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NEW YORK (AP) — A drop in unemployment claims and a rise in home sales pulled the stock market higher in light trading ahead of Thanksgiving. The economic news, as well as a drop in the dollar, stoked investors' appetite for...
Now a father-and-son act, the celebrated Yacktman value portfolio has racked up big returns, showing how patience and a contrarian bent can pay off. When the herd of investors heads in one direction, count on Don Yacktman to...
Q3 net income $1.17 bln, down 27.5 pct on Q2 * Taxes rise on rouble appreciation * Q3 EBITDA of $3.66 bln beats forecast * Anti-monopoly fines hit bottom line * Shares fall more than 2.5 pct (Adds details, analyst comment) By...
Mobile markets across regions are intensely competitive and some of them have reached saturation in terms of penetration of addressable markets. With tumbling voice tariffs contributing to declining ARPU rates, mobile operators...
Born out of desktop computer revolution of the 1980s, software maker Intuit (Nasdaq:INTU) recently crossed the quarter-century mark. IN PICTURES: 20 Tools For Building Up Your Portfolio Undisputed Market Leader Intuit is now...
Apparel retailers are sometimes difficult to follow, and they're certainly difficult to grow attached to. In spite of all that, I think The Gap (NYSE: GPS) deserves some inspection. IN PICTURES: How To Make Your First $1...
Adelaide, Australia, Nov 26, 2009 - (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) has moved to lock in future value for shareholders by capturing the early initiative in the rapidly developing unconventional...
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd's net profit for the first quarter ended Sept 30 dipped 21% to RM684.64mil from RM866.98mil in the previous corresponding period due to lower contribution from the group's plantation division.
GEORGE TOWN: Golden Frontier Bhd is spending over RM20mil to expand its operations in Penang and Vietnam for the rest of this year and the first half of 2010. Executive chairman Datuk Khor Teng How told StarBiz the market...
VIX – CBOE Vix Index – Abundant liquidity, a slide in the dollar symptomatic of rising risk appetite or rising earnings expectations for 2010. Take your pick as any of the above could be used to justify the investor optimism in...
