S&P Backs French Triple-A Rating
PARIS—A senior Standard & Poor's Corp. analyst Thursday confirmed France's triple-A rating and stable outlook for the country, dispelling investor fears that the top-notch grade of the euro…
Aug. 17…Producer Prices Surge in July as Inflation Fears Ratchet Up
U.S. core producer prices rose at their fastest pace in six months in July, pushed up by higher tobacco and light truck costs, according to a government report on Wednesday that could stoke inflation…
Fed Faces Criticism as Political Season Intensifies
Don't mess with Texas, at least when it comes t0 monetary policy. Rick Perry, the latest entrant into the race for the Republican presidential nomination and already among the frontrunners, fired…
U.S. Banks Won't Fail. They'll Fizzle
Financials look likely to survive, but that doesn't make their shares a good deal As U.S. stocks turned volatile this month, big bank shares got especially wild. The Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index…
Apple Vs Samsung
Court limits Apple’s ban on Samsung’s Galaxy tablet The ban on a Samsung Electronics Co. (KS:005930) tablet computer across Europe was lifted after the German court that granted Apple Inc.…
The People’s Daily, the…LSE Trading Soars Amid Volatility
High levels of volatility in global stock markets last week, triggered by Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt and concerns over the euro zone, led to the third-highest number of daily trades…
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