Worse-than-Expected Jobs Report; Tapering Expected to Continue

Economists expected the September jobs report to add 180,000 non-farm jobs; it added a mere 148,000.

11 years ago

ECB-Supervised Banks Will Face 8 Percent Capital Buffers

The European Central Bank (ECB) will be supervising 130 euro-zone banks starting November 2014.

11 years ago

Buffett Tops List of Top Five Plays for the Rich

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway returned to the top of the investing pack this year, beating out flailing Apple shares as…

11 years ago

Netflix CEO Worried about Déjà vu

If you’ve followed the S&P 500 at all this year, then you probably know that Netflix is the largest appreciating…

11 years ago

German Housing Bubble on the Horizon

In its monthly report, the Bundesbank warned that housing prices in urban areas of Germany “are difficult to justify based…

11 years ago

Investors Await Jobs Data

Stocks were little changed today, as the S&P added less than a point to hit yet another record high while…

11 years ago

Google’s Motorola Acquisition Appears Unprofitable

Google acquired Motorola for $12.5 billion in May 2012, and the division is on track to lose $1 billion this…

11 years ago

Home Sales Slow

The National Association of Realtors announced September home resales had fallen 1.9% to an annual rate of 5.29 milion units.

11 years ago

As Hubris Grows, So Grows an Economy

In what has to be a sure sign that the economy is back on track here in the United States,…

11 years ago

Hasbro Earnings Light Up Investors’ Eyes

Even though Hasbro, the second-largest U.S.-based toymaker, has seen sales slump at home this quarter, strong overseas demand helped to…

11 years ago