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US job gain projections turn spotlight on rate hike

The positive projections for job growth in August are giving much scope for speculation on possible rate hike by US Federal Reserve. The next meeting of Fe is scheduled on 16-17 September. The drop in unemployment rate is also aiding the speculation on rate hike.

Sep 04, 2015 8:50 AM EDT

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Strong fundamentals push Ashtead stock to lead Footsie-100

Ashtead was highest gainer among Footsie stocks on London Stock Exchange (LSE) as encouraging first quarter results buoyed the investors. The company has also assured the investors for strong revenue growth in the near future as well.

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Trading apps make the way for influx of young investors

Shrugging off the market turmoil, many young investors are entering the stock market. As a result, new account openings are doubling. There were more buy orders from young investors rather than selling. Adding to this, new trading apps like Robinhood are attracting youngster in a good number into stock market trading.

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Smart watch war: Huawei versus Apple Watch

Apple has been dominating most of the market share in the digital world. Now Huawei is making its grand entrance via its new Huawei Watch - Apple's new tough rival.

Citigroup says it's time to rebuild its equities unit

Citi group is planning to rebuild its equities unit even during current economic crisis as they believe that the investment is more lucrative compared to fixed income investment.

Sep 03, 2015 11:30 PM EDT

August sell-off leaves William Ackman's hedge fund with flat gain in 2014 so far

The massive sell-off across global markets took a toll on hedge funds' performance including William Ackman. His Pershing Square LP suffered 7.7 percent loss in August taking the overall year growth to 0.06 percent. With a huge gain of 40 percent in 2014, Ackman was the one of the best performers in the hedge funds until August.

Sep 03, 2015 11:26 PM EDT

US economy is growing amidst looming global financial crisis

The current global economic slowdown did have an impact on US economy, but a report suggests that US economy is still growing.

Sep 03, 2015 11:25 PM EDT

50% drop in Viacom stock wipes out $16B

Viacom's stock price dropped by over 50% during the past one year. The ratings drop, fall in advertising revenues, forthcoming talks with Dish Network are the major factors that impacted the share price in negative way.

Sep 03, 2015 11:15 PM EDT

Wild swings in China stocks this week

China and Asian market drop again today on U.S drop last night and weak manufacturing data released by Chiese government.

Sep 03, 2015 11:14 PM EDT

Japan inflation falls to zero for third time

Shinzo's Abe government had failed again for the third year in an effort to increase inflation to help takes Japan out of the recession problem.

Sep 03, 2015 11:06 PM EDT

US home lending grows for 5 quarters in a row

Lenders are coming forward to offer loans in the construction sector on low down payment or without down payment also. the latest data shows that construction spending is on the rise. Home lending continued to grow for five quarters in a row.

Sep 03, 2015 10:39 PM EDT

Three crisp sentences that best summarize the current market condition

Jim Reid of Deutsche Bank summarizes the state of the markets in three sentences. Global markets these days have become more and more unpredictable with the US and Chinese stocks' consistent historical upswings and plunges in the past few months.

Sep 03, 2015 9:31 AM EDT

Starting salaries for US workers to surge in 2016 - studies

Robert Half and Towers Watson agree that 2016 could be a good year for employees who are hoping to get a salary increase. But both studies reveal different salary increase rates.

Sep 03, 2015 9:28 AM EDT

Spain’s reform efforts praised, but many Spanish disagree

Spain might be receiving lots of praises that the country's economy is doing great but to many Spanish that us disagreeable.

Sep 03, 2015 9:24 AM EDT

Samsung and Springer: New partners in mobile media

Samsung and Springer are in for a joint venture in the world of digital media to provide and keep customers up-to-date with the latest news and trends. Customers can take advantage of the app called Upday and is readable in Polish and German, and can be downloaded via Google store.

Sep 03, 2015 12:28 AM EDT

China shares recover early losses, other Asian markets up

Chinese shares regained early losses Wednesday amid reports Beijing had been buying shares to support the market. Other markets in Asia were up despite disappointing economic data.

Sep 03, 2015 12:26 AM EDT