American Giant CEO Explains Why US Manufacturing Isn't Dead
Apparel retailers think that they can save a lot of money by outsourcing their manufacturing operations overseas, but American Giant CEO Bayard Winthrop says that you can still produce goods...
View ArticleMarkets Are Rallying After Fiscal Cliff Talks Take 'A Step In The Right...
Markets are up early in the European trading session.England's FTSE 100 is up 0.2%.France's CAC 40 is up 0.3%.Germany's DAX is up 0.4%.Spain's IBEX is up 0.9%.Italy's FTSE MIB is up 0.6%.It's a quiet...
View ArticleBorrowing Rates Fall At Spain's Latest Debt Auction
Spain just sold 1.9 billion euros worth of short-term debt.3-month bills sold for 1.195%, down from 1.254% at a similar auction in November, reports Bloomberg.6-month bills sold for 1.609%, down from...
View ArticleChinese Home Prices Are On The Rise
BEIJING (Reuters) - China home prices showed fresh signs of recovery taking hold in November, the fourth month in the last five to show a rise as a two-year long government campaign to curb prices...
View ArticleUPSIDE AND DOWNSIDE: An Excellent Overview Of The US Economy In 2013
Alan Levenson, chief economist for T. Rowe Price, has put together an excellent primer on the state of the U.S. economy and the outlook for 2013."The good things that are happening are in the private...
View ArticleCoal May Overtake Oil As World's Top Energy Source — With Disastrous...
Coal is likely to rival oil as the world's biggest source of energy in the next five years, with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate, according to the world's leading authority on...
View ArticleThe Parade Of Stock Market Bulls Is Getting Longer
Wall Street's top strategists have been releasing their 2013 outlooks, and the sentiment has been overwhelmingly bullish. Barron's recent survey of strategists yielded no one who expected stocks to...
View ArticleROSENBERG: Here Are 6 Dark Economic Clouds That Are Parting
Lately, David Rosenberg has adopted a more optimistic tone in his research notes."While I wouldn't exactly say that I see silver linings, I would say that some clouds certainly appear to be parting,"...
View ArticleFINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: Brian Belski Says Stocks Will Hit All-Time Highs...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Brian Belski: U.S. Stocks Are Poised To Set All-Time Highs In 2013 (BMO Capital...
View ArticleCHART: 27 Years Of Failed Wall Street Earnings Forecasts
As Wall Street's top strategists publish their 2013 stock market forecasts, Gerard Minack is mulling over Wall Street's embarassingly poor track record of predicting earnings, a key driver of...
View ArticleTHE TRUTH ABOUT APPLE: The iPhone Was A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity (AAPL)
Apple's stock is in a funny place right now.After a big moonshot, it's fallen back to earth. And now it's locked in this mid to low $500-range.Analysts who had been universally bullish are...
View ArticleTrader Tells Us Why Gold Got Hammered
Gold futures tanked today falling nearly 2% for a combination of reasons, according to a futures trader consulted by Business Insider. He pointed to rates rising at the higher end of the yield curve...
View ArticleTUG OF WAR: An Awesome Presentation Of The Forces That'll Affect Stocks In 2013
John Linehan, director of U.S. Equities for T. Rowe Price, recently presented his 2013 Investment & Economic Outlook to the Princeton Club of New York.Linehan is somewhat flummoxed by the strong...
View ArticleOracle Beats! (ORCL)
Oracleearnings are out!Revenue came in at $9.1 billion versus $9.03 billion expected. EPS came in at $0.64 versus $0.61 expected.The stock is trading higher after-hours, climbing 2.77%.New software...
View ArticleHELP, PLEASE! How Do You Read News And Information These Days?
Hello, there!We're having a bit of a debate internally about how people are consuming digital news and information these days, and we'd be grateful for your input.The brief survey below contains 8...
View ArticleSTOCKS SURGED, GOLD TANKED, GUNS GOT CRUSHED: Here's What You Need To Know...
Stocks had another big day.First the scoreboard:Dow: 13,350, +115.5, +0.8 percentS&P 500: 1,446, +16.4, +1.1 percentNASDAQ: 3,054, +43.9, +1.4 percentAnd now the top stories:While we've yet to get...
View ArticleREPORT: White House May Tap AmEx CEO Kenneth Chenault To Replace Tim Geithner...
Bloomberg is reporting that the White House is considering American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault for an appointment to President Barack Obama's second-term Cabinet, possibly as a replacement for...
View ArticleCENSUS: Whites Will Become A Minority In The United States By 2043
The Census Bureau forecasts that the U.S. will become a minority-majority population for the first time in 2043, according to its first set of new population projections based on the most recent 2010...
View ArticleGUNDLACH: 'The Real Killer Will Be The Next Recession, And There Will Be One'
Bond god Jeff Gundlach was on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers" with Erik Schatzker and Stephanie Ruhle.Among other things, Gundlach is concerned about the prospect of another recession, which he...
View ArticleThe Government Policies That Are Suffocating Entrepreneurs
There are nearly 5 million small businesses in America, firms with less than 500 employees.On average, they employ 11 workers each and produce $1 million of output annually.They account for 60% of job...
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