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With the cashlevels on the balance sheets of S&P 500 companies at their highest level for 60 years, companies should start buying, Bruno Verstraete, CEO of Nautilus Invest in Zurich, said Monday.
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Reflecting a major shift in the way Americans shop for food, retailers better known for selling clothes or aspirin, including Walgreens, CVS/Pharmacy and Target, are expanding in a big way into the grocery business, with fresh produce, frozen meats and, yes, even sushi.
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Stocks were on pace to hit new highs again as financials and technology stocks advanced in the wake of strong earnings reports from JPMorgan and Intel. BofA and AmEx rose, while Merck fell.
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Stocks were on pace to hit new highs again as financials and technology stocks advanced in the wake of strong earnings reports from JPMorgan and Intel. BofA and AmEx rose, while Merck fell.
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The NFL AFC Divisional plays-offs are here, and with that is the much anticipated match up, on Sunday, between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots.
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U.S. stock index futures continued to trade lower after news of a bigger-than-expected increase in consumer prices, and a lower-than-expected rise in retail sales.
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Jean-Claude Trichet’s hawkish comments on inflationary pressures and the resultant jump in the euro following Thursday’s European Central Bank's press conference talk has turned attention back to central bank exit strategies, an economist said Friday.
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Natural gas and oil used to be tied at the hip. And with oil rallying, and a brutal winter battering much of the nation, you'd think nat gas would be poised for a rally. Think again.
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Goldman Sachs has revealed details of about $5 billion in investment losses suffered during the crisis for the first time this week, in a move that will deepen the debate over companies’ financial disclosures, reports the Financial Times.
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The banking industry is entering another "golden age," with so much cash on hand that earnings will grow 20 percent annually over the next few years, banking analyst Dick Bove told CNBC.
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Stocks bounced off the lows of the session but ended lower as disappointing economic news halted the market's rally and as Merck dragged down the Dow amid problems with a key blood-clotting drug. Merck and Alcoa slumped, as Home Depot rose.
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Stocks slumped more in the final hour of trading as disappointing economic news halted the market's rally and a disappointing drug trial for Merck dragged down the Dow. Merck and Alcoa fell, while Home Depot rose.
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"The rules of the game changed in really 2007, 2008 and 2009, and everybody is trying to figure out how they adapt to that environment," Raymond said.
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Stocks slipped as economic news released Thursday gave investors reason to pause a day after the market reached new multi-year highs. Merck sank, while DuPont rose.
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US stocks looked set to open lower on Thursday, off the new multi-year record highs reached for all the major indexes on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reported improving economic conditions across the country, and after upbeat earnings outlooks for banks lifted investor sentiment.
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Stocks ended at new record highs as the Federal Reserve reported improving economic conditions across the country, and as upbeat earnings outlooks for banks lifted investor sentiment. JPMorgan and Bank of America rose, while Disney fell.
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Two successful hedge mangers continued off-camera, with David Faber, Gary Kaminsky, and two hedge fund giants Steve Tananbaum Golden Tree Asset Management and Jason Ader Hayground Cove.
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Stocks traded off the highs of the day, but remained significantly up, as the Federal Reserve reported improving economic conditions across the country, and as upbeat earnings outlooks for banks lifted investor sentiment. JPMorgan and Boeing rose, while Alcoa fell.
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It is no longer "in vogue" to carry cash on corporate balance sheets, Steve Tananbaum, an influential player in the credit and the distressed markets and founder and CEO of the $12 billion plus hedge fund GoldenTree Asset Management, told CNBC on Wednesday.
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The cycle for commodities is only getting started, said Cliffs Natural Resources CEO Joe Carrabba.
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*Convicted of illegally trading Dell, Nvidia shares. Todd Newman, a former portfolio manager at hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, and Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of hedge fund Level Global Investors, had been set to begin prison sentences later this summer.
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TORONTO, June 18- Canada's Tim Hortons Inc is under mounting pressure from activist investors to boost shareholder value a few weeks before a new CEO takes over after a second hedge fund said it had amassed a big stake in the coffee and doughnut chain.
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MONACO, June 18- Hedge funds, once seen as a quick route to riches for managers and investors alike, are trying to reinvent themselves as more socially conscious and make money all the same.
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