January 17, 2012 by CC • Commentary

Reuters China’s economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, although tighter credit at home and weak export markets still weighed, dragging annual growth in gross domestic product to 8.9 percent in the fourth …

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October 23, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Bespoke The S&P 500’s 22.86 point gain today put the index above the 1,230 key resistance level that it had been struggling to break above for the past few weeks.  As shown below, the index now has …

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October 19, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Reuters Apple Inc. (AAPL) fell in late trading yesterday after profit missed analysts’ predictions for the first time in at least six years, evidence that customers delayed iPhone purchases before the release of the latest …

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September 29, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Here’s an update on upcoming events in the Eurozone mess, from Dow Jones: –Thursday, Sept. 29: The EU/ECB/IMF troika returns to Athens to continue assessing Greece’s progress in cutting its budget deficit. The talks are …

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September 28, 2011 by CC • Commentary

WSJ BERLIN (Dow Jones)–German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition faces a tough political test on Thursday when the parliament votes on expansion and reform of the euro-zone’s bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility. Parliamentary …

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