Description: Bonds riskier than stocks? Surely that’s crazy talk. It turns upside-down what seems to be a fundamental rule of investing.
Source: MontrealGazette.com
Date: 02/11/2012
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Description:Â Â Social media sites are not all created equal. LinkedIn’s profits topped estimates while Groupon posted a shocking loss.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 03/10/2012
Link:Â http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2012/02/10/mkts_buzz_groupon_linkedin.cnnmoney/
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Description: Indonesia is being embraced as a major expansion market for car manufacturers, but will the country’s infrastructure bottlenecks hinder their progress? WSJ’s Deborah Kan discusses with Eric Bellman.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
Date: 02/10/2012
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Description:Â A rare event occurred late on Wednesday in the deal world. Diamond Foods, the seller of Emerald snack nuts, announced it would restate its financial results for two years. It also placed its chief executive, Michael J. Mendes, and its chief financial officer, Steven M. Neil, on administrative leave.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: 02/09/2012
Link:Â http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/diamond-foods-debacle-may-crack-open-a-mac/?ref=business
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Description:Â McDonald’s (MCD) said Wednesday that a key revenue figure climbed 6.7% in January as U.S. customers spent more on breakfast, beverages and its new Chicken McBites.
Source: USAToday.com
Date: 02/08/2012
Link:Â http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-02-08/mcdonalds-january-sales/53007014/1
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Description: It’s hard to take your eyes off Apple Inc. (AAPL-Q495.041.870.38%)these days: The shares hit a new record high of $495 (U.S.) on Thursday, bringing the total gains to about 18 per since the technology company announced stunning quarterly results in January.
Source: GlobeandMail.com
Date: 02/09/2012
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Description:Â Â Wall Street’s ‘Super Bowl indicator’ suggested the Giants’ victory in 2008 was a good omen for the markets. Not so much.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 03/03/2012
Link:Â http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2012/02/03/mkts_buzz_superbowl_indicator.cnnmoney/
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Description: Buying foreclosures to turn them into rental properties is tricky business. Mack Companies, a Chicago real-estate firm, invests in about one out of every 40 homes it inspects. MarketWatch’s Amy Hoak looks at why some make the cut and others don’t.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
Date: 02/03/2012
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Description: U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index a fifth straight weekly advance, after reports showed employment in the world’s largest economy topped forecasts and global manufacturing is strengthening.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 02/04/2012
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Description:Â Financial sector shows investors the money, but caution is advised
Source: Marketwatch.com
Date: 02/03/2012
Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/financial-stocks-show-investors-the-money-2012-02-03
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