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Housing Permits Are Pointing To More Job Growth In 2013
In the past I've said that if there were only one piece of economic data I could have, it would be housing permits. They are a very reliable long leading indicator for the economy, not just in the post...
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Apple Just Disclosed China Revenues For The First Time Ever (AAPL)
Apple earnings are out, and investors are not loving the numbers.However, lost in all of the noise is the fact that Apple just broke out its revenues in China for the first time ever in its latest...
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Tim Cook Just Gave Apple Employees A $40 Million Bonus (AAPL)
Apple just declared a cash dividend of $2.65 a share, payable in mid-February.That's a nice bonus for shareholders. But employees are getting a reward out of it, too.Apple has recently been handing out...
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Shale Oil Bonanza Reaches Australia With '$20 Trillion' Discovery
A Brisbane-based company, Linc Energy, today released two reports that suggest huge figures in potential shale oil reserves located in South Australia, the Herald Sun reports.The estimates of oil...
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Japan's Exports Plunge, Trade Deficit Widens More Than Expected
Japan's latest trade numbers are out.The trade deficit came in at ¥641.5 billion, which was wider than the ¥522.8 billion forecast by economists.Exports fell by 5.8 percent year-over-year versus the...
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CHART: Ice Cream Consumption Per Capita Around The World
Great chart here from Unilever posted by @fed_speak that needs no explanation.Please follow Business Insider on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
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CRAMER: Apple Is No Longer Magical, It's Like IBM, Or J&J (AAPL)
Here's Jim Cramer's rambling take on Apple's earnings.Bottom line: Don't over think this stock. It's no longer magical without Steve Jobs. It lost its momentum. Don't make a statement buy by getting...
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CHART: China's Quarterly GDP Growth Since 1998
At 8:45 PM ET, we'll get the HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI, which will give us a sense of how the Chinese economy is doing to start the new year.Last quarter, GDP growth accelerated again. People...
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What Happened To Markets The Last 15 Times The Fed Tightened...
Ever since the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting– which surprised markets by striking a hawkish tone – one question has gripped investors perhaps more than...
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CHINA'S FLASH PMI RISES TO 24-MONTH HIGH
China's HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI for January is out.The headline number climbed to 51.9, a 24-month high.Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were looking for a reading of 51.7, which is a tad higher...
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India And Vietnam Are Trying To Get Their People Off Gold
When uncertainty reigns, investors all over the world turn to gold as a safe haven.But some countries are starting to take issue with their residents’ preference for storing wealth in gold bars, rather...
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More Bullish Numbers From One Of The Best US Economic Bellwethers (SWFT)
The trucking industry may be the best economic indicator out there.Earlier today, we learned that the American Trucking Association believes Q1 is likely to be a bit weak as new taxes bite. But we just...
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Japan's Finance Minister's Latest Comments Have Shades Of Dr. Kevorkian
Taro Aso, Japan's Finance Minister who has a serious problem with foot-in-mouth disease says Let Elderly People 'Hurry Up and Die'Taro Aso said on Monday that the elderly should be allowed to "hurry up...
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Here's Why The Market Loves Amazon And Hates Apple (AAPL, AMZN)
We ran this clip of Jim Cramer talking about Apple last night, but we want to run it again to highlight something else.Amazon's stock has been on a tear while Apple's stock has been tanking. This is...
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Obama's Nominations Today Could Scare The Pants Off Of Wall Street Execs
President Obama will announce two new federal appointments today that are designed to send a signal to the financial industry that they aren't getting a free pass from Washington anymore.Obama will...
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Three Technical Charts Every Apple Trader Should Watch
Miller Tabak technical Jonathan Krinsky sent three technical charts that every Apple (AAPL) investor should keep an eye on: Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about...
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Are Missing Numbers From California Behind The Drop In Jobless Claims Again!?
Earlier this morning, we learned that weekly initial jobless claims fell to a 5-year low of 330k. This was much lower than the 355k economists were expecting.So, is this reason to cheer?According to a...
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Extraordinary Images Of The Hottest Country In The World For Untapped Natural...
The hottest emerging economy for resources is Myanmar. It's been a previously ultra-closed society that's now starting to open up.As Myanmar opens up its economy and western countries lift their...
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Everything Is Fading
Markets have turned red.However, they're still near their 5-year highs.Earlier this morning, the S&P 500 broke through 1,500 for the first time since the fall of 2007.One of the big drags in the...
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David Rosenberg Illustrates The Most Dangerous Thing Investors Can Do
In the latest Breakfast with Dave, Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg writes "the most dangerous thing anyone can do is extrapolate the most recent experience, as enduring as it may seem, into the...
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