Wayne Ellis
Monkey Business Pays off
Chinese researchers announced yesterday that they’ve been able to create two monkeys (macaques) with customized genetic mutations.
World Falling in Line behind Developing Economies
Investors betting against the American economy got a much-needed shot in the arm yesterday, with the release of the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing survey.
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2014: Not Quite Déjà vu All Over Again
With apologies to Yogi Berra for manipulating his quote above, the saying still holds: 2014’s market performance to date isn’t exactly a continuation of 2013’s bull run. In fact, it is just the opposite with the S&P 500 down 3.6 percent in the first month of the year.
Three Key Factors Propel S&P 500 to Positive Territory for the Week
A trio of events combined to lift the S&P 500 out of its month-long losing streak, putting the index up 2.9 percent for the week. The “big three” included the following.
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Weak European Recovery Adds Fuel to Emerging Market Pyre
Inflation across the 18-nation euro zone dropped to 0.7 percent in December last year, down from 0.9 percent in the month prior.
Microsoft Stays in-House with New CEO
After publicly flirting with executives from Dell to Ford, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) chose company insider Satya Nadella to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO.