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Stocks trading flat as investors eye Europe
Stocks struggled to hold their gains in narrow range trading Tuesday, as investors digested encouraging economic data from China and Europe against expectations for modest earnings growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average toggled in and out of negative territory. Intel led the blue-chip gainers, while Procter & Gamble lagged Continue reading
HTC First will ship with Facebook Home for $99 on April 12
The first phone to come pre-loaded with Facebook’s new Home mobile home screen/launcher will be the not-coincidentally named HTC First. AT&T will sell it exclusively starting April 12. The cost Continue reading
Prince Alwaleed urges opening Saudi market to foreigners
DUBAI, April 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian billionaire PrinceAlwaleed bin Talal called on the kingdom’s regulators to open upthe stock market to foreigners and reduce its reliance on retailinvestors. In a televised interview aired on 23 channels, the prince,who owns stakes in some of the world’s top companies, said SaudiArabia needed to upgrade its equity markets to internationalstandards while protecting its blue-chip companies from hotinternational money. “The Saudi market needs to rely less on individualinvestors Continue reading
Stocks flat on first trading day of second quarter
Stocks opened narrowly mixed on the first trading day of the second quarter as investors returned from the long Easter weekend and ahead of some key economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average struggled for direction at the open. Intel led the blue-chip laggards, while Cisco edged higher. Continue reading
Stocks end day mixed; S&P slightly below record
Stocks recovered most of their earlier losses to close narrowly mixed Wednesday, with the S&P 500 finishing slightly below its closing high, as ongoing economic and political concerns over Europe kept a lid on gains. (Read More: It’s Back! Dark Clouds From Europe Stall US Bull Run)The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved most of its early losses. JPMorgan led the blue-chip laggards, while .. Continue reading
Oracle Unveils New SPARC T5 Servers, Claimed As Worlds Fastest
REDWOOD SHORES (dpa-AFX) – Enterprise software provider Oracle Corp. (ORCL) unveiled Tuesday its new family of mid-range single-chip architecture SPARC servers based on the SPARC T5 microprocessor… Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Japan Stocks Fall On Yen; Earnings Hurt Hong Kong
Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as the yen firmed up a day after the new Bank of Japan governor offered few new details on future policy, while Hong Kong shares fell after weak results from PetroChina Co. and several other blue-chip firms. Continue reading
Finding the Next Procter & Gamble
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — In the category of “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” I’m beginning to sense an opportunistic shift happening in the stock market right now under our noses and under the radar”. There’s been plenty of media hype about the possibility of interest rates rising as investors continue to dump bonds and buy stocks with good dividends. That’s driven companies like Procter & Gamble up to new 52-week highs Continue reading
Finding the Next Procter & Gamble
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — In the category of “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” I’m beginning to sense an opportunistic shift happening in the stock market right now under our noses and under the radar”. Continue reading
Dow Sings on Upbeat Data, Bernanke
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Major U.S. stock averages rebounded Tuesday from the prior session’s swoon after a raft of upbeat economic data and earnings reports, and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated continued support for monetary easing in his semi-annual testimony before Congress. Bernanke said, though, that the Fed alone couldn’t bear the entire burden of spurring the economic recovery, and urged lawmakers to find alternatives to the sequestration ahead of a March 1 deadline. Continue reading
