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European Shares Hit Two and a Half-Month Highs; HIV Maintenance Drugs to Get New FDA “Faster-Tracked” Designation; Aussie Elections Could Send Their Dollar Plummeting

Europe’s FTSEurofirst 300 Index hit its highest level since May. England’s FTSE 100, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 all opened the week up slightly, based on the expectation that an improved European Union (EU) economy will combine with a rising Chinese economy to help pull Europe out of recession.

Rise of the Small Caps?; Shatner’s Dream: Priceline Shares Hit 14-Year High; Hedge Funds Shorting Corn

Fall 2013: Rise of the Small Caps? (YahooFinance) With both the S&P 500 and Russell 2,000 within two percent of their all time highs, investors may want to pay more attention to the small caps in the second half of 2013, if for no other reason than simple mathematics. You see, the top five positions […]

Apple Ruling May Damage Publishers; Increase in U.S. Diesel Production Spurs Exports; Banking Sector Presents a Dangerous Investment

Apple Ruling May Damage Publishers (Reuters) Investors in major publishing companies, like HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Random House or Simon & Schuster Inc., may have reason for concern over Wednesday’s court ruling against Apple. In an effort to prevent Apple from conspiring to raise e-book prices, a U.S. district court banned Apple from entering contracts that […]

When Less Is More for Italy’s Economy; Facebook Not Alone Showing Profit in Social Media; Newspapers: Darkest Before the Dawn?

The Italian economy shrank for the eighth straight quarter yesterday, according to statistics agency ISTAT.

Two Years after the S&P Downgrade; Fast-Food Workers Want to SuperSize Wages

Two Years after the S&P Downgrade (Yahoo! Finance) It was just two years ago today that the S&P’s credit rating for the United States downgraded from AAA to AA+ , marking the first time in U.S. history that the country’s debt crisis was that dire. Memories of the 2008 financial crisis seemed to creep back […]