The Weekender
Aviate - Seeking Alpha - Sun May 10, 3:43AM CDT
What if interest rates rise? Whatever your proclivity - for deflation or inflation - the fact remains the market has overpriced the risk of one outcome at the expense of the other. How else can you explain the fact the average Pension Fund Manager...
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European Stocks Rise on U.K. Election Surprise, Bank Gains
at The Street - Fri May 08, 5:19AM CDT
U.K. stocks rallied Friday as Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party won a majority. Bank stocks rose, and continental stocks were increasing too.
SYT: 87.90 (-1.80), MON: 120.82 (+0.10), RBS: 11.13 (-0.09), LYG: 5.63 (-0.01), NOK: 6.90 (-0.08)
Centrica's Dividend Cut - How Should Shareholders React?
John Kingham - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 22, 8:24AM CST
This week I was mildly surprised to see that Centrica ( OTCPK:CPYYF ) ( OTCPK:CPYYY ) (which I've owned since 2012) had cut its final dividend as part of a plan to rebase the dividend some 30% below its previous level. It wasn't a complete surprise...
European Markets Are Steady on Potential Greece Debt Deal
at The Street - Thu Feb 19, 6:01AM CST
European markets were relatively steady this morning, despite fears that Greece's latest request for a six-month extension to its $196 billion bailout might still fall on deaf ears.
BLL: 73.01 (+1.04)
European, Asian Stocks Shrug Off Gloom
at The Street - Mon Aug 11, 5:36AM CDT
European and Asian markets shrugged off last week's geopolitical gloom on Monday, as Russia stepped back in Ukraine and on hopes that U.S. airstrikes in Iraq may slow Islamist rebels.