Apple (AAPL) has been at the forefront of technological innovation for the last three decades. But this past Summer, European Union competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager claimed that their financial innovation shielded profits from taxes over …
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Ummm, I suck. Yesterday I started my morning post (Cause I Don’t Want to Be… Anarchy) with a confession, and an apology: Confession: Not for a moment in the last couple months have I seriously considered …
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I have a confession and then an apology to make to RiskReversal readers or those who watch my market commentary on CNBC. First the confession. Not for a moment in the last couple months have …
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WSJ The euro fell against the dollar and the yen as worries about Spain and poor euro-zone activity data weighed on the common currency. The single currency sank around a cent against the dollar to …
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It’s a tale of two economies this morning as the US sees continued positive economic data showing the economy is slowly but surely improving. On the other hand, austerity measures are continuing to take their …
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Marketwatch European equities, which had rallied sharply to begin the new year, were lower as concerns over Spain and non-euro member Hungary took a toll on sentiment. Read Europe Markets. Spanish bond yields were on …
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MorningWord: 11/15/11: European equity markets are getting knocked around a bit this am, although most of the major indices are about 1% off of their lows of the session. The news flow and the set-up …
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Reuters It is likely to take the combined forces of the European Central Bank, the IMF and the euro zone bailout fund to break Italy’s financial fall, and it’s far from clear that Europe’s leaders …
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