Eagle Eye Opener
Eagle Eye Opener: China’s Economy Slows in February; Fugitive Banker Caught in Italy; Italians Face New Economic Uncertainty
China February Forces Market to Take Time Out (AP) China’s economic figures for February — released during the weekend — were enough to take the wind out of Far East investors’ sales this morning. Reports that the world’s second-largest economy missed expectations for industrial production and retail, combined with higher-than-expected inflation, caused some investors to […]
Eagle Eye Opener: Markets Rise around the World; U.S. Unemployment Rate Expected to Have Dipped a Bit in February; U.S. Retirees Lose Ground
Aside from an occasional straggler, you won’t see too many red numbers for global indexes today.
Eagle Eye Opener: Dow Climbs to New High; Microsoft Takes $83 Million Hit from EU; Storm Slams U.S. East Coast
Continued enthusiasm about new economic data from the United States pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time high yesterday and a close of 14,284.
Eagle Eye Opener: Carmakers Suffer in Europe; China Cuts Growth Forecast; U.S. Consumers Ease Recreational Spending
Varying degrees of pessimism are leaking out of the Geneva car show this year.
Eagle Eye Opener: Greece is Downgraded to ‘Emerging Market’; Latin American Regulators Target America Movil; Asian Markets Mixed
European investors awoke to a key change in their world on Monday. The Greek economy has been reclassified from a “developed” market to an “emerging” one by fund manager Russell Investments.
Eagle Eye Opener: Sequestration Arrives and America Keeps Moving; U.S. Stock Performance Trails Emerging Markets; Will M&A Activity Rebound in 2013?
Unless a Frank Capra movies breaks out — delivering a happy ending for all — today’s mandatory and automatic sequestration will begin without a clear idea about when it may end.