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Market Wrap-Up for Sept.21 (AAPL, QCOM, CAG, more)
All eyes were on the Federal Reserve interest rate decision that wa due at 2:15pm Est. this afternoon. Although we didn’t expect a change in interest rates,...
Fed Responds To Allegations Of POMO-based Stock Market Manipulation
Tyler Durden Zero Hedge Tuesday, September 21, 2010 It is no secret that the Federal Reserve, and its now semi-daily interventions in market liquidity via ever...
Stillwater Acquires Marathon PGM for $118 Million
Shares of Canadian platinum and palladium exploration company Marathon PGM (TSX: MAR ) nearly doubled after an acquisition offer. Stillwater Mining (NYSE: SWC )...
Monday Morning – Basel Boosts Bourses
Monday Morning – Basel Boosts Bourses By Phil of Phil’s Stock World Nice pop in the futures this morning! The big news, which we already discussed in...
SEC, Asleep During the Financial Meltdown, Vows to Get Tough
Filed under: Insiders , Law , Employees The Securities and Exchange Commission pretty much fell asleep for the past two years. Now, there’s talk that the...
Alzheimer’s Drugs: The Good, the Bad, and the Prospects
In the past two weeks, we’ve received two very important developments in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease — one good, one bad. I’ll...
Will retaliate if offended by US, warns China Gen
A Chinese General on Friday termed as “flagrant provocation” US plans to send a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Yellow Sea and said the country...
Sara Lee Begins Search for New CEO, as Current Chief Leaves over Health Issues (CLE)
Packaged foods maker Sara Lee Corp. ( SLE ) on Monday announced its CEO Brenda C. Barnes will permanently step down from her position to focus on mending her health....
Bernanke: Economy Still Short of a Full Recovery
Filed under: International Markets , Market Matters , Money and Finance Today , Personal Finance , Headline News , Housing , Federal Reserve Speaking to state legislators,...
Fed Up with the Fed and the Welfare State
When we have a look at markets today, well…it’s depressing. Day after day we all have to put up with the fraud of serious looking men and women in suits...
The Case-Shiller Index Rises But Confidence Wanes
Charlie the Realtor called me again this morning to give me another load of grief. Ecstatic beyond words, he was all warm and fuzzy in the wake of the Case-Shiller...
Market Wrap-Up for July 22 (QCOM, VFC, UPS, UNP, HSY, BBT, X, more)
The market quickly forgot what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned about yesterday afternoon, as we gained over 200 points on the Dow. Volume still came...
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