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The Inevitable Greek Ending
Mordechai Grun - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 2:51AM CST
The Path Greece Will Take Let's look into our crystal ball and divine where the Greek fireworks are likely to lead. In the current situation, factors other than what makes economic sense must be considered. From a financial perspective, it would...
GREK: 13.65 (+0.66)
European Central Bank stimulus faces hurdles compared to Fed
By DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN - AP - Wed Jan 21, 9:30PM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Big bang or disappointment? Markets are waiting to see just how much financial firepower the European Central Bank will unleash Thursday, when it is expected to announce large-scale purchases of government bonds with newly printed money to stimulate a sluggish economy.
2014 Green Bond Issuance Triples Market To $37B
Tom Konrad, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 1:05PM CST
Following a landmark green bond growth year in 2013 , the labeled green bond market has once again experienced a year of incredible growth in 2014: by year-end there had been $36.6bn of green bonds issued by 73 different issuers – that’s...
ABGB: 15.52 (+0.34), TM: 132.49 (+0.67), NYLD: 51.40 (-0.56)
Santander gives more ground following capital raise
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 6:54AM CST
SAN: 7.18 (+0.13), CS: 23.65 (+0.23)
Small investors add fuel to China's big stock boom
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Mon Dec 08, 9:30PM CST
BEIJING (AP) — Gong Bin, a marketing employee in Shanghai, watched Chinese stock prices gallop upward for months before he finally gave in and put the equivalent of 2½ months' salary into the surging market.
CHL: 68.70 (-0.22)
Asian stocks dull ahead of US jobs report
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Thu Dec 04, 9:47PM CST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday as investors were cautious ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report after the European Central Bank delayed any additional stimulus to early next year. Hong Kong stocks were the only bright spot.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Asian shares mostly higher on China stimulus hopes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Wed Nov 26, 9:34PM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday on hopes for more stimulus in China. Hong Kong's market was steady after the arrests of dozens of pro-democracy protesters as police acted on court orders to clear barricades from major streets.
US stocks drift lower after release of Fed minutes
By ALEX VEIGA - AP - Wed Nov 19, 4:17PM CST
U.S. financial markets pulled back slightly from their most recent record highs Wednesday, ending lower for the first time this week.
SPLS: 16.86 (-0.22), TGT: 76.12 (-0.75)
Undervalued Global Banking Groups Too Cheap To Ignore
Sebastien Couvidat - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 16, 11:33PM CST
BCS: 15.77 (+0.12), SAN: 7.18 (+0.13), C: 51.20 (+0.31), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06)
US stocks close higher as Dow Jones hits record
By BERNARD CONDON - AP - Thu Nov 13, 4:25PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Thursday to close little changed as traders weighed generally strong earnings reports against the falling fortunes of energy companies.
HAS: 62.74 (+0.58), VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), HAL: 44.19 (+1.42), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), PG: 85.90 (-0.13), BRK.B: 148.34 (-1.45), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), BRK.A: 222,555.00 (-1,905.00)
Spending, ECB, reforms: What eurozone needs now
By GREG KELLER and CARLO PIOVANO - AP - Thu Nov 13, 6:46AM CST
PARIS (AP) — A lot needs to go right for the eurozone's economy to get going again.
Asian stocks muted after Wall Street retreat
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Wed Nov 12, 10:02PM CST
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were subdued Thursday after Wall Street retreated following five days of record gains but Tokyo gained after a surprise rise in Japan's machinery orders.
JPM: 59.67 (+0.10)
ECB opens door to more economic stimulus
By DAVID McHUGH - AP - Thu Nov 06, 1:00PM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi opened the door wider for further stimulus on Thursday, saying the bank is laying the technical groundwork for new measures that it could deploy if needed. Stocks rallied and the euro slumped on the news.
Despite fragile economy, ECB to sit tight
By DAVID McHUGH and PAN PYLAS - AP - Thu Nov 06, 1:44AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Despite the eurozone economy's sluggishness, the European Central Bank is likely to refrain from offering more monetary support at its meeting Thursday as it looks to existing stimulus programs to start working.
ECB to sit tight despite fragile economy
By DAVID McHUGH and PAN PYLAS - AP - Wed Nov 05, 7:34AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The sobering economic news just keeps coming, yet the European Central Bank appears stuck in wait and see mode — held up by policy disputes and a desire to see whether recent stimulus measures are working.
80% ECB Banks Pass Stress Test - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 9:55AM CDT
European banks emerged as healthier. Of 123 banks that were part of the stress test, only 24 failed to meet the minimum common equity ratio (CET1) level of 5.5%.
BCS: 15.77 (+0.12), SAN: 7.18 (+0.13), HSBC: 46.13 (-0.01), DB: 32.29 (+0.70), NBG: 1.61 (+0.18), RBS: 11.97 (+0.01), LYG: 4.60 (+0.04)
Japan's exports up in September, deficit persists
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Tue Oct 21, 11:36PM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade deficit edged higher in September though exports rose more than expected as the yen weakened to a near six-year low, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Asian stocks mixed after growth forecast cut
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Mon Oct 06, 11:49PM CDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street edged down and the World Bank trimmed its forecast of the region's economic growth.
HRB: 35.06 (-0.14)
US stocks end rocky week with a surge; Nike gains
By MATTHEW CRAFT - AP - Fri Sep 26, 4:22PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Good economic and corporate news helped the stock market stage a rebound at the end of a turbulent week of trading. Nike jumped after turning in higher profits, leading the Dow Jones industrial average higher.
The Inevitable Greek Ending
Mordechai Grun - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 2:51AM CST
The Path Greece Will Take Let's look into our crystal ball and divine where the Greek fireworks are likely to lead. In the current situation, factors other than what makes economic sense must be considered. From a financial perspective, it would...
GREK: 13.65 (+0.66)
European Central Bank stimulus faces hurdles compared to Fed
By DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN - AP - Wed Jan 21, 9:30PM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Big bang or disappointment? Markets are waiting to see just how much financial firepower the European Central Bank will unleash Thursday, when it is expected to announce large-scale purchases of government bonds with newly printed money to stimulate a sluggish economy.
2014 Green Bond Issuance Triples Market To $37B
Tom Konrad, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 1:05PM CST
Following a landmark green bond growth year in 2013 , the labeled green bond market has once again experienced a year of incredible growth in 2014: by year-end there had been $36.6bn of green bonds issued by 73 different issuers – that’s...
ABGB: 15.52 (+0.34), TM: 132.49 (+0.67), NYLD: 51.40 (-0.56)
Santander gives more ground following capital raise
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 6:54AM CST
SAN: 7.18 (+0.13), CS: 23.65 (+0.23)
Small investors add fuel to China's big stock boom
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Mon Dec 08, 9:30PM CST
BEIJING (AP) — Gong Bin, a marketing employee in Shanghai, watched Chinese stock prices gallop upward for months before he finally gave in and put the equivalent of 2½ months' salary into the surging market.
CHL: 68.70 (-0.22)
Asian stocks dull ahead of US jobs report
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Thu Dec 04, 9:47PM CST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday as investors were cautious ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report after the European Central Bank delayed any additional stimulus to early next year. Hong Kong stocks were the only bright spot.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Asian shares mostly higher on China stimulus hopes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Wed Nov 26, 9:34PM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday on hopes for more stimulus in China. Hong Kong's market was steady after the arrests of dozens of pro-democracy protesters as police acted on court orders to clear barricades from major streets.
US stocks drift lower after release of Fed minutes
By ALEX VEIGA - AP - Wed Nov 19, 4:17PM CST
U.S. financial markets pulled back slightly from their most recent record highs Wednesday, ending lower for the first time this week.
SPLS: 16.86 (-0.22), TGT: 76.12 (-0.75)
Undervalued Global Banking Groups Too Cheap To Ignore
Sebastien Couvidat - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 16, 11:33PM CST
BCS: 15.77 (+0.12), SAN: 7.18 (+0.13), C: 51.20 (+0.31), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06)
US stocks close higher as Dow Jones hits record
By BERNARD CONDON - AP - Thu Nov 13, 4:25PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Thursday to close little changed as traders weighed generally strong earnings reports against the falling fortunes of energy companies.
HAS: 62.74 (+0.58), VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), HAL: 44.19 (+1.42), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), PG: 85.90 (-0.13), BRK.B: 148.34 (-1.45), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), BRK.A: 222,555.00 (-1,905.00)
Spending, ECB, reforms: What eurozone needs now
By GREG KELLER and CARLO PIOVANO - AP - Thu Nov 13, 6:46AM CST
PARIS (AP) — A lot needs to go right for the eurozone's economy to get going again.
Asian stocks muted after Wall Street retreat
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Wed Nov 12, 10:02PM CST
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were subdued Thursday after Wall Street retreated following five days of record gains but Tokyo gained after a surprise rise in Japan's machinery orders.
JPM: 59.67 (+0.10)
ECB opens door to more economic stimulus
By DAVID McHUGH - AP - Thu Nov 06, 1:00PM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi opened the door wider for further stimulus on Thursday, saying the bank is laying the technical groundwork for new measures that it could deploy if needed. Stocks rallied and the euro slumped on the news.
Despite fragile economy, ECB to sit tight
By DAVID McHUGH and PAN PYLAS - AP - Thu Nov 06, 1:44AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Despite the eurozone economy's sluggishness, the European Central Bank is likely to refrain from offering more monetary support at its meeting Thursday as it looks to existing stimulus programs to start working.
ECB to sit tight despite fragile economy
By DAVID McHUGH and PAN PYLAS - AP - Wed Nov 05, 7:34AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The sobering economic news just keeps coming, yet the European Central Bank appears stuck in wait and see mode — held up by policy disputes and a desire to see whether recent stimulus measures are working.
80% ECB Banks Pass Stress Test - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 9:55AM CDT
European banks emerged as healthier. Of 123 banks that were part of the stress test, only 24 failed to meet the minimum common equity ratio (CET1) level of 5.5%.
BCS: 15.77 (+0.12), SAN: 7.18 (+0.13), HSBC: 46.13 (-0.01), DB: 32.29 (+0.70), NBG: 1.61 (+0.18), RBS: 11.97 (+0.01), LYG: 4.60 (+0.04)
Japan's exports up in September, deficit persists
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Tue Oct 21, 11:36PM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade deficit edged higher in September though exports rose more than expected as the yen weakened to a near six-year low, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Asian stocks mixed after growth forecast cut
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Mon Oct 06, 11:49PM CDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street edged down and the World Bank trimmed its forecast of the region's economic growth.
HRB: 35.06 (-0.14)
US stocks end rocky week with a surge; Nike gains
By MATTHEW CRAFT - AP - Fri Sep 26, 4:22PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Good economic and corporate news helped the stock market stage a rebound at the end of a turbulent week of trading. Nike jumped after turning in higher profits, leading the Dow Jones industrial average higher.
