Financial stocks we love - CNN Money
Let’s face it, financials have seen superior days. Banks, investment banks and insurers were booming as recently as the beginning of last year. But the S&P Financial sector has fallen 28.5% in the past 12 months and 9.3% so far in 2008. So we looked
China to supervise IPOs more closely - International Herald Tribune
SHANGHAI : The China securities regulator has said it would strengthen supervision of initial public offers of shares to reduce wildly speculative trade that contributed to a current stock market slump. “We will improve the mechanism for consulting on
Chidambaram Says India May Suspend Some Food Futures (Update1) - Bloomberg
May 4 (Bloomberg) — India might have to suspend trading in some food futures to arrest inflation if parliament calls for it, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram stated. “If rightly or wrongly people perceive that commodities- futures trading is
Sector Snap: Chip shares slip as Cirrus posts 4Q loss - Boston Globe
NEW YORK— Semiconductor stocks on Friday gave back some of their gains from the day before, as Cirrus Logic Inc. shares plunged following a first-quarter loss. The chip sector, as measured by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, fell 5.04 points
Sensex firms see worst profit growth in 2 yrs - Hindustan Times
Companies that are part of the Sensex have seen their worst profit growth in eight quarters during the three-month period ended on 31 March, according to an analysis of figures released by 22 firms that are part of the 30-stock benchmark index of the
Stocks waver as oil jumps - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks were blended Friday afternoon, near the end of an otherwise upbeat week on Wall Street, as rising oil and gold prices and Sun Microsystems’ surprise quarterly loss countered any relief about the April employment report
Israel stocks leap, building on U.S. close - Marketwatch
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Israeli stocks took heart from Wall Street and took off on Sunday, opening a holiday-shortened week with solid gains. Tel Aviv is “following the U.S. market,” which saw a strong rally on Thursday and didn’t back off seriously
This Week’s Barron’s Roundup - Street.Com
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UPDATE 2-Energy, materials push Toronto stocks higher - Reuters
TORONTO, Might 2 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index powered more than 200 points higher on Friday, spurred on by resurgent resources and easing worries over the health of the U.S. economy. Fertilizer company Agrium Inc. (AGU.TO: Quote
Focus on Europe rates as economy slows - Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe will be a major focus of investors’ attention this week as the European Central Bank and Bank of England meet separately to discuss interest rates against a backdrop of declining economic strength. With global equity markets
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