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Microsoft Makes $44.6 billion Bid for Yahoo (AP)
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M&A in focus
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House Prices in U.K. stall on the Subprime mortgage fallout
(Bloomberg)
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Mixed Day for Asian Markets (MarketWatch)
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Deadline runs out today on Northern Rock offers
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Looking for direction
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European Shares Advance on Rio
Tinto bid speculation (MarketWatch)
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European markets gains advance led by miners, budget
airlines decline (MarketWatch)
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Oil prices retreat under $90 on Recession Fears (AP) |
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Payrolls Pull Back for First Time in Four Years (AP)
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Merger Speculation Boosts Asian Stocks
(Bloomberg) |
Stocks fall in Asia (MarketWatch)
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OPEC will not increase current output, may consider cuts in March (Bloomberg) |
Yen declines somewhat on stronger stocks (Reuters)
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European stocks retreating on banks and miners (MarketWatch)
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Microsoft
calling Yahoo!
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U.S. stocks decline on concerns regarding the economy (AP) |
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Euro Advances versus US Dollar
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Euro loses ground against the dollar (AP) |
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Stocks Rally Strongly on Easing Bond Concerns (AP)
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Mortgage Application Increase in Latest Week (AP)
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Open Asian Markets End Mixed (MarketWatch)
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A Mixed Close for Asian Markets (MarketWatch)
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Asian Markets Mirror Wall Street sell-off (MarketWatch)
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European shares declining on weak earnings reports (MarketWatch)
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Stocks in Europe Rally on Wall Street Gains (Reuters)
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Wall Street Plunged on Tuesday due to Service Sector
Weakness (AP)
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Wall Street Extends Decline (AP) |
Recession Fears Haunting Markets
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The power of corporate results
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Bank of England as
expected cuts key rate to 5.25% (MarketWatch)
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Wall Street Finishes Higher after Volatile Session (AP) |
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Productivity more than expected helped by lower labor costs
(Reuters)
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Skidding with the bears
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Consumer Confidence Drops Further (AP)
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Oil approaching $88 on fears of a U.S. Recession (AP) |
ECB Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged (Bloomberg)
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Dollar Rally Gathers Strength
(Bloomberg)
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Deutsche Bank Avoids Subprime Writedowns Posts Profits Decline (Bloomberg) |
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U.K. Producer Price Index for January up 5.7%
(MarketWatch)
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Holding steady before GM’s
results
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Mortgage Applications are Down - Rates Rise
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Record Loss at UBS Following Writedowns of $13.7 Billion (Bloomberg)
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Banks Remain under pressure on Credit Market Turmoil
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Financials under pressure while Yahoo said to reject Microsoft offer
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Credit Suisse 4Q Profit Down by 72 Percent (Bloomberg) |
Gold Prices plunge, other metals drop (MarketWatch)
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Trade deficit reduced to 1991 levels
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Lenders Give Sallie Mae an Extension
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Oil Retreats Below $92 After Big Gain (AP)
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Asian Markets Advanced Led by Hong Kong (Bloomberg)
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Autos and Gas Raise Retail sales in January
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Tough Love Ahead? |
The New York February Factory Index Down Sharply
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European Stocks Down on Banks and Oil Price Gains (MarketWatch)
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European shares rise in early trading on energy and miners then pull
back
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The Central Bank of Sweden Surprises markets with 25 BP Hike
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Japan Leads Gains in Asia on Strong GDP Data (MarketWatch)
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U.S. Net Capital Inflows Dropped Sharply in December
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Asian Stocks Decline on Slowing Global Growth, Banks
(Bloomberg)
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Wall Street Stocks Finish Higher after Volatile Session (AP) |
More earnings and economic reports on tap
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Wall Street boosted by Stronger Sales Data (AP)
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Industrial production in the U.S. advanced by 0.1% in
January
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Euro Edges Higher Against Dollar (AP)
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European Stocks Retreat on Banks,
Earnings Reports and Downgrades
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Euro rises, yen declines on advancing stock markets
(Reuters) |
Financial stocks pull down
Asian markets (MarketWatch)
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Wall Street Stocks Rebounded on
News of Buffett’s Offer of Help (AP) |
Singapore Wealth Fund Looking into Investment in TPG
Capital Fund (AP) |
Bank of Japan Kept Rates on Hold (AP)
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Asian Sessions Closed Mixed
Wednesday (MarketWatch)
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European Stocks Advance on Mining and Chemical Issues (Bloomberg)
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Wall Street Declines on Banks and Tech Companies (Bloomberg)
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With China
ETFs Taking a Hit the Bull Run is in Question (Investor’s Business
Weekly)
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S&P cuts
Societe Generale credit rating to AA
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Newspaper story has Lehman facing write-down's
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PPI for January Accelerates in Germany (Bloomberg)
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Financials
ruling markets
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Uncertain Outlook?
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Northern Rock is being nationalized by the British
government (AP) |
Credit Suisse reveals fresh Write-down's that Cut Profit by $1
Billion (Bloomberg) |
Asian Stocks due to Rising Oil Prices, Banks Decline
(Bloomberg)
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Oil prices hold over $95, on supply risks
(Reuters)
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Banking Sector Leads European Stock Market Declines (Bloomberg)
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European stocks under pressure from banks and
telecoms (MarketWatch)
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European
shares up in early trade on banks and energy (Reuters)
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Asian Stock Markets Advance on Easing Subprime Concerns (Bloomberg) |
Alliance & Leicester affected by write-down and surging funding
costs (Reuters)
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Most Asian Stock Markets Decline, Tokyo gains
slightly (Bloomberg)
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Dollar Declining in Asian Trading (AP)
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Wall Street Finished Mixed Due to Inflation Fears
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Most Asian Stock Markets Decline, Tokyo gains
slightly (Bloomberg)
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Worry of further credit turmoil
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CPI for January in the U.S. up 0.4%, with core rising by 0.3%
(MarketWatch)
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CDO Loss Speculation Raises Corporate Bond Risk to Record
(Bloomberg)
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KKR affiliate missed debt payment, talks with
creditors (MarketWatch)
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Weakening Yen Helps Japanese Stocks Advance
(Bloomberg)
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Oil Prices drop to $98 on
Rising U.S. Inventory (AP)
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Tsakos Energy and Overseas Shipholding Drop after
Downgrade (AP) |
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Mainland China Stock Markets Decline
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U.S. Life Insurers are facing
Subprime pressures in 2008
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Bailout hopes lift global stocks |
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European shares gaining on corporate results and
banks (Reuters)
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Japan Stocks Decline on
telecoms and property (Bloomberg)
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Oil Prices rising towards $100 per barrel (AP)
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Rate Cut Hopes Leading U.S. Stock Futures Higher (AP)
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Hong Kong markets retreat (MarketWatch)
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Citigroup Downgraded by Oppenheimer (Reuters)
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So, are all the problems solved?
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Uneasy
Economic Climate |
Stocks Rally on Possibility of Bond Insurer Bailout
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Wall Street reverses losses on rate cut optimism
(Reuters) |
Freddie Mac Adopts Guidelines to Reduce Delinquent
Loans (Reuters) |
Stocks Rise in Europe, also on financial companies
(Bloomberg) |
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Gold at Record Highs on Oil Rally, other Precious
Metals Rise (AP)
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Wall Street
plunges as oil drops and recession fears resurface (Reuters) |
Asian Stocks gain on financials (MarketWatch)
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Record Loss at Société Générale on Trading Scandal, Writedowns
(Bloomberg) |
Stocks revert in early trading as financial shares
weigh (Reuters) |
Existing home sales fell by 0.4% in January
(MarketWatch) |
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Dollar loses ground on growing US slowdown concerns
(Reuters) |
Dollar near
2-week lows on lower industrial activity (Reuters)
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Visa Files with SEC to Sell Shares worth $18.8 billion (Reuters) |
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Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Charged with Fraud (AP)
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Zwirn Hedge Funds Close
after Large Withdrawal Requests (Bloomberg) |
China's
Shanghai Composite Index Drops
4.1 percent (AP) |
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Dollar Gains against Yen on Importer Buying (AP)
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Qatar Sovereign Fund considering RBS stake (Reuters) |
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Vanguard CEO Departs,
Vows Ownership Structure will not Change (MarketWatch)
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One more hedge fund falls victim to the credit crisis (BBC News)
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Hedge Fund Risks Warning (AP) |
Crude Oil over $102 per
barrel on Dollar Weakness (Bloomberg) |
Failed auctions
compounded by swaps for local governments (Bloomberg)
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Oil briefly tops $103 for the first time (AP)
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CDO suit filed against UBS
(Reuters)
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HBOS Shares Fall
Sharply on Lower Corporate Lending and Margins (Bloomberg) |
Gold futures rising
sharply (MarketWatch) |
As the dollar drops gold reaches $975 - a new record (MarketWatch)
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MBIA holds onto
top ratings (Reuters)
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Economic Indicators and
the Fed Chief’s Testimony Casting a Shadow
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Nervousness in the markets continues
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Fidelity Announces pre Tax Profit 20% up in 2007 (AP)
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U.S. Stocks rise sharply on
bond insurer relief (Reuters)
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Wall Street rallies on IBM Stock
Buyback (AP) |
Freddie Mac Releases 4th Quarter Results (Reuters)
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CPI in the German State of Hesse rises (Reuters)
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An unexpected rise of German
Business Sentiment in February (Bloomberg)
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Durable goods orders for January declined by 5.3
percent (Reuters)
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Initial jobless claims rise 19,000 to 373,000 (MarketWatch) |
Worrying about the economy
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Producer
Prices Leapt 1% in January, Stocks futures turn weak (MarketWatch) |
January New Home
Sales in U.S. Drop more than expected (Bloomberg) |
Another
volatile session that finishes higher for Wall Street (AP)
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The Iranian nation will have the final victory in the nuclear arena.
No power will be able to obstruct the movement of the Iranian nation
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Most Asian markets higher;
Tokyo and Shanghai pull back at end (MarketWatch)
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Hong Kong stocks soar as
budget unveils tax cuts (MarketWatch)
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Losses and Uncertainty
in Asian Markets (MarketWatch) |
Wall Street declines on jobless claims, banking sector weakness
warning (Reuters)
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Stocks
extending gains in Europe led by banks (Bloomberg) |
Japanese Stocks Rise
on U.S. Retailer Earnings, exporters
(Bloomberg)
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European Stock Markets Decline (Bloomberg) |
Shares in Tokyo dropped sharply on yen 3-year high against dollar
(MarketWatch)
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Will Bond Insurer Rating
Affirmation be Enough?
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European Stocks Decline
on Earnings (Bloomberg) |
Dollar
plunges to a new low against the Euro (AP) |
Dollar Falls to Lowest in Almost Three Years on Bank Concern |
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Dollar falls
against the Yen in Asia (AP) |
Euro gains to Record
High of $1.50 on Rate Outlook
(Bloomberg) |
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