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US stocks fell from all time highs as Fed might slow down stimulus

As the Fed is buying $85 billion of assets a month, it could implement a monetary policy for buying government securities, increasing money supply for the goal of making market more liquid. That strategy is called quantitative easing. Negative effect of the policy could be depreciation of currency or increased inflation. Stocks fell from their […] Read more

Google enters music streaming market

Larry Page, CEO of Google, surprisingly appeared at the Googles developer conference where he accused a competitor ( most likely Microsoft Corp.) for trying to steal the spark of Googles shares. He was probably referring to the recent advertising Microsoft ran which poke fun at Googles alternative to Microsoft Office. Page answered the provocation saying […] Read more

Little change in US and EU stocks

The DOW Jones Industrial average raised by 0.4% reaching a high sixth time in nine sessions.The S&P 500 added 0.51% increase also reaching a record high.The index has been constantly growing recording drops only on two sessions this month. Despite US economys struggle to get ahead indexes are presenting a good indication. The main suspects […] Read more

BlackBerry message system BBM expanding reach

The Research in motion Ltd. (BlackBerry) announced plans to push forward the new message system and make it available for Android operating system thus usable to Apple and Google. BBM has around 60 million active users. Entering in this deal BBM has to compete with other instant message products such as WhatsApp and Viber who […] Read more

Cisco beats estimates

Cisco Systems Inc., the largest computer networking manufacturer, reported 14.5% profit raise from last year. The boost in quarterly sales led to a similar boost in earnings per share. The world leading computer gear maker struggled in recent years because of low demand and severe competition.Thousand of jobs had to be cut in a attempt […] Read more

US industry indexes’ standstill

US stock futures pointed slightly lower levels than predictions, following a negative manufacturing news. The PPI (Producer Price Index) stands almost on same level as predicted (-0.7%). But thats not the case with industrial production which comes down to -0.1% from previously predicted +0.5%.The capacity factor slightly dissapoints predictions falling to 77.8%. The most significant […] Read more

UK stocks breath holding before US industry data

The UK benchmark index FTSE 100 (UKX) commited the highest raise in more than 5 years. Easyjet Plc (EZJ) stated forecasts for improvement in profitability for the whole year and their stock advanced by 5.9%. Stock Exchange Group Plc beat analyst predictions and raised by 2.6 percent. There were some speculations on Washington to show […] Read more

Sony’s forecasts and the new PS4

After todays announcements of latest companys earnings Sony forecasts operating profit to stay steady till March 2014. Last year Sony reached its highest in 5 years due to the weakening yen which boosted sales. The weak currency made Sonys products more pricely competitive in consumer electronics business. Sonys operating profit this year reached $2.33 billion […] Read more

David Tepper called US banks a “good” sector

The hedge fund-manager David Tepper boosted US small business confidence as commenting on S&P 500 eight record over past nine sessions. Bank of America and Citigroup inc. rose by 1.3%, S&P 500 did a 0.4% jump and Dow Jones Industrial Average grew by 0.3%. According to JP Morgans global market strategist Dan Morris “The liquidity […] Read more

Boeing and Airbus in competition for Paris Air Show 2013

Paris Air Show is the world premier and largest air event in aviation and space industry. The most anticipated event for Boeing and Airbus who will present their vehicles in a fierce competition. Both companies switch roles in previous years as in 2011 the European manufacture led with $44 billion worth of orders while in […] Read more