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Asian Shares Regain Footing
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 09:04
Asian markets rose Tuesday, as a weakening yen lifted Japanese shares and higher oil prices boosted the energy sector.
Credit Suisse Taps Malhotra to Lead Unit for Wealthy Asia Pacific Entrepreneurs
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 08:27
Vikram Malhotra has been named executive vice chairman for Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse and will oversee a new unit catering to wealthy entrepreneurs in the region.
Goldman CFO Defends Investing and Lending Businesses
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 19:38
Goldman Sachs's finance chief sought to shed light on the firm's investing and lending activities, a sprawling portfolio that has drawn occasional scrutiny from shareholders.
Can ETFs Help Determine The Fed's Next Move?
Forbes - 18 Nov 2015 01:43
Can ETFs Help Determine The Fed's Next Move? The Fed and other central banks have told us they remain data dependent. In addition to analyzing incoming economic and earnings data, a great way to understand what the Fed a...
Qdoba parent misses earnings estimate
CNBC - 18 Nov 2015 01:28
Jack in the Box failed to meet earnings and revenue estimates but delivered strong guidance.
U.S.-Listed China Firms Hurry Homeward
Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov 2015 00:45
Many Chinese companies, particularly from the technology, media and telecoms sector, that listed in the U.S. in recent years are looking to go private and then later relist back home.
Executives At JPMorgan, RBS Under Investigation For Financial Crisis Misdeeds: WSJ
IBTimes - 18 Nov 2015 00:41
In what could be a first for federal prosecutors, executives at two major banks are under investigation for wrongdoing during the subprime mortgage crisis. Investigators are building criminal cases against bankers at JPM...
Cloud Cover Remains Over Salesforce.com
Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov 2015 00:34
Salesforce's billings and free cash flow will offer clues on the cloud pioneer's fundamentals in Wednesday's quarterly results
TJX: What It Takes to Shine In a Bleak Retail Market
Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov 2015 00:34
The off-price sector is one of the few areas of retail that isn't hurting. That is why Macy's is following in the footsteps of TJX Cos.
The Last Time I Saw Paris (Black Is An Expressive Color)
Forbes - 18 Nov 2015 00:27
In Paris, L’Auberge D’chez Eux is one of our favorite bistros. Maybe 30 covers, waiters working in their sixties. You reminisce over great missing desserts, the crème brûlée, because the old pastry chef of yestery...
Notable Tuesday Option Activity: GMCR, AIG, CCE
Forbes - 17 Nov 2015 23:59
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASD: GMCR), where a total volume of 27,108 contracts has been traded thus far t...
Soros Puts Money on Latin America Hotels
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 23:54
Billionaire George Soros's investment firm has agreed to spend up to $300 million on an Argentine hotel company's Latin America expansion, a vote of confidence in the region.
JP Morgan Expects 4th-Quarter Trading Down Around 15% From 3rd Quarter
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 23:47
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s trading results for the fourth quarter are expected to fall around 15% from the third quarter, similar to its year-ago results, according to a senior executive at the firm.
Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: MON, XLNX, NVDA
Forbes - 17 Nov 2015 23:43
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON), where a total of 26,493 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 milli...
U.S. Focuses on Banks' Reports to Track Islamic State Targets
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 23:36
The U.S. government is increasingly using bank reports on suspicious transactions to identify Islamic State targets and other terrorist facilities, including determining which refineries to hit with airstrikes, a senior ...
Tuesday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Energy
Forbes - 17 Nov 2015 23:34
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.3% loss. Within that group, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) and Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) a...
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Healthcare, Technology & Communications
Forbes - 17 Nov 2015 23:33
The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Healthcare sector, higher by 1.0%. Within the sector, HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE: HCA) and Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) are two large stocks leading the way, showing...
The Goods on Inflation and the Fed
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2015 23:16
Services prices are rising, but goods prices are falling, hurting retailers and manufacturers and making the Federal Reserve's job more difficult
Global investors back to being 'neutral' on Indian markets: survey
livemint.com - 17 Nov 2015 23:05
In contrast, investors turn overweight on China where they are expecting further policy easing to combat an economic slowdown
Keurig Green Mountain: Can A Positive Guidance Pull The Company Out Of Its Misery?
Forbes - 17 Nov 2015 22:52
The year 2015 has been a tough one for Keurig Green Mountain, and it seems like only Keurig Kold and a positive guidance can save the company's stock from declining further. Keurig Green Mountain is facing the consequenc...
The multi-trillion dollar liquidity problem at the heart of the global financial system
Telegraph - 17 Nov 2015 22:51
From British MPs to bank chiefs in the US, everyone seems worried about the lack of liquidity in the global bond markets
NetApp Earnings Preview: Weakness In Product Sales Likely To Hinder Top Line Growth
Forbes - 17 Nov 2015 22:45
The company has seen weakness in its core storage business over the last few quarters, with revenues falling by 25% y-o-y to $664 million in the most recent quarter. As a result, net revenues were down by 10% year-over-y...