International Investing

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KKR, BlackRock, Funds in Talks to Buy Stake in China Huarong

KKR & Co (KKR) and BlackRock Inc (BLK) are among leading global investors in talks to buy a...

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China’s Lenovo to Buy IBM Server Unit for $2.3 Billion amid Slump

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to sell its low-end server business for $2.3 billion to China's Lenovo...

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Global Stocks, Emerging Markets Fall on China Data

Stocks and global emerging markets sold off sharply on Thursday on disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and weak company...

Canadian Currency

Bank of Canada Talks Down its Dollar

The Bank of Canada explicitly stated that it has concerns about the strength of the Canadian dollar suppressing...

[Computer chip]

IBM to Accelerate Re-Org after Disappointing Earnings

IBM Corp, the world’s biggest technology services company, missed analysts’ estimates for the fourth quarter of 2013.

Why Small Caps are the Best Investment

In a world where “can't-lose” investment themes get tossed out with remarkable regularity, the “small-cap effect” is one...

[European Central Bank]

Euro Gains on Dollar While U.S. Markets Rest

With U.S. markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the euro made a small rebound...

[aluminum]

Second Huge Booze Acquisition in Southeast Asia in a Week

The world’s largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, announced it will be buying South Korea’s Oriental Brewery Co Ltd...

European Shares Top Five-Year Highs as Periphery Rally Continues

European shares reached a new 5-1/2 year high today as a third weekly gain for Portuguese and Spanish...

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What is the Best Market to Invest in for 2014?

After a couple of weeks of trading, things haven’t been as smooth for the equity markets as they...