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The headline grabber in the telecommunications sector is the pending $39 billion acquisition of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile by AT&T. The deal is running into opposition in Congress from both...
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Republican members of the US House of Representatives have passed the so-called “cut, cap, and balance” bill that would reduce federal expenditures, cap future spending, and introduce a balanced...
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Today’s surprise report on the increase in housing starts has put some added energy into copper futures, which have been holding more or less steady this month following a rise of about 2% late in...
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Troubling data keeps coming out of the old world mutual fund universe. Battered by two bear markets in a decade, mutual fund investors have continued to flee positions in actively managed funds...
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There are plenty of questions about the technology sector this summer. Two important earnings reports, from Google and IBM, have come out so far and both were better than expectations. Apple reports...
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Bonds should be a part of almost all portfolios through time, particularly for those getting more elevated in age who need safety. It is no secret that U.S. bond yields are just dismal regardless...
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Estimates of the amount of Chinese bank lending total nearly $7.5 trillion. Of that total about 30%, or $2.2 trillion, has been lent through a central government program that puts enormous amounts of...
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At the end of 2010, US ETFs held assets of $1.005 trillion. By the end of 2015 that number will more than double to $2.091 trillion. That’s a compound annual growth rate of 15.8%, which is lower...
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Today’s announcement by ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE: COP) that it would spin off its refining and marketing business has pushed the company’s share price up nearly 8% at the opening bell. Refining...
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You have witnessed the carnage spreading in Europe of late, nothing new there. But what is new is the increasing extreme reading that has been building in “the ultimate safety trade.” Not U.S....
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Continuing uncertainty related to sovereign debt in Europe and the dispute in the US over raising the nation’s debt limit are keeping markets hopping. Volatility appears once again to have moved to...
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As if the PIIGS needed any more bad news, Moody’s has just downgraded Ireland yet again. Like you wouldn’t have known about this. This pertains to its foreign and local-currency government...
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Italy’s sovereign debt trails only the US and Japan in size. For a relatively small nation with debt totaling 120% of GDP, $2.2 trillion in debt is a big deal. Yesterday’s action on the Milan...
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Fears of inflation and increased oversight into accounting practices are causing US investors to pull funds from China-focused ETFs, with a parallel interest in putting more funds into Brazilian...
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If you are surprised about the newest crash scenario boiling up outside of Greece, this is something we have been covering routinely. While the beastly pace is surprising, how big of a surprise is...
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