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By Ginger Szala |
November 26, 2012
It’s possible that for many readers, Futures has spent too much time focusing on what happened with MF Global and PFG and how their deceitful use of customer segregated funds has stained the futures industry.
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By Helene Fouquet and Adria Cimino |
November 14, 2012
As France begins collecting its financial-transactions tax, it is becoming evident that the levy is missing those it was aimed at: speculators.
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By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, rose in the most in 19 months after yesterday reporting fourth-quarter profit increased as new products helped boost U.S. sales.
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By Danielle Kucera, Bloomberg |
October 26, 2012
Amazon.com Inc. rose the most in three months after posting a smaller operating loss than analysts had predicted, suggesting that the world’s largest online retailer is doing a better job managing rising costs.
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By Lindsay Fortado, Bloomberg |
October 15, 2012
Tom Naratil, chief financial officer of UBS AG, said the Swiss bank fired as many as 550 employees after it suffered a $2.3 billion loss from unauthorized trading last year.
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By Whitney Kisling and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
As third-quarter earnings season begins, the companies analysts are most bullish about are the ones whose stock prices are farthest below their highs -- banks.
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By Steve Zwick |
September 1, 2012
Brazil finally seems to be feeling the financial malaise the rest of the world has experienced since 2008. Here’s what you need to know.
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By Jeffrey McCracken and Chris Burritt, Bloomberg |
August 6, 2012
Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze, who stepped down as chairman this year, offered to take the electronics retailer private at $24 to $26 a share. Best Buy shares surged as much as 34 percent in early trading.
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By Michael Gutmann |
August 1, 2012
All technical trading systems must be tested robustly, and not just for rosy cyberspace scenarios. Instead, test for market reality, including execution.
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By Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
July 31, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, trimming a second monthly advance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates.
