Thursday, July 31, 2014

31-Jul-2014 15:36

US economy grew at a strong 4% rate in spring - Jamaica Gleaner :: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140731/business/business1.html

Samsung's net profit falls 20% on smartphone sales - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsungs-net-profit-falls-20-on-smartphone-sales-2014-07-30

Lowest euro zone inflation in 5 years leaves euro weak - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/lowest-euro-zone-inflation-in-5-years-leaves-euro-weak/articleshow/39362786.cms

Jobless Claims in US in Past Month Drop to Eight-Year Low - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-31/jobless-claims-in-u-s-over-past-month-drop-to-lowest-since-2006.html

Facebook and Twitter Battle for World Cup Bragging Rights - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-30/facebook-and-twitter-battle-for-world-cup-bragging-rights.html

10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TSLA ... - SFGate :: http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/10-Things-You-Need-To-Know-Before-The-Opening-4697525.php

Target, for First Time, Chooses an Outsider as CEO - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/business/Target-hires-Brian-Cornell-as-next-chief-executive.html

Investors sanguine as Argentina defaults - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d7c8016-1832-11e4-a6e4-00144feabdc0.html

Exxon Mobil Corporation Announces Estimated Second Quarter 2014 Results - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140731-912513.html

Stock futures slump; Dow, S&P may turn negative for July - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-markets-stocks-idUSKBN0G019T20140731

31-Jul-2014 14:35

US economy grew at a strong 4% rate in spring - Jamaica Gleaner :: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140731/business/business1.html

Consumer advocates watching Exelon-Integrys deal - Bloomington Pantagraph :: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/consumer-advocates-watching-exelon-integrys-deal/article_2c15a272-23e9-500e-a1a1-c9c8d6a57ad5.html

Stock futures fall after Argentina default, data awaited - MSN Money :: http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed%3DOBR%26date%3D20140731%26id%3D17821844

Stronger financial results gave Twitter's stock a surge with its second quarter ... - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/an-expanding-user-base-has-doubled-twitters-revenue-30472340.html

Levine on Wall Street: Hustles and Junkets - Bloomberg View :: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-31/levine-on-wall-street-hustles-and-junkets

Tesla, Panasonic sign deal for battery Gigafactory - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/07/31/tesla-panasonic-gigafactory-agreement/13396717/

Lowest euro zone inflation in 5 years leaves euro weak - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0G00S120140731

Xiaomi Becomes Top-Five Smartphone Brand Says Researcher - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-31/xiaomi-becomes-top-five-smartphone-brand-says-researcher.html

Target names Brian Cornell CEO - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/07/31/target-ceo-brian-cornell/13397981/

Argentina Finds Relentless Foe in Paul Singer's Hedge Fund - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/in-hedge-fund-argentina-finds-relentless-foe/

31-Jul-2014 13:34

Narrow, Mixed Close to Volatile Session - AdviceTrade :: http://www.advicetrade.com/closingboxer/Narrow-Mixed-Close-to-Volatile-Session-201407304688.html

Stronger financial results gave Twitter's stock a surge with its second quarter ... - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/an-expanding-user-base-has-doubled-twitters-revenue-30472340.html

Germany's Unemployment Lines Shrink in July - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-593636/

US economy grew at a strong 4% rate in spring - Jamaica Gleaner :: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140731/business/business1.html

Samsung's Mobile Chief Feels Pressure Over Sales - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/samsungs-mobile-chief-feels-pressure-over-sales-1406738516

Behind the Fed's promise about short-term rates - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/behind-the-feds-promise-about-short-term-rates/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bcbsnews%252Ffeed%2B(CBSNews.com)

In Hedge Fund, Argentina Finds Relentless Foe - CNBC :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101882561

Shell Says Russian Sanctions Minimize Restraints on Gas - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-31/shell-says-russian-sanctions-minimize-restraints-on-gas

Riskiest-to-Safest Bonds on 9-Year Winning Streak Amid ECB Bets - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-31/riskiest-to-safest-bonds-on-9-year-winning-streak-amid-ecb-bets

Target Names Brian Cornell as New Chairman of the Board and CEO to Lead ... - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140731-909038.html

31-Jul-2014 12:33

Scripps, Journal to merge broadcast operations, spin-off newspapers - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/scripps-journal-comm-idINL2N0Q607S20140731

Stronger financial results gave Twitter's stock a surge with its second quarter ... - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/an-expanding-user-base-has-doubled-twitters-revenue-30472340.html

Eyes on euro zone inflation after Fed tempers dollar rally - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/global-markets/eyes-on-euro-zone-inflation-after-fed-tempers-dollar-rally/articleshow/39351732.cms

US economy grew at a strong 4% rate in spring - Jamaica Gleaner :: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140731/business/business1.html

Bank of America Raises Its Settlement Offer - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/bank-of-america-ordered-to-pay-nearly-1-3-billion-in-mortgage-case/

Samsung's Mobile Chief Feels Pressure Over Sales - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/samsungs-mobile-chief-feels-pressure-over-sales-1406738516

No deal: Argentina in default as talks fail - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/30/investing/argentina-default-deadline/

Quintiles Reports 2nd Quarter 2014 Results - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140731-907500.html

Behind the Fed's promise about short-term rates - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/behind-the-feds-promise-about-short-term-rates/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bcbsnews%252Ffeed%2B(CBSNews.com)

World stocks drift after US Fed stays course - Bryan-College Station Eagle :: http://www.theeagle.com/news/business/world-stocks-drift-after-us-fed-stays-course/article_b5d466b0-3ee2-5d7c-bbde-035fe55cc887.html

31-Jul-2014 11:32

Argentina braces for market reaction to second default in 12 years - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-argentina-debt-idUSKBN0G00DX20140731

US economy back on track with strong second-quarter rebound - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/us-usa-economy-idINKBN0FZ1W220140730

Journal, EW Scripps Merge, Spin Off Print - Radio Ink :: http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id%3D2821812%26spid%3D24698

China's Alibaba may invest in Snapchat: US media - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/jqHFHjZ1eBZLevgdsrZv7M/Chinas-Alibaba-may-invest-in-Snapchat-US-media.html

Eyes on euro zone inflation after Fed tempers dollar rally - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0G00S120140731

Bank of America Ordered to Pay $1.3 Billion for Countrywide Fraud - Chinatopix :: http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/5332/20140731/bank-america-ordered-pay-1-3-billion-countrywide-fraud.htm

Twitter's user growth may hang on World Cup kick - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitters-user-growth-may-hang-on-world-cup-kick-2014-07-31?siteid%3Drss

UPDATE 2-Sony warns smartphone weakness will brake profit progress after Q1 ... - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/sony-results-idUSL4N0Q54H820140731

Samsung Dominance Threatened as Xiaomi Gains Traction - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-30/samsung-profit-misses-estimates-on-phone-slowdown.html

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Adidas cut targets due to Russia, golf weakness - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/adidas-warning-idINL6N0Q62GU20140731

31-Jul-2014 10:31

Alibaba Deepening U.S. Startup Foray With Investment Team - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-31/alibaba-deepening-u-s-startup-foray-with-investment-team.html

Fed nods to firmer inflation, still focused on labor weakness - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/usa-fed-idINKBN0FZ1GQ20140730

Sanofi lifts 2014 guidance after Q2 earnings beat expectations - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/sanofi-results-idINP6N0O901520140731

Bank Of American Given $1.27 Billion Fine For Selling Risky Mortgages - Headlines & Global News :: http://www.hngn.com/articles/37603/20140731/bank-of-american-given-1-3-billion-fine-for-selling-risky-mortgages.htm

Stronger financial results gave Twitter's stock a surge with its second quarter ... - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/an-expanding-user-base-has-doubled-twitters-revenue-30472340.html

REFILE-Sony Q1 profit jumps as games, networks outweigh smartphone, TV ... - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/sony-results-idUSL4N0Q545920140731

Economy expands at strong 4 percent rate during spring - Alexandria Town Talk :: http://www.thetowntalk.com/viewart/20140731/BUSINESS/307310012/Economy-expands-strong-4-percent-rate-during-spring

Argentina Teeters on Default as Talks Collapse - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/argentina-bonds-rise-to-multiyear-highs-on-prospect-of-deal-1406728458

US STOCKS-S&P 500 turns higher after Fed statement - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL2N0Q52BO20140730

31-Jul-2014 09:30

FOREX-Bullish dollar retains bulk of gains on good US growth, more data awaited - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/markets-forex-idINL4N0Q607120140731

Twitter eases investors' concerns as revenue doubles - BDlive :: http://www.bdlive.co.za/world/americas/2014/07/31/twitter-eases-investors-concerns-as-revenue-doubles

Alibaba Deepening U.S. Startup Foray With Investment Team - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-31/alibaba-deepening-u-s-startup-foray-with-investment-team.html

Scripps, Journal to merge broadcast operations, spin-off newspapers - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/scripps-journal-comm-idUSL2N0Q607S20140731

Fed nods to firmer inflation, still focused on labor weakness - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/usa-fed-idINKBN0FZ1GQ20140730

Argentina In Default: Everyone Lost, From Cristina Kirchner And Paul Singer's ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2014/07/31/argentina-in-default-everyone-lost-from-cristina-kirchner-and-paul-singers-elliott-to-judge-griesa/

Bank of America assessed $1.3 billion for bad mortgages - WDAM-TV :: http://www.wdam.com/story/26157883/bank-of-america-assessed-13-billion-for-bad-mortgages

BRIEF-Shell Q2 adjusted earnings rise - Reuters Africa :: http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFFWN0Q600C20140731

US economy back on track with strong second-quarter rebound - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/us-usa-economy-idINKBN0FZ1W220140730

US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq end up as Fed in no rush to raise rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL2N0Q52ZW20140730