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FTSE higher as retail newsflow cheers

The five-session rally on London’s equities market faded on Tuesday, but well-received trading updates from High Street retailers kept overall losses small


Posted by shina on January 6th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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European stocks lifted by carmakers

Car manufacturers provided a focal point for European equities on Tuesday after news that Porsche had achieved a majority holding in Volkswagen boosted both company’s share prices.


Posted by shina on January 6th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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US financials and telecoms under pressure

US stocks struggled to cling onto a two-month high at the start of the first full trading week of 2009 after a fresh round of profit warnings and analyst downgrades greeted investors returning from their new year break


Posted by shina on January 6th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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Veteran McCann quits Merrill Lynch

The head of the Merrill Lynch’s ‘thundering herd’ of 16,000 financial advisers has worked at the group since 1982


Posted by shina on January 6th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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What’s Priced in: Current Market Expectations for Future Monetary Policy

(CEP News) - Markets are currently pricing in the following probabilities for future interest rate moves as of the close on Monday:


Posted by shina on January 6th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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European Market Recap: European Bonds Fall, Equities Higher

(CEP News) - The German, ten-year Bund was down 37.0 ticks to 124.28 with yields up 3.8 bps to 3.05%, while the 10-year gilt was down 18.0 ticks to 122.05 with yields up 1.9 bps to 3.17% following the downside surprise in euro zone inflation in December. The euro was down 2.42 cents to 1.3393 USD.


Posted by shina on January 6th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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What the analysts think

Investment analysts Stephen Roach, Tim Bond, Mohamed El Erian, Ajay Kapur and Jim Paulsen with their views on the year ahead


Posted by shina on January 5th, 2009 :: Filed under Business, Market, News
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New York Fed starts $500bn home loans aid

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it had started its $500bn plan to drive down US mortgage rates by buying securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, the government-run mortgage financiers


Posted by shina on January 5th, 2009 :: Filed under Business, Market, News
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Tate hurt by rumours of hedge fund share sale

The London market’s new year bounce continued into a fifth session on Monday, but Tate & Lyle missed the trend amid speculation its second-biggest shareholder might have to sell to meet redemptions


Posted by shina on January 5th, 2009 :: Filed under Business, Market, News
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Swiss rally helps drive Eurofirst

European stocks continued their positive start to the new year on Monday after strong gains on the Swiss exchange helped drive the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index higher


Posted by shina on January 5th, 2009 :: Filed under Business, Market, News
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Swiss rally helps drive Eurofirst

European stocks continued their positive start to the new year on Monday after strong gains on the Swiss exchange helped drive the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index higher


Posted by shina on January 5th, 2009 :: Filed under Business, Market, News
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Swiss rally helps drive Eurofirst

European stocks continued their positive start to the new year on Monday after strong gains on the Swiss exchange helped drive the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index higher


Posted by shina on January 5th, 2009 :: Filed under Business, Market, News
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FTSE starts 2009 with gains from miners

London equities started the new year in the same fashion as they ended 2008 – with gains for mining and oil companies


Posted by shina on January 4th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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European shares start new year on a high

European equity markets kicked off the new year with a robust rally in thin trade but new data painted a bleak picture for investors looking at the months ahead


Posted by shina on January 4th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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Pared down airlines plot course back to profitability

Few decisions have been more perplexing for airline executives than weighing how many aeroplanes to fly but veteran executives argue the industry has had an unlikely ally: $147-a-barrel oil


Posted by shina on January 4th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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On Wall St: Dim lights at the end of the tunnel

Battered bond and share valuations reflect investors pricing in further near term pain, writes Michael Mackenzie


Posted by shina on January 4th, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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GM among risers as US blue chips climb

US stocks shrugged off more grim economic data to begin 2009 with a strong rally, as hopes mounted that the new year would bring buyers back to the market following the worst annual sell-off since the Great Depression


Posted by shina on January 3rd, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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GM among risers as US blue chips climb

US stocks shrugged off more grim economic data to begin 2009 with a strong rally, as hopes mounted that the new year would bring buyers back to the market following the worst annual sell-off since the Great Depression


Posted by shina on January 3rd, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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GM among risers as US blue chips climb

US stocks shrugged off more grim economic data to begin 2009 with a strong rally, as hopes mounted that the new year would bring buyers back to the market following the worst annual sell-off since the Great Depression


Posted by shina on January 3rd, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News

Google in push to gain e-mail market share

Google, the clear leader in internet search, has been zeroing in on user’s inboxes in a push to win market share in e-mail, an area where its rivals Microsoft and Yahoo still dominate


Posted by shina on January 3rd, 2009 :: Filed under Finance, Market, News
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