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Post-Brexit Panic Isn't Over, CNN Money's LaMonica Says
Friday, July 1, 2016 - 11:27am | 341Read More...Global equities are in the process of recovering from the post-Brexit turmoil. The Dow Jones index is within striking distance of the 18,000-level yet again while the UK's FTSE 100 index is on pace for its best weekly performance in years. On the other hand, CNN Money's Paul LaMonica cautioned...
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Is The Post-Brexit Rally For Real? FTSE 100 Index Might Indicate Just That
Friday, July 1, 2016 - 8:35am | 339Read More...The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index was trading higher by around 0.30 percent on Friday with more than four hours of trading remaining. If the index holds on to gains, it will mark the stock market's best weekly performance since 2011. The country's stock exchange saw a massive selloff last Friday...
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Has The Market Already Decided Brexit Isn't Happening?
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 2:21pm | 459Read More...Voters in Britain are deciding the fate of the country's membership within the European Union in a vote dubbed "Brexit" Thursday. Billionaire investor George Soros cautioned against a vote to leave the European Union, a view that was also shared by BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink and even the British-...
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Asian Equities Surge Higher Led By Japan, Europe Struggles To Hold Gains
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 7:17am | 251Read More...Asian equities were mostly higher during Thursday's trading session, led by a 3.23 percent gain in Japan's Nikkei 225 index as traders and investors likely embraced the yen's recent weakness against the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei index soared 3.23 percent on Thursday and outperformed...
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Asian Markets Close Mixed, Europe Mostly Higher Ahead Of Tuesday's U.S. Trading Session
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 8:51am | 155Read More...Asian markets were mixed during Tuesday's trading session with the Nikkei 225 outperforming other markets. The Nikkei 225 index gained 1.13 percent on Tuesday, following by a 0.81 percent gain in Australia's ASX 200 index, a 0.49 percent gain in the Mumbai Sensex index and a 0.31 percent gain in...
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Revisiting The Case For UK ETFs As Dividend Destinations
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 2:25pm | 563Read More...The UK, essentially the second-best dividend market after the United States, could see payouts pinched, as some FTSE 100 companies struggle to generate cash to cover current dividends and boost those payouts. With energy and materials names looking like the most egregious offenders, the FTSE 100,...
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Shorts Love This ETF's Holdings
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 9:16am | 481Read More...Global equity market carnage is not playing favorites on a regional basis to start 2016, and plenty of that carnage is being absorbed by UK stocks. Over the past month, the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: EWU)), the largest UK exchange-traded fund trading in New York, has...
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Nikkei Plunge Causes Fall in Global Markets
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 8:58am | 117Read More...According to Bloomberg, Japan's Topix Index (TPX) fell by 6.9 percent, adding to fears that extreme volatility is back in the markets. The Hang Seng was down 2.54 percent and Europe's FTSE 100 index dropped 1.76 percent. The yen gained momentum, increasing 1.41 percent to 101.69 against the...
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British Industrial, Manufacturing Production Fall
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 10:59am | 307Read More...England's economy showed further signs of recession on Tuesday, as economic data showed that industrial production and manufacturing production both fell in June. The data might be weak as factories shut down for the London Olympic Games, and there could have been some seasonal factors such as...
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No Sunshine In The US Stock Markets
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 9:48am | 139Read More...Hurt by the staggering losses posted by Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) and the Chinese clamping down on lending, US stock futures across the indexes slipped today. While futures at S&P 500 slipped 6.8 points to 1138.90, those at NASDAQ 100 dropped 11 points to 1878.70. Dow Jones Industrial...
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US Stock Futures Point To Lower Opening
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 8:39am | 125Read More...US Stock Futures tumbled after Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicked off the earnings season with disappointing results. While S&P 500 futures fell 6.9 points to 1135.30, futures on the NASDAQ 100 slipped 11.75 points to 1872. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was no different, with futures on the index...
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US Futures Undecided On The Move Before Release of Home and Car Sales Data
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 9:02am | 138Read More...US stock futures were unsure of the move to take ahead of the release of data on home and car sales. While S&P 500 futures gained a fifth of a point to 1129.00, NASDAQ 100 futures dropped 1.5 points to 1885.20. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 5 points. The advance in US...
