The Stunning Collapse in Business Confidence
Posted: 11/15/2012 8:54:00 AM
Morgan Stanley just published its November read on its proprietary Business Conditions Index, and it dropped 6 points to 35%. This follows last month's stunning 14 point plunge.
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Stocks to Watch: Estee Lauder, H-P, Walmart, Abercrombie, Aeropostale
Posted: 8/15/2011 7:01:00 AM
Last week’s gut-wrenching five days, with stocks down around 2% when the markets closed on Friday, ended with conflicting reads on the American consumer. According to the Comm…
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Patent Problems at Pfizer; MasterCard’s Priceless Quarter
Posted: 8/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
With a debt-ceiling deal finally achieved, Wall Street could be in for a rollicking week. And that could deliver some added oomph to stocks with positive expectations and possibly temper the react…
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No Jobs, But America Still Needs Its iPads
Posted: 7/29/2011 12:49:00 PM
If you were to look only at the profit and stock performance of high-end, branded-goods companies like Apple (AAPL), Whole Foods (WFM), Tiffany (TIF), and Coach (COH), you’d have no idea that the …
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Stocks to Watch This Week
Posted: 7/25/2011 8:49:00 AM
Netflix: Soaring Stock, Hungry Rivals
Netflix (NFLX) has rocketed 57% since the beginning of the year, and analysts expect it to report Q2 earnings of $1.11 per share, up 39% from a…
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Moving On: Ex-Public Officials Head to Wall Street
Posted: 6/1/2011 2:39:00 PM
Financial firms are hiring former public officials to help cope with recent major changes in regulation.
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