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Argentina Offers Holdout Creditors $6.5 Billion
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 02:57
Argentina moved a step closer to ending a 15-year stalemate that has stymied its ability to borrow after it made a formal offer on Friday to U.S. holders of its defaulted government debt.
Ex-CEO On How His Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Firm Crashed
Forbes - 6 Feb 2016 14:46
A recent story in Forbes stated that Norse Corp. - which raised more than $40 million in VC funding - looked like it may be shutting down, according to a blog posted by Brian Krebs, a well known investigative reporter w...
1 Big Oil Dividend To Buy And 3 To Avoid
Forbes - 6 Feb 2016 22:36
At first glance this looks like a terrible time to buy energy stocks. Oil prices are at historic lows, demand has pulled back, inventories are climbing, and global manipulators like OPEC and Iran are doing little to help...
The world economy is shaky and 'funny money' won't fix it
Telegraph - 6 Feb 2016 18:16
The reasons behind recent stomach-churning falls on global markets are many and varied
Capital markets are on life support - what will it take to revive them?
Telegraph - 6 Feb 2016 17:00
Companies are struggling to raise money from either debt or shares in today's choppy markets, and investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Barclays are nervously hoping conditions improve soon
Presidential power: the race for the top US job can bruise candidates as well as world markets
Telegraph - 6 Feb 2016 16:47
After a torrid start to the year for financial markets, the campaign trail's key issues could have a dramatic effect on stocks
The Week Ahead: Is This The Stock Market's Secret Weapon?
Forbes - 6 Feb 2016 16:23
The bumpy ride for the stock market has continued in February as the upside reversal on Wednesday failed to stimulate much new buying. Still it was supportive that the major averages were able to recover substantially fr...
Iran Sets Crude Export Volumes for Europe
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 15:01
Iran plans to sell 300,000 barrels of crude oil a day to European customers now that Western sanctions have been lifted, the country's oil minister told state media
Ground Shifts Under Wheat Export Market
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 14:43
Record harvests, the strong dollar and cheap oil are combining to shake up the multibillion-dollar global wheat market.
Big Game Economics: What Super Bowl 50 Says About America
Forbes - 6 Feb 2016 14:00
From ticket price inflation to the supposed stock market indicator, what Super Bowl 50 can tell us about the economy.
Why a Recession Could Arrive Without a Yield Curve Warning
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 12:51
Investors may not be able to count on a once-reliable economic warning bell to ring before the next recession. Ultralow yields on short-term bonds may prevent the yield curve from inverting even if the economy is about t...
Debt, defaults, and devaluations: why this market crash is like nothing we've seen before
Telegraph - 6 Feb 2016 12:00
A pernicious cycle of collapsing commodities, corporate defaults, and currency wars loom over the global economy. Can anything stop it from unravelling?
I'll continue to be an investor in Google and Amazon - if they do no evil
Telegraph - 6 Feb 2016 11:26
Part of Andrew Oxlade's pension portfolio is invested in the companies caught in the tax debate
Tech Stocks Swoon as Growth Disappoints
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 04:14
The sector led a broad decline, as a disappointing outlook from LinkedIn helped fuel a rush out of stocks.
BNP Paribas Admits Reality in Investment Banking
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 03:41
The French bank has finally decided to trim its investment bank and bolster its capital base.
Miners' Rally: 'Bull Trap' or Real?
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2016 00:50
Mining stocks, the market's punching bag of 2015, are the darlings of 2016--so far. The question for investors however, is whether the rally is what traders call a "bull trap"--a brief bounce before another dive into the...
Tech Stocks Sacked Before The Silicon Valley Super Bowl
Forbes - 6 Feb 2016 00:11
Sky-high multiples are getting slashed and good results aren't good enough. Mr. Market has changed his mind about tech stocks.
Dividend-Cut Risk Of The 6 Oil Super Majors
Forbes - 6 Feb 2016 00:04
Oil prices have collapsed from highs of ~$120 per barrel to lows of ~$30 per barrel.