Opening an Easy Forex Account

The only easy thing about forex is perhaps the ease of opening a demo trading account. Opening an easy forex account takes only a few minutes of your time, and the best part is that it is all that you need to spend, as no spending of any money is involved in opening an easy forex demo account. The majority of the forex brokers have provided their visitors with an option of opening a demo account. This... [Read more]

Is etoro usa a good forex broker

Is etoro usa a good forex broker?Forex is a term which makes not only investors but also traders and brokers cock up their ears almost instantly. Well, you can’t blame them because Forex is a huge market, with almost 3 trillion dollars traded every single day. Any coin has two sides, and so does trading currency. It is quite easy to make or break a huge sum within a matter of few minutes or even... [Read more]

Looking for a small business merchant account?

In the hunt for a small business merchant account, merchants whether in the offline or in the online mode often pick a merchant service that doesn’t necessarily treat them in the same way big businesses are treated. Big businesses which make transaction over $ 50000 a day normally get benefit that small business owners can only wish for as the number of transactions that they make on a daily basis... [Read more]

Steps to prequalify for a home loan

So what does one do to prequalify for a home loan? Nothing, because the bank or financial institution consider you to be a safe bet when it comes to taking a home loan, if you need one. Now the financial organization that prequalifies you to take a loan does not obligate you to take this loan but it would make sense (provided you do check all the details of the financial agreement) to do so as it would... [Read more]

Through the financial services software labyrinth

Gone are the days when ‘paperwork’ literally meant working with paper with developments in the form of financial services software that has become a prerequisite to transact in the stock market. Blame it on government rules or tools to make you job much more easier, technology has revolutionized how financial transactions are conducted on a daily basis, and is here to stay. For one, every broker... [Read more]

ICICI Bank profit up 17 percent on better loans (AP)

AP – ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 percent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans amid revived credit demand in India’s growing economy. Read more here: ICICI Bank profit up 17 percent on better loans (AP)  Read More →

BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion (Reuters)

Reuters – BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing investment bankers familiar with BP’s plans. The rest is here: BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion (Reuters)  Read More →

Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase (AP)

AP – BP’s new boss says it’s time for a “scaleback” in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen. Excerpt from:  Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase (AP)  Read More →

Merck’s 2Q net drops on higher costs, charges (AP)

AP – Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, weighed down by big restructuring charges from buying Schering-Plough Corp., generic competition and other factors. Here is the original:  Merck’s 2Q net drops on higher costs, charges (AP)  Read More →

Dynavax posts 2Q loss, weighed down by expenses (AP)

AP – Drug developer Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Friday that higher operating expenses, weak revenue and costs linked to a stock offering drove it to a second-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago profit. Read the original post:  Dynavax posts 2Q loss, weighed down by expenses (AP)  Read More →

Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery. More here: Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks (Reuters)  Read More →

Obama: Detroit auto bailout was unpopular, but it worked (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – President Obama used a visit to Michigan Friday to argue the case that despite its unpopularity, his 2009 bailout of the Detroit auto industry has worked. Read the rest here:  Obama: Detroit auto bailout was unpopular, but it worked (The Christian Science Monitor)  Read More →

Obama hails news economy growing, wants more (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama said on Friday he welcomed news that the U.S. economy grew by 2.4 percent in the second quarter, but said more work was needed to increase that growth rate and generate jobs. Read the rest here:  Obama hails news economy growing, wants more (Reuters)  Read More →

Dollar sinks to 8-month low vs yen as growth slows (AP)

AP – Weakening U.S. economic growth and worried comments from Federal Reserve officials drove the dollar to an 8-month low Friday against the Japanese yen. View original here: Dollar sinks to 8-month low vs yen as growth slows (AP)  Read More →

IMF lowers Spain growth forecast, warns of ‘fragile’ rebound (AFP)

AFP – The IMF on Friday lowered its 2011 growth forecast for the Spanish economy to 0.6 percent from the 0.9 percent it foresaw in April and warned the recovery “is likely to be weak and fragile.” Here is the original post: IMF lowers Spain growth forecast, warns of ‘fragile’ rebound (AFP)  Read More →