Asian stocks lower as Chinese inflation up again Asian stock markets fell Friday after China reported inflation climbed again despite government efforts to control living costs, raising fears among investors that the government will take further measures to cool the country’s thundering economic growth. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
Google’s rapidly rising expenses crimp 1Q earnings Google is helping the economy and hurting its stock. The company is hiring so many employees for projects outside its thriving search advertising business that its expenses are growing much faster than its revenue. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
How Does Investing Create Jobs? Name: Scott Question: If my company’s stock is currently $10 and then in a month goes to $20, how does this doubling show up on a company’s balance sheet? And if it does not show up on a firm’s balance sheet, exactly how does trading create any jobs? Paul Solman: [...]
Fairley defends himself: ‘My work ethic’s not a problem’ Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley’s stock seems to have dipped amid questions about his work ethic, but he’s trying to keep his focus on landing a job and not on what people are saying about him. Read more on NFL.com
N.Y. Stock Exchange gets a facelift, its future unknown The New York Stock Exchange has lost most of its famous shoulder-to-shoulder bustle in the age of computerized trading. So it’s hoping its status as an icon of American finance will be a popular draw for cocktail receptions, analyst presentations and other festivities. Read more on [...]
NPS Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock BEDMINSTER, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“NPS”) (NASDAQ: NPSP) announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. NPS intends to grant to the underwriters a [...]
NFL Draft 2011: Da’Quan Bowers Falls in Gil Brandt’s Top 100 NFL Draft 2011 Has Da’Quan Bowers’ Stock Sliding in Gil Brandt’s Hot 100 Clemson’s Da’Quan Bowers, once the front-runner for the No. 1 spot, is experiencing quite a tumble in draft stock lately due to concerns about his knee. When healthy, his ability is [...]
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Take stock – April 8 Canada had a $9-billion merchandise trade deficit last year, nearly double what it was in 2009, as the value of imports rose faster than exports to other countries, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Read more on Red Deer Advocate
Japanese Carmakers to Restart Limited Production The development, along with gains in the stock market and the reopening of a tsunami-hit airport, suggest the economy is ever so slowly returning to normal. Read more on International Herald Tribune
