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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, December, 6: US GDP Could Be A Facade
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 7:54am | 1576Read More...On Thursday, the Commerce Department released GDP data which showed that from July to September, the US economy expanded by 3.6 percent. The figure, much higher than the expected 2.8 percent estimate, was likely fueled by increasing stockpiles. The data showed that businesses boosted...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Tuesday, September 10: US Military Strike In Syria Put On Pause
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 6:39am | 1166Read More...The suggestion that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avoid military intervention by giving up his chemical weapons to international regulators has quickly grown into a possible non-violent resolution to the crisis in Syria. The proposal, backed by Russia, has been named a possible...
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ECB Initiates Forward Guidance, BoE to Follow Suit
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 11:02am | 771Read More...While most Americans were eating hot dogs and celebrating the birth date of the United States, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank took unprecedented steps in launching forward guidance in their interest rate decisions. The move sent shares higher and the pound and the euro...
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Piraeus Bank Becomes Second-Largest Greek Bank in Deal With Cyprus
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 12:09pm | 536Read More...For the past two weeks, all eyes were focused on Cyprus and its bailout with the Troika of creditors made up of the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. However, as part of the deal, Piraeus Bank, a Greek bank, has agreed to purchase the Greek operations...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Thursday, December 6
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 7:15am | 916Read More...Join Marketfy's Sang Lucci for a FREE webinar today at 4:15 pm EST to discuss different ways to successfully trade Options & large cap equities in the midst of consistent interruptions via Fiscal Cliff news. Seats are limited, sign up now! Futures Rise on Budget Deal Hopes U.S. equity futures...
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Could U.K. QE Be Right Around The Corner?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 8:49am | 57Read More...The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said the OBR cut its 2011 and 2012 growth forecast, and there could potentially be quantitative easing in the future. The OBR cut its growth forecast in 2011 to 1.7% down from 2.1%, and 2012 was cut to 2.5% from 2.6%. Osborne said that the...






