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Benzinga Market Primer: Tuesday, July 16: Futures Flat Ahead of Earnings
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 6:35am | 1226Read More...Futures Flat Ahead of Earnings U.S. equity futures were relatively unchanged ahead of a busy day for earnings. Markets are now entering the heart of earnings season, a busy but exciting time. Top News In other news around the markets: Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) announced after the lose...
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Why The Fed Is Too Bullish And Tapering Fears Are Overdone
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 11:17am | 1079Read More...From private sector forecasts to the IMF, the Fed sees a rosier economy than most which could mean that tapering fears are overdone and that stimulative policies are going nowhere anytime soon. Markets have plunged in the face of the Federal Reserve's latest statement, in which the Federal Open...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Tuesday, June 18
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 6:20am | 828Read More...Futures Edge Higher In Calm Before the Storm U.S. equity futures rose slightly in pre-market trade Tuesday as investors eagerly awaited the FOMC decision and statement Wednesday. Monday trading was a whip-saw marked by a steep sell-off over tapering fears. Top News In other news around the...
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Weekly Preview: Fed In Focus as Tapering Fears Mount
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 3:44pm | 2219Read More...Next week, the Fed's policy statement, updated forecasts and Press Conference with Chairman Ben Bernanke will be closely watched. Key earnings from companies including FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) will also be watched. Key Earnings Earnings from...
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Weekly Preview: FOMC Minutes in Focus, Earnings Season Wanes
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 4:29pm | 2688Read More...In the upcoming week, market focus shifts back to the Fed as the FOMC minutes of the latest meeting are released. Also, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to speak as earnings season slows down, although there are still some key earnings set to be released. Key Earnings This week, the earnings...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Tuesday, April 16
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 6:31am | 1090Read More...Futures Higher After Two-Day Wall St. Sell Off U.S. equity futures bounced back higher in early pre-market trade following two days of steep declines. Key earnings from multiple industries should drive the market Tuesday. Top News In other news around the markets: The German ZEW Economic...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Friday, March 15: Quadruple Witching Day
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 6:43am | 840Read More...Futures Flat On Bank of Japan Confirmations, European Summit, Quadruple Witching U.S. equity futures were little changed in early pre-market trade as the latest European summit to target growth continued and the Japanese upper house of parliament approved the three new Bank of Japan board member...
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Chinese Inflation, Industrial Production Fall in July
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 8:34am | 524Read More...New data released late Wednesday and early Thursday from China pointed to a continued slowdown in the Chinese economy. Inflation slowed, industrial production fell and retail sales missed estimates pointing to a protracted slowdown in what is supposed to be the growth hub of the world. Industrial...
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Previewing Tomorrow's CPI
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 11:32am | 511Read More...The Consumer Price Index data for January will be released Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. The statistic is a measure of inflation based on changes in prices of fixed group of goods and services purchased by consumers. The one-month seasonally-adjusted CPI was unchanged in November and December. A...
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Are Consumer Sentiment Numbers Meaningless?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 12:51pm | 1194Read More...Traders across the globe are trying to figure one thing out right now: is Europe healing or not? Despite poor macroeconomic data, European citizens appear to be positive about the economy. Could these consumers be dead wrong about their economy? According to surveys, German citizens' economic...
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Is China's Explosive Growth Drastically Slowing Down?
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 10:55am | 827Read More...One of the few pillars of the global economy is China. Over the last two decades, China has slowly increased its output in multiple ways. By growing its GDP, trading activities, production capacity, and civilian prosperity, China has climbed the world ladder to become one of the major superpowers...
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Are European Consumers Cutting Down on Spending?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 5:46pm | 777Read More...Now that 2012 has turned around, investors are trying to figure out where the European economy is going. One of the fundamental factors that drive the economy is consumer behavior. Understanding spending habits and employment rates can be very helpful in understanding how the average consumer is...
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China Finds Success; More Stimulus Incoming?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 7:30pm | 678Read More...Chinese inflation figures were reported Tuesday night. The Chinese consumer price index came in at 5.5% while China's producer price index came in at 5.0%. Analysts had been expecting 5.5% for CPI and 5.8% for PPI, so the figures were together slightly better than expectations. China's drop in...
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China's September CPI Climbs 6.1%
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 4:38am | 45Read More...According to National Bureau of Statistics, China's consumer prices surged 6.1% y/y in September, versus August's 6.2% reading. Economists were expecting a rise of 6.2%, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Newswires. However, according to polls by Reuters and Bloomberg News, economists...
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Economic Data Ugly, Futures Weaken Gains
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:37am | 140Read More...There was a slew of economic data just released, and most of it was uglier than expected, cutting the gains in the pre-market futures. Initial claims for the week ending September 10 came in at 428,000, versus estimates of 411,000. Last week was revised to 417,000. Continuing claims came in at 3...
