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  • London Markets: ARM Holdings rallies, AstraZeneca off in London Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:27AMLondon stocks rise in early trading with gains for ARM Holdings in the wake of upbeat results from Apple Inc., while AstraZeneca is a top decliner on disappointing news over its diabetes drug.
  • Zillow sets IPO at $20 per share in Weds. Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:14AM(AP) -- Real estate listing and information service Zillow Inc. will sell shares for $20 apiece in its initial public offering Wednesday.
  • Europe Markets: Europe stocks higher led by ARM, banks Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:06AMEuropean stock markets are higher in early action with momentum fueled by Wall Street gains overnight and upbeat earnings from Apple, which boosted shares of ARM Holdings. Banks are also up.
  • Zijin Mining dips amid reports of big fund selling Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:50AMHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Shares of mainland Chinese gold miner Zijin Mining Group Co. tumbled more than 6% on Wednesday, the decline reportedly brought on by the sale of a large block of shares that may represent institutional investors cutting stakes. JP Morgan Chase and Blackrock were among suspected sellers. Zijin shares were down 6.6% in afternoon trade in Hong Kong, topping the charts as ...
  • Zillow Sets IPO At $20 Per Share In Wednesday Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:48AMReal estate listing and information service Zillow Inc. will sell shares for $20 apiece in its initial public offering Wednesday. That's $2 higher than the top of the range it predicted on Friday.
  • AstraZeneca worst performer on FTSE 100 after FDA panel fails to back new diabetes drug Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:35AMAstraZeneca worst performer on FTSE 100 after FDA panel fails to back new diabetes drug
  • Europe stocks start higher; ARM up, Alstom down Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:20AMMADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, with ARM Holdings PLC up 2.8% after upbeat earnings from Apple Inc overnight, while banks were also driving gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.6% to 265.88, with the German DAX 30 index up 0.6% to 7,238 and the French CAC 40 index gaining 0.6%. The Spain IBEX 35 index jumped 1.2% to 9,553.80. The FTSE 100 index rose ...
  • LSE revenue rises 2% Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:50AMLONDON (MarketWatch) -- The London Stock Exchange said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter revenue rose 2% to 162.4 million pounds ($261.8 million) as an increase in new issues on its markets and higher revenue from data sales offset a weaker performance from its technology services arm. Total income for the period ended June 30, which also includes treasury income through the central ...
  • Earnings Outlook: IBM seen posting higher sales, earnings Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:42AMIBM Corp. is expected to report after the closing today a 7% gain in sales as the company enjoys generally upbeat reviews on Wall Street.
  • American International Industries, Inc. Announces Acquisition of 65 Acres for Its Wholly-owned Subsidiary, American ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:18AMHouston and Kemah, Texas -- American International Industries, Inc. AMIN -1.69% today announced that...
  • Tech Stocks: Netflix, LinkedIn highlight tech losses Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:57AMAnalysts’ ratings cuts drag down Internet sector; IBM off ahead of results
  • The Ratings Game: LinkedIn downgraded after strong run-up Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:57AMJ.P. Morgan says social network’s valuation is main concern after shares topped $100 mark last week.
  • 4G Smartphones, Modems and Hotspots Arrive on the Verizon Wireless Network Throughout Greater Springfield ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:42AMStarting Thursday, Verizon Wireless customers in Springfield, and more ...
  • Allstate shares shed 5% on exec exit, downgrade Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:35AMSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Allstate Corp. shares dropped 5% to $28.01 to lead the S&P 500 Index lower early Monday after the insurance company announced the exit of Joe Lacher, head of the Allstate Protection unit. Adding to the selling mood, Sterne Agee analyst Dan Farrell cut Allstate to neutral from buy, citing the uncertainty surrounded the shakeup. "With his sudden departure (and very ...
  • Options Traders Loving This Apparel Stock Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:31AMLiz Claiborne attracted heavy call buying late Friday amid reports that it was shopping its Mexx brand to private-equity firms.
  • Dow industrials off 100-plus points as U.S. stocks open sharply lower Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:19AMDow industrials off 100-plus points as U.S. stocks open sharply lower
  • Netflix, LinkedIn among tech decliners Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:05AMSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks put in a weak early performance Monday, with Netflix Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. among the decliners. Netflix shares fell about 2% after Pacific Crest cut its rating on the online video-streaming company's stock and LinkedIn was down by 3% following a ratings cut by J.P. Morgan. The Nasdaq Composite Index was off slightly at 2,780. Market Pulse Stories are ...
  • Sears.com accidentally prices 16GB iPad 2 at $69 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:56AMFor a few hours, Sears.com shoppers thought they were getting the sale of the century: brand-new 16GB iPad 2s were offered on the department store's website for $69, CNN reports. The deal quickly "went viral" on social networks and many people placed orders and even received confirmation e-mails, but that evening the company posted a statement online blaming the error on a third-party vendor and ...
  • NEW HOPE: Collective slates a theater benefit Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:12AMNEW HOPE — A newly formed organization, the Delaware River Theater Collective, hopes to bring professional theater back to the New Hope and Lambertville area.
  • Web Wealth: Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:58AMWhy care about the federal debt ceiling? These sites tell how we are knocking our heads against it while the fate of our economy seems to hinge on extending the government's ability to borrow.
  • Race report for July 17, 2011 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:43AMWe're 18 races in, with 18 to go. The Boys in Stats just called to confirm, yes, we're halfway. And while that might be statistically significant ... well, forget that, because it's really not significant.
  • Chuck Jaffe: Funds let you diversify on the cheap Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:12PMChuck answers reader questions about mutual funds, including why buying funds offers diversification at a reasonable price, something particularly hard for the average investor to get in a single stock.
  • Stock markets: batten down the hatches against a bear market Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:34AMMany of Britain's best-known fund managers are going into cash, gold.
  • Market Snapshot: Market in for bumpy ride on earnings, debt woes Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:18PMInvestors will have a lot to digest next week with a number of corporate heavyweights reporting quarterly earnings, while ongoing sovereign-debt issues in the United States and Europe could result in a rough ride for the market.
  • Carmageddon: Yes, it will be live-streamed online Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:57PMCarmageddon -- the much anticipated (feared?) shutdown of the 405 Freeway from the 101 to the 10 this weekend -- may force many Angelenos to stay in their homes, maybe even ride a bike to get around and, hopefully, stay...
  • To Deleverage or Default? That is the Question Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:10PMMore money printing may be on the way - a doomed policy as far as economics goes. More debt is not going to provide more growth. It might merely delay the collapse for a while. Economists thought they could manage economic growth by meddling with interest rates. Wrong.
  • Market Extra: LinkedIn valuation raises eyebrows Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:57PMShares of LinkedIn crossed the $100 mark this week, up 32% from its opening IPO price and more than 320 times estimated earnings for 2012. There is a split on Wall Street about whether the stock remains a good buy.
  • Tech glitch on BSE: Sensex zooms 1,000 pts; 1,354 trades cancelled Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:39PMA technical glitch during the pre-opening session at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday led to the 30-share Sensex gaining over 1,000 points or 5.37% on commencement of the normal trading session.
  • Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Belmont, Ohio Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:38PMTo continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network in a portion of Belmont County.
  • MarketWatch First Take: Icahn: Take my Clorox, please Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:23PMBillionaire troublemaker tries to instigate a bidding war for a company few feel is worth a fight.
  • LME doubles minimum metal deliveries in Detroit Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:23PM(Adds comments from LME CEO and Goldman Sachs, detail and context) -- LME Board Votes To Double Rates For Delivery Of Metal Out Of Detroit Warehouses -- LME-Approved Warehouses With Over 900,000 Tons Stored Must Deliver Out 3,000 Tons A Day -- New LME Warehouse Delivery Rates Effective From April 2012
  • Energy Stocks: Fat Petrohawk premium feeds energy stock gains Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:42AMPetrohawk rallies 63%, touching off gains in energy sector in morning activity.
  • Flir shares drop on weak U.S. demand, downgrade Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:06AMWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Flir Systems Inc. shares plunged as much as 13% on Friday after the maker of imaging and observation sensors said it would update its full-year profit guidance in the wake of weaker government demand. For the second quarter ended June 30, the Portland, Ore.-based firm predicted earnings of 35 cents a share, excluding one-time items, which fell short of the 37-cents-a ...
  • Before the Bell: Citigroup, Google, Clorox, data in focus Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:21AMU.S. stock index futures rise as strong earnings from Google and Citigroup help offset a warning of a potential downgrade of government debt by Standard & Poor’s.
  • U.S. stock futures rise more after economic data Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:06AMNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures added to Friday gains after reports showing consumer prices fell 0.2% in June, while an index showed manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in July. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average [dj1u] added 49 points to 12,422. Standard & Poor's 500 futures climbed 4 points to 1,310.7. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 12 points to 2,346 ...
  • Movers & Shakers: Friday’s biggest gaining & declining stocks Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:57AMMarketWatch’s daily rundown of shares making notable moves in the premarket.
  • NASDAQ OMX Selects Cisco Technology for High Performance Options Trading Networks Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:00AMLAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - CiscoLive -- Across the global financial markets industry, new trading strategies, fragmented liquidity venues, and requirements for highest trading execution are driving the need for optimal reliability, predictability and ultra-low-latency connected data centers. Delays to transactions -- even fractions of seconds -- can cost millions of dollars ...
  • Stress Tests II: Can the EBA strike back? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:57AMSequels are rarely as exciting as the first.
  • LME doubles metal delivery rates from Detroit Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:36AM(Adds detail and context throughout) -- LME Board Votes To Double Rates For Delivery Of Metal Out Of Detroit Warehouses -- LME-Approved Warehouses With Over 900,000 Tons Stored Must Deliver Out 3,000 Tons A Day -- New LME Warehouse Delivery Rates Effective From April 2012 -- Impact Is On Metro, A Warehouser Owned By A Goldman Sachs Unit
  • Indications: U.S. stock futures up on earnings Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:33AMU.S. stock index futures rise on better-than-anticipated earnings from companies including search engine Google.
  • The Leading Business Weekly Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:51AMNews reports and feature articles in The Independent seek to present an unbiased picture of developments in the markets, the corporate world and the government. Actual developments can turn out to be different owing to circumstances beyond The Standard’s control and knowledge.
  • Mark Hulbert: Beginning of the end of the entire crisis? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:18PMOne contrarian-oriented advisory service is detecting light at the end of the real-estate tunnel, reports Mark Hulbert..
  • FMA asks NZX about Clear Grain statements Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:39PMShares in listed stock market operator NZX fell 5c today to $2.30 after the Financial Markets Authority said it was questioning the company about potential breaches of its own rules for disclosing information on time.
  • Motorola Solutions Expands Global Services Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:33PMMelbourne, Australia – July 14, 2011 - Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) today announced it is expanding its current services offering to help enterprises and government agencies maximize the benefits of their business- and mission-critical communications assets.
  • ICE to buy 12% stake in Brazilian clearing house Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:36PMIntercontinentalExchange Inc. ICE Thursday said a subsidiary will pay about $512 million to acquire a 12% interest in Brazilian clearing-house operator Cetip SA CTIP3.BR from two other holders. The move comes after ICE and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. NDAQ in May withdrew their $11 billion proposal to acquire NYSE Euronext NYX after the U.S.
  • Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch: Google, Citigroup, Mattel Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:57PMAmong the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Google Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Mattel Inc.
  • Joy Global Sees Better Access To China Market Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:02PM--Joy Global to pay $585 million for 41% stake of International Mining
  • The Ratings Game: Williams-Sonoma’s online edge Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:57AMWilliams-Sonoma leads stores with physical locations in the percentage of sales it generates from online, Goldman Sachs notes among its reasons for an upgrade of the stock.
  • Focus Metals, Inc. Joins OTCQX Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:30AMNEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK-- - OTC Markets Group Inc. , the financial information and technology services company that provides the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, today announced that Focus Metals, Inc. , a mid-tier, junior exploration and mining company, is now trading on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX.
  • Pandora shares fall 6% as Spotify launches in U.S. Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:20AMSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Pandora Media Inc. shares fell $1.05, or nearly 6%, to $16.88 Thursday. The online music-streaming company's stock retreated on the same day that Spotify, a popular music service in Europe, launched Thursday in the U.S. Earlier this week, Pandora said it reached 100 million registered users, and that it had 36 million active monthly users of its service. Spotify ...