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What the RSX Bear Market May Mean For SPX

10/12/2014(0)
It has been a rough year for Russian stocks. This is shown well by the Market Vectors Russia ETF in red and especially against the volatile but upwardly moving S&P 500 in ... Read More
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Starz CEO Poised to Get $76 Million in Change of Control

10/12/2014(0)
Starz LLC (STRZA)  Chief Executive Officer Christopher P. Albrecht could receive $75.6 million if the pay-TV channel undergoes a change in control. The payment would include $71.8 million of ... Read More
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BlackRock Leads $300 Million Financing Round for South Korean Online Retailer

10/12/2014(0)
BlackRock Inc. is adding its name to a roster of high-profile investors betting on Asia’s fast-growing technology startups by leading a $300 million financing round for South Korean online ... Read More
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Rolls-Royce Initiates Share Buyback Programme – Quick Facts

10/12/2014(0)
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RYCEF.PK,RR.L,RYCEY.PK) announced that it has put in place a programme to enable the purchase of its ordinary shares. The first 250 million pounds tranche will be ... Read More
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The Quindell share price fiasco should not dent faith in the robust Aim market

10/12/2014(0)
The AIM market, the London Stock Exchange’s junior market, has been subjected to an unprecedented level of criticism over recent weeks. The fiasco at Quindell, which saw another twist ... Read More
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Sony CEO Cleared Scenes in Film on North Korea, E-Mails Show

10/12/2014(0)
Sony Corp. (SNE) Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai personally approved scenes in “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen film that angered North Korea and may have prompted a cyber attack ... Read More
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Sony Hackers Demand ‘The Interview’ Be Canceled – or Else

09/12/2014(0)
A group that claimed to be responsible for the massive computer hack at Sony Pictures Entertainment demanded that the company cancel the release of “the movie of terrorism” — ... Read More
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Madoff accomplice Daniel Bonventre jailed for 10 years

09/12/2014(0)
A former associate of Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for aiding the disgraced Wall Street financier in his $65bn (£42bn) fraud scheme. Daniel Bonventre, ... Read More
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Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks

09/12/2014(0)
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to ... Read More
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Crude Oil’s Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects

09/12/2014(0)
Energy development projects that looked great earlier this year are looking less so now. Tumbling oil prices hit a fresh five-year low on Monday, pressuring some of the world’s ... Read More
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