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QEIII is No Replacement For a Real Infrastructure Stimulus
By EconMatters How is the condition of roads that you drive On? Well, the roads that I drive on are so bad that they require a large truck or SUV to navigate at anything close to normal speeds. The...
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Credit Default Swaps and Main Street
Being blamed for such things as the 2008 financial crisis, exacerbating the Greek credit crisis, and the culprit behind the recently reported $2 billion JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) loss hasn’t...
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A Look at the BRICS Part I: Brazil’s Woes
The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have been touted as the world’s driving forces in economic growth and development for the next 2-3 decades. However, recent economic challenges are...
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A Look at The BRICS Part III: India’s Economic Woes
India, a south Asian nation, is the world’s second most populated country, behind China. It has been experiencing tremendous economic growth over the last two...
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A Look at The BRICS Part IV: China’s Economic Woes
China, is the world’s second largest economy in terms of GDP. The country, as featured in our earlier part series, has maintained the highest economic growth rate over the last decade amongst the BRIC...
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GDP Growth Revised Up To 2.7 Percent In Third Quarter
GDP growth was found to have grown by 2.7 percent in the third quarter of 2012, powered by increases in business inventories and federal spending. After originally suggesting that output had grown by 2...
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Employment and Auto Sales Still Point to Growth
The Establishment Survey reported employment expanded by 236,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7% and the market looks like it will pre-open by triple digits higher. The Household (Employment)...
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Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Beats HBO In U.S. Subscribers
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is posting some impressive numbers when it comes to subscriber growth, reveals its latest earnings results. The company is successfully airing its own shows with different...
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U.S. GDP Rises 2.5%, Misses Wall Street’s Expectations
The GDP growth of the United States increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013 giving a good start to the US economy. This was an increase of 0.4 percent from the fourth...
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Francois Trahan: Q2 Soft Patch to spur H2 Growth
Francois Trahan of Cornerstone Macro LP in a new report predicts lower inflation in Q2 would spur a recovery in the second half.Francois Trahan feel inflation trends play a more influential role in the...
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Berkshire Hathaway Initiated with a Buy, $184K PT at Nomura
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) should reach record-high operating EPS over the next two years, reaching nearly $16bn by 2014 (12.7% CAGR), with continued growth thereafter. In...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) App Store Passes 50 Billion Downloads
The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store has passed 50 billion lifetime downloads according to the company’s web site. The App Store launched less than five years ago, and 50 billion downloads represents...
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Dell Initiates A Price War In PC Industry
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) reported first quarter earnings yesterday that fell short of Wall Street estimates despite revenues coming above analysts’ expectations. Revenues fell 2 percent YoY to $14.1...
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Hedge Funds Increase Semiconductor Short Bets
Societe Generale‘s latest guide on Exchange Traded Funds notes a rise of bearish calls on U.S. exchange listed companies in the semiconductor and natural gas sectors. Short interest in both ETFs,...
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Aetna Initiated With Buy By Goldman Sachs
Reinstate Aetna at Buy following Coventry acquisition via Goldman Sachs We have removed the NR designation from Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) shares. Aetna is now added to the Buy List with a 12-month price...
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Magento, An Evolution Story By CSS Chopper [INFOGRAPHIC]
The blog on Magento Infographics depicts the wonderful facts about Magento in an interactive manner that the bloggers would love to know. Also, the Infographics represents the latest stats, global...
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Jumbo Mortgages Make A Comeback: Goldman Sachs
The jumbo mortgage market shrank during the housing downturn. Jumbo mortgages, defined as loans with an original balance exceeding $417,000, contracted disproportionally after the onset of the housing...
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Grexit Unlikely Says Citi Analyst Who Coined Term
Citi chief economist Willem Buiter is credited with inventing the term Grexit (or Greek exit from the Euro) according to William L. Watts of MarketWatch. Only a year ago, big firms, countries (and...
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Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) CEO Hints Entry Level Rival To Nissan Leaf
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has given a hint that the automobile company could soon launch a low priced entry level model. The launch might take up to three or four years. See:...
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Stock Market Bubble? This is What a Real One Looks Like
With the stock market currently doing so well, numerous articles are popping up playing the bubble card. Personally, I don’t believe we are anywhere near bubble levels for equities, at least in the...
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