(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were a mixed bag on Tuesday, with the Dow ending lower after a handful of uninspiring earnings reports while the Nasdaq closed near a record high following a proposed biotech merger.Travelers (TRV.N), DuPont (DD.N) and IBM (IBM.N) shares weighed on the Dow Jones industrial average. DuPont reported lower sales in all of its businesses and said […]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 20, 2015.Reuters/Brendan McDermid n”>(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials pulled down by a handful of uninspiring earnings reports, while the Nasdaq was pushed higher by a proposed biotech merger.Travelers, DuPont and IBM shares weighed on the Dow. DuPont reported lower sales in […]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 20, 2015.Reuters/Brendan McDermid n”>(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials pulled down by a handful of uninspiring earnings reports, while the Nasdaq was pushed higher by a proposed biotech merger.Travelers, DuPont and IBM shares weighed on the Dow. DuPont reported lower sales in […]
by Tony BoydJust when Australia’s beaten-down biotech sector was in need of a boost, Silviu Itescu at stem cell pioneer Mesoblast sends positive signals by selling $58.5 million in stock to US pharmaceutical giant, Celgene Corporation.This is a hugely important transaction for Mesoblast and the Australian biotech sector. It shows big pharma is not content to sit back and rely on […]
Given the scale of tax evasion worldwide, it feels wrong to knock the Greek finance ministry for proposing a clampdown.So, if wiring up concerned members of the public and tourists is questionable, is there a better way?Well, Greece could learn from Slovakia’s example. It roped in its civilians to help, by collecting all their sales receipts for anything over one […]
The Wall Street Journal’s Daily Report on Global Central Banks for Thursday, December 11, 2014:Sign up for the newsletter: http://on.wsj.com/grandcentralsignupHighlightsHilsenrath’s Take: Rising Dollar and Falling Oil Could Be Recipe for a U.S. Asset Boom
Bank of Canada Says Housing Prices, Debt Pose Stability Risk
China Injects $65 Billion Into Banking System
Weak Demand for Loans Raises Hopes for ECB Stimulus
Russian Central Bank Raises Rates […]
Benchmarks settled in the red on Monday as investors remained cautious about Israel’s ground invasion in Gaza and possible tougher sanctions against Russia. The day was devoid of any major economic data and corporate earnings results that could have impacted the markets.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street […]
Stock Market in DANGER of Strangling the Bears to DeathStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 20, 2014 – 07:46 AM GMTBy: Nadeem_WalayatThe 5+ year stocks bull market continues to tighten its noose around the bears throats, though despite reddening faces and bulging eyes this has not halted the increasingly exasperated calls for the stocks bull markets always imminent end to definitely […]
How do we end up in the jobs we end up in? And why did we miss those opportunities we had set our hearts on? If most of us look back, the reality is likely to be as fraught with chance as any other aspect of our biography. Our working lives are essentially fictive constructs, born out of the fantasy […]
by John GaltMarch 2, 2014 14:30 ETTo say the crisis is being played up in Europe is one thing but the reaction of the first stock markets to open since the Russian invasion of the Ukraine was muted at best, irrelevant to even the most seasoned observer. First up for review is the Abu Dhabi General Index moving quietly down […]
