Description: Shares of Netflix tumbled after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock due to fears of increased competition and that investors have unreasonably high expectations for subscriber gains.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: Jan 07, 2014
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Description: The retailer’s global e-commerce chief, Neil Ashe, sits down with Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky in Las Vegas to talk struggles and strategy.
Source: Fortune.com – video report
Date: Jan 07, 2014
Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/07/at-walmart-moving-the-needle-on-e-commerce/?iid=SF_F_River
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CT: Company Analysis, Growth and eval, Market Analysis – Investing Strategies, Stocks
Description: As new-year pension money pours in, the stock market is screaming higher today. The true test will be when the very short-term oversold condition is relieved. In spite of today’s rally, the first three days have a major significance that investors should pay attention to.
Source: Marketwatch.com
Date: Jan 07, 2014
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/four-charts-that-explain-the-2014-market-so-far-2014-01-07
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Description: Apple (AAPL) offered one of its periodic check-ins on activity in the App Store Tuesday, and announced that its users spent $10 billion last year in the App Store, with $1 billion coming in December alone.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: Jan 07, 2014
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-07/apple-users-spent-10-billion-on-apps-in-2013
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Description: JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay more than $2 billion of penalties to settle charges by U.S. federal authorities that it failed to report suspicious activity involving Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
Source: Reuters.com
Date: Jan 07, 2014
Link: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/07/jpmorgan-madoff-deal-idINL2N0KH0ZP20140107
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Company Analysis, Industry Analysis, Management Issues, Governments & Regulators –
Description: It’s been a terrific year for stocks and investors are hoping 2013 goes out on a high note.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: Dec 27, 2013
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/12/20/investing-the-buzz-year-end.cnnmoney/
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Description: Helima Croft, Senior Geopolitical Strategist at Barclays, and Porter Bibb, Managing Partner of Corporate Finance at Mediatech Capital Partners, discuss bullish sentiment that is driving markets and the impact that may have on 2014. They speak on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg.com – video report
Date: Dec 27, 2013
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-12-27/investor-exuberance-at-record-highs#r=nav-f-video
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Description: Perhaps you don’t believe in magical elves, flying reindeer or the bull market, but there was no denying the reality of the Santa Claus rally in 2013. Stocks are set to end the year on a high note, but investors are nervous about what the new year will bring.
Source: Marketwatch.com
Date: Dec 29, 2013
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stocks-set-to-end-2013-on-a-high-note-2013-12-29
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Description: Right now, merchants seem to accept Bitcoin for three main reasons: They want press coverage, they’re libertarian fellow travelers, or they’re selling drugs. Assuming that last one doesn’t apply to Overstock.com (OSTK), its announcement that it will begin accepting Bitcoin by mid-2014 seems to be some mix of the first two reasons. The online retailer, whose 2012 revenue totaled $1.1 billion, is the largest yet to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: Dec 27, 2013
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Description: (Reuters) – World stocks were ending 2013 close to six-year peaks on Tuesday and benchmark bond yields were poised for their first annual rise since 2009 as investors anticipated a further pick-up in global growth.
Source: Reuters.com
Date: Dec 31, 2013
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20131231
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