As investors begin to dip back into the stock market, chatter about a so-called Great Rotation has been growing louder.
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Stocks have been hit hard since Election Day as fiscal cliff concerns dominate the daily market chatter. But it’s been a different story for gold, which has rallied more than 3% in the past week.
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Breakup chatter surrounding Barclays (BCS) heats up with the bank trading at a 59% discount to book, cheaper than 93% of its global peers. New Chairman David Walker has indicated his belief Barclays should remain a “universal bank,” but Gareth
Shares of Apple are back around $625, just 3% below the peak price from earlier this year. Excitement about the upcoming dividend and chatter about an iPhone 5 launch have helped lift shares.
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Nokia stock rose on takeover chatter. Too bad the rumors make absolutely no sense.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — Delta and US Airways are both trying innovative strategies for dealing with rising fuel prices.
The former bought an oil refinery, while the latter eschews the common airline industry practice of hedging fuel.
On Monday, US Airways shares closed at $10.71 after rising 6.5%, leading the airline industry. Shares have risen 105% this year, primarily on merger chatter, but appeared to gain Monday as a result of the unique approach to hedging. …
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — To say investors are excited about the Apple iTV would be an understatement, with the consumer tech giant said to be prepping its latest, greatest technology.
With rumors about the new television set swirling around the blogosphere, we have decided to round up some of the more intriguing Apple TV chatter.
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CUPERTINO, Calif. (TheStreet) — Apple’s stock broke the $600 barrier shortly after market open on Thursday as the tech giant’s shares continued their upward trajectory.
The gadget maker, which recently unveiled its new iPad, briefly hit $600.01 in early trading on Thursday, just a few weeks after reaching $500.
Boosted by insatiable demand for its products, as well as the anticipated launch of a new iPhone and a new TV offering later this year, there has been plenty of chatter that the company’s stock could surge to unprecedented levels.
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Can social chatter point economists to an uptick in the unemployment rate? A social media consulting firm that measured hundreds of thousands of social network users says that’s the case — and it has the data to prove it.
Social media remains the fastest-growing component of that global behemoth known as the World Wide Web. According to the technology analytical firm GlobalWebIndex, 59% of all Internet users engage in social networking, up from 36% when the firm began tracking social networking behavior in 2009.
Four to five months after negative chatter about money ticks up on social media such as Facebook, so does the jobless rate, a study finds.
Twitter seems to be the fastest-growing social media segment, growing to 24% from 13%, while uploading video rose to 27% from 21%, GlobalWebIndex reports. Blog writing, incidentally, is leveling off, the report adds.
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Even as Hunter Mahan motored his way through the Match Play Championship by beating one tough opponent after another, he had reason to feel he was just along for the ride in the final match Sunday afternoon.
All the chatter was about U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and his march to No. 1 in the world.
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