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• Will US Retail Sales Save the Dollar?

  10-12-2015 21:44
  
  Daily FX Market Roundup 12.10.15 By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset ManagementTwo main themes dominated FX trade this week - U.S. dollar weakness and lower commodity prices.   These do not normally come hand in hand as dollar weakness generally drives commodity prices higher but
  
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• The Inflation Lie

  10-12-2015 21:34
  
  Inflation Over Estimated?   I was watching a little of the ECB press conference after their policy meeting and a reporter asked why inflation is such a bad thing for Europe and European consumers. Mario Draghi gave a canned response, but the real interesting moment came when an individual sitting to his left on
  
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• Markets Focus On Fed Meeting

  10-12-2015 18:43
  
  Stocks are expected to start today's session modestly in the green. But as we have seen in recent days, the trend could shift quickly intraday. The big source of market volatility lately has been developments in the commodity complex,
  
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• Stock Market Basics: Investment Earnings Through Non-Traditional Means

  10-12-2015 17:14
  
  Investments are often viewed as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and similar instruments. However, there are ways to earn through investments that some might not consider when jumping into the investing party.Some common ways to earn through investments are dividends and coupons. Dividends:Dividends can
  
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• Tick Tock: Time Running Out for Struggling Oil and Gas Drillers

  10-12-2015 17:08
  
  By Nick Cunningham The 18th oil and gas driller so far this year is in the process of filing for bankruptcy protection, as the company ran out of funds. As reported by Fuel Fix, the Fort Worth-based Energy & Exploration Partners, which drills for oil and gas in East Texas, had the unfortunate timing of going
  
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• Greenback Recovers, but Antipodeans Advance

  10-12-2015 14:20
  
  There are two broad themes among the major currencies today.   The first is the pullback in the euro and yen after yesterday's run-up.  Position adjustments with the help of stop losses seemed to be the key consideration.  Both the euro and yen extended the recovery seen in the second half of last week.  Year-end
  
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• Aussie Jobs a Blockbuster - Good News for the Fed?

  10-12-2015 14:18
  
  Market Drivers December 10, 2015Aussie jobs blow past all expectationsUK Trade Deficit expandsNikkei -1.32% Eurostoxx -0.03%Oil $37/bblGold $1073/oz Europe and Asia: AUD Jobs 71.4K vs. -10.0KCHF SNB stays on holdGBP UK Trade Deficit -11.8B vs. -9.8B North America: GBP BOE Meeting 07:00USD
  
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• FTSE 100 falls as Sports Direct slumps

  10-12-2015 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Disappointing results from Sports Direct send shares in the retailer down 12%, making it the worst performer in the FTSE 100.
  
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• Bank votes 8-1 to hold rates at 0.5%

  10-12-2015 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK interest rates are left unchanged at 0.5%, where they have been since early 2009.
  
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• Sports Direct staff searches criticised

  10-12-2015 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retailer Sports Direct admits that it searches staff leaving its warehouses, but says it has reduced the amount of time it takes.
  
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• Volkswagen admits 'chain of errors'

  10-12-2015 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chairman of embattled carmaker Volkswagen says a chain of errors led to the emissions scandal and that its top priority is winning back trust.
  
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• Court battle over plain tobacco packets

  10-12-2015 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four of the world's biggest tobacco firms begin a legal challenge to the government's new packaging rules, due to come into force in May.
  
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• South Africa uproar as minister sacked

  10-12-2015 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision by South African President Jacob Zuma to sack his finance minister is widely criticised, with many blaming political infighting.
  
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• UK trade deficit widens in October

  10-12-2015 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's trade deficit in goods and services widened sharply in October, official figures show.
  
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• Tui optimistic despite terror attacks

  10-12-2015 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's largest tourism group, Tui, gives an optimistic outlook, despite the terror attacks seen this year.
  
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• Glencore shares jump on debt cut plans

  10-12-2015 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in mining giant Glencore jump nearly 10% after it increases its target for debt reduction and cuts spending plans.
  
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• Retired 'wealthier than under-45s'

  10-12-2015 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The recently retired own a larger share of the UK's wealth than the under-45s, despite being a much smaller group, suggests research by the Resolution Foundation.
  
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• November's Worst Healthcare ETF

  10-12-2015 06:41
  
  Image sourceTBIT via pixabay.While November was largely a good month to be a healthcare focused investor, a few of the more popular exchange traded funds that focus on the sector
  
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• VIDEO: Why struggling AirAsia India is upbeat

  10-12-2015 05:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of AirAsia India, Mittu Chandilya, says India can be "frustrating" but that he's still excited about the potential for his company.
  
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• VIDEO: Inside Myanmar's first stock exchange

  10-12-2015 05:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Myanmar is preparing to open its first stock exchange early next year. The BBC's Jonah Fisher finds out how it became a possibility.
  
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• Get to Know Yahoo's Marissa Mayer

  10-12-2015 03:35
  
  photo via CNNFormer King of the Internet Yahoo( YHOO ) has been a popular topic of financial conversation due to the company's morning announcement  that it will not spin off of its stake
  
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• Why SunPower, Outerwall, and Men's Wearhouse Slumped Today

  10-12-2015 02:40
  
  SunPower struggled in Wednesday's market session. ImageSunPower.Stocks have been volatile lately, and Wednesday's trading provided a textbook example of how gains early in the day can turn around and
  
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• Amazon.com Inc. Prime Video Gets an Upgrade and Keurig Green Mountain Inc Joins Global Coffee Portfo

  10-12-2015 02:40
  
  An international consumer products conglomerate based in Europe adds Keurig Green Mountain to its portfolio, putting up a cool $13.9 billion for the struggling company. And at Amazon , its Prime TV service just got
  
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• Costco and Lululemon Athletica Sink on a Down Day for Stocks

  10-12-2015 02:39
  
  Stocks dropped for their third straight trading session today. The S&P 500  shed 16 points, or 0.77%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average   lost 76 points, or 0.44%DJI
  
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• 2 Companies That Could Win Big Betting on Star Wars

  10-12-2015 02:39
  
  Image sourceUnder Armour.The Walt Disney Company  will soon be releasing its first Star Wars film since it acquired Lucasfilm back in 2012. Pre sales of tickets for the movie
  
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• 15 Signs You Have a Debt-Management Problem

  10-12-2015 02:37
  
  Debt can grow and grow and crush youunless you pay it off. Image sourceCapt. Glen Parent, Western Sentinel , Flickr.Just as many people who drink
  
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• Signs Say Fitbit's Future Is Bright, But I'm Not Buying... Yet

  10-12-2015 02:35
  
  It's been a roller coaster year for shareholders of fitness tracking upstart Fitbit . After nearly doubling in the first half of 2015, Fitbit's shares have plummeted in the second half of the year. Shares
  
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• Why Dow Chemical, Wynn Resorts, and AeroVironment Jumped Today

  10-12-2015 01:40
  
  AeroVironment reported solid earnings to jump Wednesday. ImageAeroVironment.Wednesday was an unusual day for the stock market, with morning gains giving way to afternoon losses that left the Dow Jones
  
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• Is McDonald's Stock at Risk From EU Commission Tax Probe?

  10-12-2015 01:40
  
  Public domain image  of upcoming McDonald's in Manchester, U.K. by Ian Livesey.Last week, the European Commission (EC) opened a formal investigation into McDonald's Corporation 's (NYSEMCD) tax practices in Europe.
  
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• Online reinvents Christmas advertising

  10-12-2015 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The changing world of Christmas ads
  
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• Canada's maple syrup 'rebels'

  10-12-2015 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman taking on Canada's 'totalitarian' maple syrup body
  
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• Tax on benefits-in-kind to be relaxed

  10-12-2015 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rules on taxing benefits-in-kind, given by employers to their staff, are going to be relaxed next year, the government says.
  
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• Targa Resources' Shareholders Headed for the Exits in November After Announcing Its Merger

  10-12-2015 00:40
  
  WhatShares of Targa Resources Corp. declined more than 30% in November following the announcement that it plans to acquire the outstanding shares in Targa Resources Partners , which also saw a
  
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• Keurig Green Mountain, Coke, JAB: Win, Win, Win

  10-12-2015 00:40
  
  Keurig commercial brewing system. Sourcewww.keuriggreenmountain.comWhen the final trade of $88.89 of Keurig Green Mountain Inc 's shares crossed the wires late Monday afternoon, ecstatic shareholders had witnessed a prodigious 72% single
  
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• 3 Reasons GoPro Inc's Hero 4 Session Flopped

  10-12-2015 00:40
  
  GoPro 's launch of the Hero 4 Session in July was its first major blunder as a public company. GoPro assumed that the $400 device would complement its premium Silver and Black cameras, but dismal
  
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• Is Chipotle Cheap Now?

  10-12-2015 00:39
  
  Tracey Ryniec and David Bartosiak, Stock Strategists at Zacks Investment Research, discuss Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)  and its recent stock plunge.Chipotle has been plagued by an E. coli outbreak in the Northwest and subsequent
  
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• Strategic Hotels Shareholders Approve Buyout by Blackstone

  10-12-2015 00:37
  
  Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.BEE has progressed on its acquisition by the affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. BX as the former received an approval from its shareholders at a special meeting. Per this deal, which is expected to
  
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