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Barron's Recap: GOP Contenders, Corning's Latest Magic & Apple Watch Called 'Not So Smart'
Sunday, June 7, 2015 - 5:17pm | 819Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: who will be 2016 GOP nominee, the top 100 women advisors, as well as the prospects for Corning, LabCorp, LendingClub, On Deck Capital, International Game Technology, the Apple Watch and more. Cover Story "Who Will Win the GOP Nomination?" by Jim McTague. Out of...
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Peter Schiff and Nouriel Roubini Get Charged Over QE
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 7:33pm | 705Read More...Peter Schiff, forecaster of the 2008 crisis and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital battled it out with Nouriel Roubini, cofounder of Roubini Global Economics and Professor of Economics at NYU's Stern School of Business. The two sat on a panel of four, but quickly turned the debate...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Monday, December 31: New Year's Eve Edition
Monday, December 31, 2012 - 8:07am | 797Read More...Futures Indicate Lower Open on Imminent Cliff U.S. equity futures were higher but the Futures-Fair Value was lower, indicating a lower open for Wall Street Monday. Late Friday, futures crashed as investors feared that politicians were heading into the weekend neither with a deal nor a framework...
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Futures Rise on Obama Re-election
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 7:08am | 969Read More...U.S. equity futures rose in early Wednesday trade as investors understood a second term for President Obama means continued easing from the Federal Reserve. President Obama won most of the key swing states including Ohio, all but clinching the election. However, it could be a week or two until the...
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Nouriel Roubini: Too Big to Fail Banks are Worse Than Before
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 9:10am | 848Read More...Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, sat down with Tom Keene and Sara Eisen on “Bloomberg Surveillance” this morning to talk the global economy and U.S. politics. Roubini said that too big to fail banks are “worse than before” and the only solution is for them to “break up...
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John Paulson Sees 50% Chance of Eurozone Breakup
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 3:21pm | 399Read More...John Paulson, founder and President of Paulson and Co. today stated that he believes there is a 50 percent chance of a Eurozone breakup. Paulson, famous for his bets on the housing market before it collapsed and then predicting the rebound in financials, runs one of the largest hedge fund firms in...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Monday July 9
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 8:55am | 457Read More...Global financial markets traded in a risk-off mode on Monday morning, following the release of the U.S. employment report on Friday. Spanish 10-year yields have risen to 7.07 percent as traders worry that the new direct bank recapitalization may take too long to be implemented. Also, fears over the...
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Why Finland Will Not Leave the Eurozone
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 5:14pm | 442Read More...The euro/U.S. dollar spot rate hit its lowest level in about two years during Friday's session. The ever increasing concerns over the European debt crisis have caused the Euro to slide lower and also sparked speculations that the Economic and Monetary Union might be falling apart. The rumors of a...
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Nouriel Roubini Talks Eurozone Debt Crisis on Bloomberg TV
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 2:10pm | 1303Read More...Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group appeared on “Bloomberg Surveillance” with Tom Keene, Sara Eisen and Ken Prewitt today to discuss Europe's debt crisis. On Germany bailing out other euro zone countries, Roubini said, “The Germans say, ‘you lost your virginity. Now you sign a...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Tuesday June 12
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 7:22am | 478Read More...US stock futures are higher this morning, recouping some losses from yesterday when we saw a 2% reversal in stocks to close on the absolute lows. Stocks opened on high's yesterday, as traders hoped that the Spanish bailout would be a real game changer. However, fears soon rose over the amount of...
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Service Sector Suffering Due to Dollar Weakness?
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 12:37pm | 552Read More...On Monday, ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite for the month of November printed at 52.0, down from the prior reading of 52.9 and well below expectations of 53.8. The reading is a broad-based assessment of the state of the service sector in the US. Of its subcategories, the reading for employment...
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So-Called Communist Cuba Legalizes Sale & Purchase of Real Estate
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 5:20pm | 1515Read More...In another testament to the fallacies and disastrous effects of Marxism in practice, Cuba announced on Thursday that citizens will soon be permitted to sell and purchase real property. The Associated Press is reporting that "the law will take effect Nov. 10 and applies to citizens living in Cuba...
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What is the Future for China?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 10:17am | 863Read More...In recent weeks, more and more investors and market commentators have come to question the continuing prospects of China's economic growth. As China's stock market has hit new lows, the idea that China could continue to expand its economy at its current pace has come into doubt. Historically,...
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Stocks Drop To Lowest Levels Of The Session
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 3:04pm | 43Read More...Stocks are at the lowest levels of the session, with a good chunk of the down move coming in the last few minutes. At last check, the Dow was off 170 points, the NASDAQ is off 48 points, and the S&P 500 is off 17 points.
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Examining Chinese Reverse-Mergers: Market Cap Then and Now [INFOGRAPHIC]
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 6:15pm | 394Read More...It seems as though Chinese stock frauds have dominated the news in recent weeks. Even CNBC viewers are aware of the collapse of such companies as Sino Forest, RINO, and China Media Express. After scathing reports and fraud allegations by research firms like Muddy Waters, these companies have seen...






