Sleepy Switzerland jolts currency markets
The ECB is widely expected to announce stimulus measures on January 22. That will flood the market with euros, making it difficult for the Swiss to defend a fixed exchange…
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Woe Canada! Many U.S. retailers fail up north
Antony Karabus, CEO of HRC Advisory, a retail consulting firm in Toronto, said some of these American retail chains expanded too aggressively. In some cases, there just simply wasn’t a…
Americans, rejoice: Charlie Hebdo is on the way!
“I really have no idea how many copies they’ll make available,” McEwen said. “I know they need to serve the French market first, so we’ll see what they’re able to…
Sane investing in a scary market
That’s not to say that investors who stuck with stocks didn’t endure a bumpy ride. After that initial hiccup, the market slipped by 4% or more four more times en…
OPEC vs. U.S.: Who will blink first on oil?
This inelasticity can cause wild price swings if the market is either undersupplied or oversupplied. With the market currently oversupplied by 1% to 2%, prices have dropped rapidly. The only…
Why Boko Haram is more worrying than ISIS
On Sunday, at almost the same moment that dozens of world leaders linked arms and led millions of people through the streets of Paris to commemorate the 17 victims of…
Explosives strapped to girl kill 20 people at Nigerian market
The police estimate differed with the local hospital’s, which counted 51 people with blast injuries. The suicide blast happened at the main entrance of the ever-crowded Monday Market, which is…
Gunman tried to justify market raid to hostages, recording apparently shows
French radio station RTL says that it called the market after authorities say Coulibaly took customers and workers hostage there. Coulibaly apparently took the call and then tried to hang…
Don’t expect a big boost in wages in 2015
Share your story: Are you expecting a raise in 2015? The mixed jobs report sent the stock market down Friday. – Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2015. All rights reserved….
2014 was America’s best year of job growth since 1999
The government also revised up its estimates for job gains in October and November, revealing employers added more than 50,000 jobs than previously thought. November was already the best month…
22-year-old raises $33,000 in fight with United Airlines
Related: Why is United suing a 22-year-old? United is suing Zaman for $75,000 in lost revenue. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange…