Wall Street is heavily invested in bank debt across the European Union. If banks begin falling as a result of the Cyprus “bailout,” investors in the U.S. will feel the loss.
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Opinion: The job market is still considerably worse than October 2007. The economy is barely growing. Housing prices have not come back completely. And the federal government is much more heavily in hock.
Read more from the original source: Dow record? Who cares? Economy still stinks
The government’s workplace capability assessments, designed to get more disabled people back to work, have been heavily criticised by a committee of MPs.
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The teen retailer blew past estimates in its latest earnings report. As a heavily shorted stock, some of the rally is due to shorts covering their bets.
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Syria opposition elects new leaders
The Daily Star DOHA: The main opposition Syrian National Council, under pressure to unite and bring in all parties, has elected a new leadership with Islamists heavily represented, SNC officials said on Thursday. They said a president of the opposition coalition would be … Syria 's main opposition group elects new leaders Category : Business Incomes have suffered much more heavily since the current economic crisis began than in the aftermath of the UK’s two previous recessions, figures show. Read the original here: Incomes ‘down 13% in four years’ Category : Business Mapping software packaged with Apple’s new mobile operating system has been heavily criticised by users on social media. Go here to read the rest: Apple under fire over new map app Category : World News Wary of geopolitical tumult and eager for their first quiet August in years, some hedge-fund managers went into risk-off mode and scaled back the size and scope of their bets in recent weeks. That pullback has been reflected in muted monthly returns. Across the board, hedge funds were up 0.5% for August, and up just around 2.23% for the year. So, with end of the year results now relying heavily on what’s left … the closing quarter could shape up to be a doozy. Category : Business, World News Facebook shares fall heavily as the first lock-up period, which had prevented sales by early investors, ends. Read more: Facebook shares fall 6% further WINDERMERE, Fla. (Stockpickr) — Short-sellers hate being caught short a stock that reports a blowout quarter. When this happens, we often see a tradable short-squeeze develop as the bears rush to cover their positions to avoid big losses. Even the best short-sellers know that it’s never a great idea to stay short once a bullish earnings report sparks a big short-covering rally. This is why I scan the market for heavily shorted stocks that are about to report earnings. You only need to find a few of these stocks in a year to help enhance your portfolio returns — the gains become so outsized in such a short timeframe that your profits add up quickly. >>5 Stocks Under $10 Set to Soar … Click to view a price quote on OCZ. Click to research the Computer Hardware industry.
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