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Demand for gold as a safe haven has driven demand for more places to store that gold. And it’s getting harder more difficult to find that storage, resulting in a boom of sorts in the vault...
When companies announce that they are going to lay off thousands of employees, it shouldn’t be any surprise that employee morale drops like a stone. So why do they do it other than for the most...
Facebook’s first half revenue doubles from a year ago. (Reuters) Fitch warns about downgrades of China and Japan. (Reuters) Department of Defense officials warn of cuts in the sum the government...
USA Today: Saab files for bankruptcy, makes last stand NYT: U.S. Slides, Singapore Rises in Competitiveness Survey NYT: Saab Files for Bankruptcy Protection Bloomberg: HSBC to Cut 3,000 Jobs in Hong...
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) says QE3 was likely after the Fed’s recent comments. (Reuters) HSBC (NYSE: HBC) sells its U.S. credit card business to Capitol One. (Reuters) China not likely to raise...
Financial markets have been reeling as investors grow more concerned about the economy: An S&P downgrade of the full faith and credit of the United States, dismal GDP data, and ongoing weak...
Updated throughout the day. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is in talks to buy Carrefour Brazil (Reuters) Ben Bernanke may announced QE3 today (various) HSBC (NYSE: HBC) may sell its credit card business (FT)...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) Reiterated Outperform but...
NYT: Global Markets Are Up After U.S. Debt Deal http://nyti.ms/qTmc0C Bloomberg: U.S. Auto Sales Stall http://bloom.bg/qlvWbd $F $GM Zerohedge: Goodbye Japan V-Shaped Recovery: Record July Car Sales...
The recession is supposed to be over, or at least the part during which joblessness grew. HSBC (NYSE: HBC) offered another example that is not the case. It will cut 30,000 people over the next three...
A debt deal agreed to by both parties will be voted on today (Reuters) The debt deal is likely to cause a sharp improvement in stock prices (Reuters) Hackers said they hit a cyber supplier to the US...
Updated throughout the day. HSBC (NYSE: HBC) may cut 10,000 jobs (SkyNews) Virgin Money and Resolution may buy Northern Rock (Reuters) BSkyB will buyback shares (WSJ) Douglas A. McIntyre   Smart...
China has loosened up its regulations and will now allow banks to distribute foreign mutual funds later this year.  Winners are expected to be Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) and HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy with $415 target at Argus;...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Cut to Sector Perform at Pacific...