Stock Market

Dollar Posts Second 1.5% Weekly Rally in 17 Months, QE3 In Focus

The dollar's performance these past two weeks has been extraordinary. And, unlike the risks that loom over the S&P 500 and yen crosses should sentiment sour; the greenback would only do better if the market's fears are realized. Dollar Posts...

DailyFX, 2:38am ET

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column

If stock market returns are truly a leading economic indicator, Michigan appears poised for more prosperous times after a long, painful shakeout. With a gain of 50% over the past three years, stock prices of Michigan-based companies have...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 5:18am ET

Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations

Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players -- Tesoro...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:58am ET

Scott & Stringfellow rebrands as it expands

Scott & Stringfellow has rebranded itself as BB&T Scott & Stringfellow. The change allows the Richmond-based brokerage to more closely identify with its regional bank parent, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T Corp., as the...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 2:43am ET

EDITORIAL: Brown suggests tax break deal that could work

Gov. Jerry Brown has renewed his push to eliminate the $700 million to $750 million a year business tax break known as enterprise zones, this time with the goal of using that money in ways that actually would stimulate economic development....

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 5:18am ET

Los Angeles Times Michael Hiltzik column

As if you didn't know this already, we're coddling criminals in America. By that I don't mean the petty drug dealers, three-strikes necklace-snatchers and other mooks filling up our state prisons; many of them are doing hard time. I'm...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:58am ET

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon facing push to drop chairman title

A major shareholder vote next week has Wall Street abuzz over the power and future of Jamie Dimon, leader of the country's biggest bank. As chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Dimon burnished his reputation by...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:58am ET

California jobless rate falls to 9%

No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4%...

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Modular Data Center Market - Data, Power, Cooling & Generator Modules Analysis in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com

Modular datacenter has redefined the way the traditional datacenters or computer center architectures implemented cooling, power supplies and space infrastructure. It consists of standardized components, making it easier and cheaper to build,...

PRWeb, 4:38am ET

Purchase Financing Defies Overall Weekly Slump

Although overall new mortgage activity was slower this week, purchase financing was up, albeit only slightly. Adjustable-rate mortgage activity also ticked higher. A 7 percent decrease from last week left the U.S. Mortgage Market Index...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:28am ET

Billboard and Sign Manufacturing in Canada Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

Uncertain economic conditions have hindered demand for Billboard and Sign Manufacturing industry products during the past five years. Billboard and outdoor display advertisers tightened spending on the industry's services as total advertising...

PRWeb, 4:18am ET

Philadelphia Daily News Ronnie Polaneczky column

UNTIL THIS week, I had never leapt into the rapid current of Big Lottery Fever. It's not that I'm opposed to gambling. If I were, I wouldn't keep re-upping my life-insurance policy or squirreling nickels into a 401(k) -- which is as much...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:13am ET

Mint, New Delhi Mobis Philipose column

This story was first published on 3 April 2012. It has been republished due to a technical problem. The Securities and Exchange Board of India's recent flip-flop in the Tayal Group/Bank of Rajasthan case is alarming, to say the least. In...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:03am ET

New price regime to hurt drug industry revenue by 4-5%

India's pharmaceutical industry could take a revenue hit of 4-5% because of price cuts resulting from the new drug price control order, or DPCO, notified on Thursday, analysts say. The Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013, which replaced the...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 4:03am ET

Loan Administration, Check Cashing & Other Services in Canada Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

The Loan Administration, Check Cashing and Other Services industry has battled through a tough economy to squeak out growth over the past five years. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Eben Jose, "Declines in consumer confidence and the...

PRWeb, 3:58am ET

IT outsourcing could decrease FedEx head count in Memphis

FedEx is outsourcing a hunk of good-paying information technology work to IT service providers as part of a push to boost profits $1.7 billion a year. The company wouldn't say if the information technology work would be sent offshore to...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 3:53am ET

Dell Inspiron One 2320 Memory - Largest Memory Store Sets Another Milestone

After launching a number of memory devices to the market, Memory X is all set to launch its new memory device Dell Inspiron One 2320 Memory. In simple words it can be said as an endeavor for being a competent brand in the market of memory devices...

PRWeb, 3:43am ET

Despite setback, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz continues push for transparency

When President Obama signed the STOCK Act into law last spring, the legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tim Walz that explicitly banned insider trading by congressional members and government employees was hailed by watchdog groups as one of...

McClatchy-Tribune Informa, 3:18am ET