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  • IBM Sinks 7% As 1Q Earnings Miss Views

    Published April 19, 2013

    Shares of tech bellwether International Business Machine fell more than 6.5% on Friday after a disappointing earnings report, weighing heavily on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

  • Gold's Historic Selloff Could Continue: Analysts

    Published April 15, 2013

    Gold, long used as a hedge against financial panics and inflation in general, hit all time highs in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. But the mood has now shifted.

  • Earnings Season Revs Up This Week

    Published April 12, 2013

    It’s all about earnings this week as many of the largest U.S. banking firms and other blue-chip companies report their quarterly results.

  • Ex-KPMG Exec Charged in Insider Trading Scam

    Published April 11, 2013

    A former partner at accounting giant KPMG was indicted Thursday on securities fraud charges connected with an insider trading scheme. 

  • Thresholds for Ending QEIII Not Likely

    Published April 10, 2013

    If specific thresholds can be set for raising interest rates, why not for when the Fed might start tapering off QE? 

  • Aluminum Giant Alcoa to Kick Off Earnings Season

    Published April 05, 2013

    First-quarter earnings season starts next week with Alcoa's traditional kickoff after the closing bell. In addition to a slew of earnings reports, investors can expect consumer sentiment and inflation data.

     

  • Job Growth Falls Far Short of Expectations

    Published April 05, 2013

    Employers only added 88,000 job in March, widely missing expectations of an increase of 200,000. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.6% from 7.7%.

  • Judge Holding Up SAC Settlement Asking Right Questions

    Published April 04, 2013

    A federal judge and a federal prosecutor share something in common not shared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Both the judge and the prosecutor want to hear more from SAC Capital founder Steven A. Cohen.

  • Immigration Debate Shifts With New Data

    Published April 02, 2013

    The immigration debate has historically tended to focus on the costs and burdens to the economy. But new data have shifted that debate to the potential benefits.

  • Distribution To Madoff Victims Reaches $5.4B

    Published April 01, 2013

    A total of $5.44 billion has now been returned to former Bernard Madoff clients whose claims have been approved for repayment.