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New York TimesWising Up to FacebookNew York TimesAs my colleague Joe Nocera pointed out, the IPO did exactly what it was intended to do; it raised $16 billion for the young company to invest in its long-term future. Moreover, the plummeting value of th…
Radio Cadena AgramonetArgentina's Long Economic Boom Coming to an…ABC NewsArgentina's nine-year economic expansion appears to be slowing sharply, according to analysts, who predict growth of 2.5 percent to 3 percent this year, half the 5.1 pe…
US Stock Futures Signal BounceWall Street JournalBy WILLIAM L. WATTS US stock index futures indicated a positive start for Wall Street Monday amid a dearth of fresh economic news, although continued uncertainty over the euro zone were likely to keep a …
CBS NewsGreek exit from eurozone a major near-term negative for markets: JP Morgan reportEconomic TimesJP Morgan in a recent report looks at the outlook for various asset classes: Equities: The Greek political crisis and weak economic data are creating…
USA TODAYStocks drop as Europe overshadows US economic newsUSA TODAYBy Pallavi Gogoi, AP NEW YORK – Stocks slipped Thursday as unease over Europe overshadowed an encouraging report on unemployment claims and good results from big retailers, including…
AFPHow to Spread Bet European Stocks as Greece Gears up for Re-ElectionSacramento BeeBy City Index Financial spread betting is an alternative to traditional trading whereby investors can take a position on falling European stocks following negative eco…
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Let’s play “guess the nonfarm payrolls.” After all, our guess is as good as the conomists’, whose forecasts nicely fit a random distribution of hits…
The big economic news story on Monday was the ISM Purchasing Managers Index. The headline number was only mildly positive, but it was enough so…
