2015 21:31
Just six years ago, no car on the U.S. market could boast a driver fatality rate of zero. Today, there are nine models with that distinction, according to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIH...
Harsh Words for Caesars in Court
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jan 2015 04:12
A federal bankruptcy judge dispensed harsh words for Caesars Entertainment and its private-equity owners Wednesday.
McDonald's CEO Out After Almost 25 Years
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 01:02
After a rough year of flagging sales, McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is out.
Visa Rising After Beating On Earnings And Announcing 4-For-1 Stock Split
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 23:42
Shares of the world's largest credit and debit card company are on the rise in Thursday's after-hours trading session: Visa released better-than-expected first quarter fiscal 2015 earnings results and said that its board...
Gold falls more than 2% to two-week low on Fed outlook
livemint.com - 29 Jan 2015 22:02Chevron - Bottom Fishing This Sell-Off
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 21:55
Chevron continues to look like a potentially strong winner from this low oil price period.
Thursday Sector Laggards: Energy, Technology & Communications
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 21:40
The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Energy sector, showing a 0.9% loss. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO) and Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP) are two large stocks that are lagging,...
Tax Day 2015: How To File Taxes, Deadlines, Where To File Online, Tax Season Best Practices And More
IBTimes - 29 Jan 2015 21:31
Tax filing season 2015 is here, with many Americans finding the dreaded time of year overwhelming, especially first-timers or people with unique work situations. Deadlines, e-filing, state and federal tax returns - how d...
Potential Presidential Candidate, Dr. Ben Carson On Social Security, Glass-Steagall, And Taxes
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 21:30DuPont Popular Amongst Recent 13F Filers
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 21:18
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and noticed that DuPont (NYSE: DD) was held by 10 of these funds. When hedge fund managers app...
Daily Dividend Report: POT, AVB, RCI, DGX, PAG, XOM, V, MCD, HPQ, LMT, MCK
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 21:04
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has approved an increase of the company's quarterly cash dividend (from $0.35 per share to $0.38 per share), and declared a quarterly cash dividend of US $0.38 per common share payable ...
Activision Blizzard To Retain Dominance In FPS Domain
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:44
The first-person shooter (FPS) genre is becoming more and more popular, and Activision Blizzard has dominated the FPS domain for the last 5 years, primarily driven by the Call of Duty franchise. The company is about to r...
Western Digital Posts Mixed Results As Unit Shipments Stagnate
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:42
The hard drive manufacturer reported a 3% y-o-y decrease in the number of units shipped, to 61 million during the quarter. Net revenues were slightly higher than the guidance of $3.80 billion given by the company at the ...
Little Respite For American Eagle In The Holiday Season
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:40
American Eagle Outfitters released its holiday sales results earlier this month, reporting 1% increase in its revenues for the two month period of November and December. However, the company?s consolidated comparable sto...
Chevron Preview: Lower Oil Prices, Flat Production To Weigh On Upstream Earnings
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:38
Chevron is scheduled to announce its 2014 fourth quarter earnings on January 30th. We expect lower crude oil prices to weigh significantly on the company's upstream earnings growth. Benchmark crude oil prices have declin...
Bristol-Myers Squibb Earnings: Currency Headwinds Take The Shine Off Encouraging New Drug Sales
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:38
The revenue decline was amplified to the tune of $184 million by the negative impact of a stronger U.S. dollar. Bristol-Myers Squibb expects currency headwinds to continue this year and has guided its full-year worldwide...
Qualcomm Reports A Strong Q1'15 But Lowers Guidance For Fiscal 2015
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 20:34
At $7.1 billion and $1.34, revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share for the quarter were up 7% and 6% year on year, respectively. QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) accounted for approximately half of the upside on account ...
New Financial Adviser? Check Out Fees and Conflicts
Wall Street Journal - 29 Jan 2015 19:39
Here are questions to ask and places to find key information.
Why Apple Pay And Dollars Are Killing Bitcoin
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 19:26
The irony of Bitcoin's fall is that some of the attributes that initially made it so attractive to its backers like no centralized banking control, lax regulation and no transaction fees, are the very same things that ar...
United Bank of India proposes to raise Rs2,025 crore via equity, debt
livemint.com - 29 Jan 2015 19:14
Bank also proposes to raise `500 crore through issue and allotment of tier-1 bonds