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Euro-zone Optimism Running at Two-Year High
If you’re an investor who has been waiting for the tables to turn in Europe, now may be the time you think about jumping back in.
Corporate Debt Reaches Record High of $147.8 Billion in September
Led by Verizon’s largest corporate debt offering ever of $49 billion, September set a single-month record with $147.8 billion in investment grade bonds.
Wal-Mart Cuts Orders 10 Percent Through Year’s End
Consumers have been spending less freely at Wal-mart this quarter than predicted and the global retail giant sees more of the same through the holiday season, so it’s cutting inventory orders by 10 percent through the remainder of the year.
Italian Economic Gains Could Be Lost in Government Turmoil
Just because Italy was finally able to name a president this past summer, doesn’t mean it’s out of the woods economically.
Government Shutdown Won’t Stop Obamacare Investors from Getting Rich
Investors in the health-care arena who have visions of growing rich next week when the unemployed begin entering the health-care market have nothing to fear from a potential government shutdown.
U.S. to exhaust borrowing capacity by Oct. 17
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Congress today that the United States would exhaust its borrowing capacity no later than Oct. 17, when it would have only about $30 billion in cash on hand.