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Wall Street ends strong January on flat note (Reuters)

January 31, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Wall Street closed its best month since October on a flat note on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected economic reports surprised investors after a stream of positive data in recent months.

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Greece’s creditors leave Athens, talks to continue (Reuters)

January 21, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Chief negotiators for Greece’s private creditors left Athens unexpectedly on Saturday without a deal on a debt swap plan that is vital to avert a chaotic default, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters.

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European rating agency could launch in 2012: report (Reuters)

January 21, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Plans to launch a European ratings agency to compete with S&P, Moody’s and Fitch are at an advanced stage and a new private institution could start business as soon as the first half of this year, German businessman Roland Berger told an Italian newspaper.

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Strong start for stocks, but what’s changed? (Reuters)

January 21, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Stocks rising, bulls rampant are motifs you might pick if designing a coat of arms for Wall Street at the moment. But the motto should read: Caveat emptor. Yes, buyer beware.

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Morgan Stanley CEO to receive $10.5 million (Reuters)

January 21, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman was awarded a $10.5 million bonus for 2011, down 25 percent from the previous year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Google results fall short, rare miss hurts shares (Reuters)

January 20, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Google Inc’s quarterly results fell short of Wall Street’s heightened expectations for the holiday season as declining search advertising rates contributed to a rare miss, triggering a 9 percent slide in its shares.

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Wall Street rises on bank results, but Google sinks late (Reuters)

January 19, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Stocks rose for the third straight day on Thursday, sparked by results from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley and as the latest jobless claims dropped to a near four-year low.

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Stock index futures gain, Yahoo in focus (Reuters)

January 18, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.4-0.5 percent at 1045 GMT.

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