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3:45 am - Entrepreneur pushes Chinese role in global credit
Yahoo - Guan Jianzhong is waging a one-man crusade to change the global credit rating industry.His argument: China and other cash-rich developing nations shouldn't have to rely on ratings agencies in the deeply ...
3:45 am - World stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
Yahoo - World stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its creditors to cut the country's ...
3:45 am - House GOP introduces its insider trading bill
Yahoo - House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their ...
3:45 am - Greek debt talks drag on but banks signal progress
Yahoo - Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday on a debt-relief deal but crucial talks between Greek coalition leaders about forcing more austerity upon a hostile public were again postponed.Anger ...
3:45 am - Nissan quarterly profit rises despite floods, yen
Yahoo - Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2 percent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from the strong yen.Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday reported ...
3:45 am - Nissan's Net Rises as Sales Offset Strong Yen
WSJ - Nissan Motor said its net profit rose 3.2% in the fiscal third quarter, as solid global sales offset the yen's surge.
3:45 am - Nokia to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
Yahoo - Nokia Corp. said Wednesday it will slash 4,000 jobs in Finland, Mexico and Hungary in a further move to cut costs as it struggles against stiff competition in the smartphone market.The layoffs, to be completed ...
3:45 am - Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up
Yahoo - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to the follies that have dragged ...
3:45 am - Qantas grounds A380 after finding cracks in wings
Yahoo - Australia's Qantas Airways said Wednesday it was temporarily grounding one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of hairline cracks in its wings during a maintenance inspection.The Australian ...
3:45 am - Space Systems/Loral wins Aussie satellite contract
Yahoo - California-based Space Systems/Loral has won a 620 million Australian dollar ($670 million) contract to build two satellites to service remote portions of Australia's national broadband network, which ...
3:45 am - German exports broke euro1 trillion mark in 2011
Yahoo - German exports climbed 11.4 percent last year to top the euro1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) mark for the first time, official figures showed Wednesday, though a decline in December underlined the likelihood ...
3:42 am - High-beta banks lead European stocks higher - Reuters
Google News - Globe and MailHigh-beta banks lead European stocks higherReutersBy Toni Vorobyova | LONDON (Reuters) - Banks led European shares higher on Wednesday, with investors positioning for a favorable resolution of the Greek sovereign debt crisis and cheerin......
3:35 am - RBS Chief Pondered Resignation
WSJ - Stephen Hester, chief executive of the largely U.K. government-owned Royal Bank of Scotland, said he had considered resigning from the bank during the recent row over his bonus.
3:32 am - RBS CEO Decided Against Leaving to Focus on Defusing 'Time Bomb' - BusinessWeek
Google News - The GuardianRBS CEO Decided Against Leaving to Focus on Defusing 'Time Bomb'BusinessWeekBy Ambereen Choudhury and Robert Hutton Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hester said he decided agai......
3:30 am - Citi Shuffles Asia-Pacific Management
WSJ - Citigroup changed its senior management lineup in the Asia-Pacific region, which is an increasingly vital source of profit for the bank.
3:30 am - Stocks hit fresh six-month highs
Financial Times N - Stocks hit a fresh six-month high as hopes for the global economic recovery outweigh the sentiment-sapping impact of the lingering eurozone fiscal crisis
3:22 am - GM Seeks Deep Cuts at Opel
WSJ - GM is preparing to disclose "horrendous" fourth quarter losses at its European Opel/Vauxhall unit and is demanding deep cuts from labor unions there.
3:20 am - Nokia to Cut 4,000 Jobs
WSJ - Finland-based Nokia said it plans to cut about 4,000 jobs at smartphone manufacturing plants by the end of the year.
Financial Blogs
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Latest Financial Blogs
11:46 pm - The 2 Dow Stocks Up on Real News
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10:08 pm - Is Microsoft Losing It?
Motley Fool - Microsoft's string of Android licensing hits a roadblock.
9:52 pm - 2 Bank Stocks to Avoid, 1 to Consider in 2012
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9:52 pm - Coke is Still It
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9:52 pm - Finding Great Value in Big Tech Companies
Motley Fool - Finding Great Value in Big Tech Companies
9:14 pm - There's Nothing Mickey-Mouse About These Profits
Motley Fool - Disney spins a slim revenue stream into lots of bottom-line gold. But the true test will come later.
9:08 pm - 1 Reason the Dow Is Hitting Multiyear Highs
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9:08 pm - Will This Marriage Disrupt the Streaming Industry?
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8:50 pm - Is It Too Soon to Bury the Electric Car?
Motley Fool - Change doesn't happen overnight.
8:31 pm - How Do These Casinos Boost Their Returns?
Motley Fool - Break it down with the DuPont Formula.
8:24 pm - K12 Flunks Second Quarter
Motley Fool - Earnings are way down at the growing childhood educator. Can they turn it around?
8:11 pm - This Telecom's Fourth-Quarter Reckoning is Coming
Motley Fool - Sprint's earnings will show just how much of an effect getting the iPhone can have on revenue generation.
8:08 pm - Apple Scores an Enterprise Win. (Sorry, RIM.)
Motley Fool - Halliburton will be switching thousands of BlackBerrys to iPhones. This is just the beginning.
