January 18, 2012 by CC • Commentary

Marketwatch Shares of Goldman Sachs GS +1.11% rose 1.3% in pre-open trade after reporting fourth-quarter profit fell to $1.01 billion, or $1.84 a share, versus $2.39 billion, or $3.79 a share, a year ago. Goldman …

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January 11, 2012 by CC • Commentary

Reuters Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, a day after major indexes hit a five-month high, with pressure on the euro testing the recent view that the U.S. market was decoupling from Europe. * The …

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January 10, 2012 by CC • Commentary

WSJ Tiffany cut its full-year earnings forecast following a holiday season dampened by conservative holiday spending in the U.S. and Europe, adding to worries that economic uncertainties in the regions have dashed demand from luxury shoppers. Shares were …

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January 6, 2012 by CC • Commentary

Marketwatch The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell for the fourth month in a row, the government said Friday, in a fresh sign the economy is picking up and …

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January 3, 2012 by CC • Commentary

WSJ At 10:00 a.m. ET, wet get the ISM manufacturing index for December. Economists think the index rose to 53.1 from 52.7 in November. Also at 10:00 a.m. we get construction spending for November. Economists …

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December 21, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Marketwatch Shares of Oracle fell more than 9% in thin pre-market trading. The shares tumbled late Tuesday, after the business-software maker’s second-quarter adjusted earnings and sales came in short of analysts’ consensus expectations. Oracle’s news …

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