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Stanley Sees Fed Raising Key Rate to 3% by End 2010 (Update1)

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
The Federal Reserve will have to raise its benchmark interest rate to 3 percent by the end of the year to combat inflation, said Stephen Stanley, chief economist at RBS Securities Inc. in New York.
Categories: investments

Citigroup, Marshall & Ilsley Post Biggest S&P Drops (Update2)

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
Citigroup Inc. and Marshall & Ilsley Corp. were among the worst performing stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index this year, dragged down by souring commercial and residential property loans that may extend the declines into 2010.
Categories: investments

Japan Air Plunges Amid Bankruptcy Fears

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
Japan Airlines Corp., Asia’s biggest carrier by sales, plunged to a record in Tokyo trading after reports the carrier may enter bankruptcy proceedings led investors to sell shares on the year’s last trading day.
Categories: investments

GMAC Said to Discuss $3 Billion or More in U.S. Aid

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
GMAC, the home and auto lender that counts the U.S. government as the largest stakeholder, is discussing with the Obama administration a third bailout of $3 billion to $4 billion
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Biggs, Faber Predict Dollar Rally as S&P 500 Surges

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
Barton Biggs and Marc Faber, who recommended buying stocks in March when investors were dumping them, are again united as they predict gains for U.S. equities and the dollar
Categories: investments

Treasuries Little Changed After $42 Billion 5-Year Note Sale

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
Treasuries were little changed after the government sold a record-tying $42 billion of five-year debt, the second of three note sales this week totaling $118 billion.
Categories: investments

SEC Suit: Sanofi Bid for Chattem Leaked to French Investors

Tue, 2038-01-19 03:14
Sanofi-Aventis SA’s $1.9 billion bid for Chattem was leaked in advance to two French investors who reaped $4.2 million by making illegal insider trades, U.S. regulators claim in a lawsuit
Categories: investments

IPOs' Boon for Jobs Is Overblown

7 hours 4 min ago
New research casts doubt on a claim that 90 percent of employment growth happens after a company goes public
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Mitt Romney's Private Equity Nightmare

11 hours 50 min ago
A plainspoken union organizer embodies the blue-collar case against private equity, Romney-style
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Facebook Falls Below Its IPO Price

13 hours 6 min ago
Facebook is a $38 special no more. But what is the social network really worth?
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The Developer Behind a $90 Million Penthouse

Fri, 2012-05-18 20:07
Gary Barnett builds luxury buildings for the global elite
Categories: investments

Epic Tech IPOs: Triumphs, a Travesty, and a Tragedy

Fri, 2012-05-18 20:05
A look back at some of the most successful tech IPOs ever, and some that didn't go as well
Categories: investments

Facebookmania Begins

Fri, 2012-05-18 14:58
The social network makes its long-awaited debut in the public market
Categories: investments

Nine Things You Should Know About Facebook's IPO

Fri, 2012-05-18 10:00
Before diverting your child's college savings fund to invest in Facebook stock, read our take on the biggest "liquidity event" of the social-media era
Categories: investments

Taking a Whack at Romney's Private Equity Past

Thu, 2012-05-17 22:59
Obama's campaign attacks will be relentless and could upend the industry
Categories: investments

How JPMorgan Lost $2 Billion Without Really Trying

Thu, 2012-05-17 22:48
The bank won't say, but clues are surfacing
Categories: investments

Why Foreign Banks Are Shunning American Millionaires

Thu, 2012-05-17 22:46
New tax reporting rules prompt banks to turn away U.S. customers
Categories: investments

Fewer Stock Splits, Record Share Prices

Thu, 2012-05-17 22:45
A tactic to lure investors goes out of style, and average share prices rise
Categories: investments

Mark Walter, the Moneyman Behind the Dodgers Deal

Thu, 2012-05-17 22:43
A seasoned financier pays a premium for a storied team
Categories: investments

Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

Thu, 2012-05-17 22:00
Northern Iron rejects a takeover offer; No. 1 uranium producer Cameco buys Nukem Energy; and more
Categories: investments

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