RIM stock jumps as market eyes revamped BlackBerry
Shares of Research In Motion jumped on Wednesday on speculation it would unveil a new touchscreen BlackBerry that could compete more effectively with Apple Inc’s iPhone and other smartphones.
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Weather and Loveland farmers market produce results
Above-average rainfall means more than a bonanza for home gardeners: it also means more — and more-diverse — offerings at area farmers markets.
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Business : Dubai eyes alternative stock market for SMEs
DUBAI — Dubai aims to set up an alternative stock market for small-to-medium sized firms in a bid to create more exit options for the region’s private equity sector, the chief economist of the emirate’s economic free zone said.
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Treasury prices slide on stock market rebound
(AP:NEW YORK) Interest rates are edging higher in the Treasury market as a rebound in stock prices made investors more comfortable taking on risk. The yield on the 10-year Treasury edged up to 2.96 percent Monday from 2.93 percent late Friday.
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Schwab posts flat 2Q earnings as it waives money market fees, but results top expectations
SAN FRANCISCO – Retail brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. on Friday reported flat second-quarter net income as waivers of clients’ money market fees
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Stock market, local stocks fell together in 2nd quarter
The stock market, including local stocks, took a dive beginning in May, raising speculation of a “double-dip recession,” in which the economy would start to climb, only to fall again.
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The Short Side Fueled Liquidity in BP’s Stock During Market Stress
Short sellers covered trades of about 20 million shares worth of BP stock in the weeks after the oil rig explosion, providing helpful buying pressure and price support while so many other investors were selling.
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Asian stock markets mostly lower as Chinese shares fall amid signs of cooling property market
TOKYO – Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday as a tumble in Chinese stocks tempered optimism from U.S. aluminum maker Alcoa’s earnings.
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Stock Market Bounce?: Weekend Reading
The stock market could see a bounce in the coming week as investors grow weary of leaning in a bearish direction when data aren’t that bad.
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Alpha Is Dead: Barclays Says With Stock Dispersion At All Time Lows, It Is “Not A Stock Pickers’ Market”
There is a simple reason why all hedge funds with “relative value” or “deep value” in their names will soon be looking to change their moniker: stock picking no longer works, with the only strategy that matters, [...]
