Global Investing Roundups

$300 Million Troubles for Thornburg; Brazil's Tele Norte Dials Up 49% Profit, China Economy to Slow; EOG Boosts Outlook; Cost Conscious Consumers...

Slow Growing U.S. GDP Unchanged Sending Markets and Dollar Lower

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor The preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the fourth quarter of 2007 was 0.6%, unchanged from the...

Unauthorized Trades Cost MF Global $141.5 Million

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Shares of MF Global Ltd. (MF) - the largest broker of exchange-traded futures and options - plunged more than 25%...

LCD Market Gets Even Hotter as Trade Raids and JV Deals Raise the Stakes

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Investigators from Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided the offices of...

Economic Carnival Cruises on in Latin America, Despite Sinking U.S. Market

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor The United States and Brazil parted ways last October. In the 12 months before that, Brazilian stocks moved in the...

While There's Action in Oil Stocks, There's Real Energy in Coal Shares

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Oil prices above $100 per barrel have made the headlines recently, and investment advisors have competed...

Sprint Still Paying for Nextel with Huge Loss, Canceled Dividend

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) posted a $29.45 billion fourth quarter loss, or $10.36 a share, as declining subscribers in...

Midday Market Update: GDP Unchanged Sending Markets Lower

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor The preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the fourth quarter of 2007 was 0.6%, unchanged from the...

Global Investing Roundups

Brazilian Real Nears 9-Year High, EU Slaps $1.35 Billion Fine on Microsoft; Demand Drops For Durable Goods; Goldman Slashes Stake in Ambac; Business...

Despite Economic Challenges, Investors See Profit Potential in South Africa

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor The latest news out of South Africa is that its economy grew an "unexpected" 5.3% in the fourth quarter....

Treasuries May be no Safe Haven in This Stock Market Storm

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor For the last couple of years, every time problems have emerged in the stock market, investors have rushed...

Growth - Not Inflation - Remains the Fed's Main Concern

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday (Wednesday) echoed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn's earlier...

Google Joins Consortium Planning High-Speed Undersea Cable to Asia

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report When the telecommunications revolution was still in its infancy, it was...

Sharp and Sony Link up in Joint Venture to Make LCD Panels for Burgeoning Flat Panel TV Market

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Consumer-electronics giant Sony Corp. (SNE) announced it will take a...

Hong Kong Makes Huge Tax Cuts, Increases Spending on Infrastructure Intangibles

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Sitting on an estimated $15 billion budget surplus, Hong Kong's financial chief, John Tsang, said he would slash...

Midday Market Update: Bernanke Testimony Hints at More Easing

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Stocks moved forward for the fourth consecutive day as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's testified before...

Fed Can't Hide From Inflation; Bernanke Appears Before Congress

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Wholesale food, energy and medicine costs soared in January, pushing inflation up at the fastest pace in a quarter...

Despite its Billion-Dollar Loss in Blackstone Deal, China SWF CIC Sees the Bigger Picture

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report When China Investment Corp. (CIC) opted to make The Blackstone Group LP...

Shareholders 1, Subprimes 0: Ailing Countrywide Gets "Countryfried" for Expensive Ski Junket

By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report I don't know whether to be furious or relieved. While at our Oxford Club...

With Domestic Sales Slowing, Fast Food Players Carry Out International Expansion Plans

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Fast food companies are feeling the squeeze. On one hand, sales are growing in the emerging markets abroad. At the...

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