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Gold And Silver: Opportunity Of A Lifetime?
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 15:18
Right now there are many similarities to the market environment of the 1970s.
Is The Dollar Breakout Still Intact?
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 06:52
Despite the recent pullback, the U.S. dollar's breakout remains intact.
Was the demonetisation scare an old wives' tale?
livemint.com - 1 Mar 2017 04:29
The impact of demonetisation has been negligible on the Indian Economy, going by the India GDP growth rate numbers released by the CSO on Tuesday
Box hits goal on positive free cash flow, quarterly results beat Street
CNBC - 1 Mar 2017 23:22
The enterprise cloud technology company has seen shares rise more than 50 percent over the past year.
Trump Faces the Tyranny of High Expectations
Wall Street Journal - 1 Mar 2017 22:57
Every day stocks go up, investors are pricing in greater success for president's agenda.
Being Stupid is so Over
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 22:41
Americans have long associated business success with superior intelligence, but this understandable inference misses the role of risk-taking, which often is driven by inferior intelligence, otherwise known as stupidity.
Wells Fargo Withholds $32 Million In Bonuses Due To Fake Account Scandal
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 22:30
On Wednesday, America's third largest bank by assets, said it would suspend 2016 cash bonuses for eight top executives and slash stock awards granted in 2014 and that vested in 2016 by 50%.
Market round-up | Bank credit continues to weaken in January
livemint.com - 1 Mar 2017 21:37
In other news, deposit deluge from rural India; digital influence on car buying grows
How Google Does TV
Wall Street Journal - 1 Mar 2017 21:05
Google's bet on web TV with YouTube involves a much smaller wager than AT&T's with DirecTV.
Target's Stock Plunges After Disappointing Q4 Results
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 20:46
Target (NYSE: TGT) posted disappointing fourth quarter results, with both revenues and EPS missing market expectations. The company earlier reported a 5% decline in sales during the holiday season (November and December)...
Ground-breaking AI 'Robocar' revealed
CNN - 1 Mar 2017 20:44
Does this AI race car signal a new dawn for motorsport?
Dish Network's Subscriber Numbers Boosted By Sling TV, But ARPU Could See Pressure
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 20:36
Dish Network's stock has declined marginally in the week following its Q4 and full-year earnings release. Dish added 28,000 pay-TV subscribers in the quarter - though some of that may have been due to a change in the cal...
TCS says founders Tata Sons will participate in share buyback
livemint.com - 1 Mar 2017 19:10
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), owned by Tata Sons, is planning a Rs16,000 crore share buyback
Dow Jones crosses 21,000 for the first time, dollar at six-week high as US Fed rate hike looms
livemint.com - 1 Mar 2017 17:23
Dow Jones trading past 21,000 indicates investors are getting increasingly confident about economic growth, clearing the path for higher interest rates in US
From Bad Dream To Nightmare: Dallas Struggles With Police, Fire Pension Fund Crisis
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 17:11
Dallas has struggled for months to get a handle on the growing emergency in the Dallas Police and Fire Pension (DPFP) fund. The pension problem could bring Dallas to its knees by cramping its ability to borrow, recruit a...
Fiduciary Duty Can't Be Killed
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 16:38
Striking the fiduciary rule down could make it, in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, "more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Market Much Too Pessimistic About Cigna's Future Financial Picture
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 16:15
Last week, our analysts parsed 378 filings and collected 56,507 data points. In total, they made 9,646 adjustments with a dollar value of $5.3 trillion. Analyst Lindsay Bohannon found a few items in Cigna's 10-K last wee...
Trumponomics Causes Global Corporate Bonds to Collide
Wall Street Journal - 1 Mar 2017 15:49
An unusual shift is under way in U.S. and European corporate bond markets--politics on both sides of the Atlantic are the reason.
How Wal-Mart Is Using Technology To Boost Its Pharmacy Business
Forbes - 1 Mar 2017 15:38
Through a recent upgrade to its mobile app, Wal-Mart has made it more convenient for its pharmacy customers to order prescription medicines and pick them up from stores.
Yingde: China Takeover Drama Brings Breath of Fresh Air
Wall Street Journal - 1 Mar 2017 15:37
Minority shareholders at China's largest industrial gas maker have emerged as winners from the boardroom tussle.
Export Adrenaline Boosts China Factories---but Hangover Could Be Hard
Wall Street Journal - 1 Mar 2017 15:36
China's latest manufacturing data adds to the evidence that recovering global trade is helping offset the housing-market slowdown, but Mr. Trump could spoil the party.
Ajay Tyagi assumes office as Sebi chairman
livemint.com - 1 Mar 2017 15:33
Ajay Tyagi, a 1984 batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has handled capital markets division in the finance ministry