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The blockupation of Frankfurt

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:57 +0000

Navigating to work in Continental Europe’s financial capital was somewhat more arduous Friday as workers returned to their jobs after Thursday’s Ascension Day holiday while protestors prepared for a third day of protests as part of the “Blockupy” demonstration protesting the policies of the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and big banks.

Asia Stocks to Watch: As U.S. watches Facebook, Hong Kong eyes Tencent

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:53 +0000

While U.S. markets focus on the impending debut of Facebook, Chinese social-media major Tencent gets some positive attention of its own, helped by a broker’s price-target upgrade and a timely reorganization.

al lewis: Tax man makes it hard to be an American

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:50 +0000

Peter Dunn renounced his U.S. citizenship last year so he no longer would have to deal with the Internal Revenue Service, Al Lewis reports.

Tech Stocks: Facebook surges, then skids in public debut

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:47 +0000

Social networking giant quickly rises 12%, but then pulls back to IPO level of $38 a share; Yahoo reportedly in deal to sell at least some of its Alibaba assets back to the Chinese e-commerce company.

Go shopping In Europe

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:44 +0000

A stronger dollar and some real bargains in the beaten-down European markets mean it’s time to stop being afraid and, carefully, start getting back in to stocks from the EU.

CFTC approves extended grain trading hours

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:40 +0000

–Changes apply to CME’s futures contracts for corn, wheat and soybeans –New times apply to wheat futures traded at Kansas City Board of Trade and Minneapolis Grain Exchange –Settlement times will remain unchanged at 2:15 p.m. EDT CHICAGO -(MarketWatch)- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved CME Group Inc.’s CME proposal to expand electronic grain futures trading to 21 hours per day, up from the current 17-hour schedule, the exchange announced Friday.

Megabus seeks to expand into Texas, Calif.

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:37 +0000

-U.K. companies square off to bus young professionals, seniors -Megabus sees expansion into 120 cities -Operators use airline techniques to lure travelers from the road, sky (Updates throughout with background, detail) Megabus plans to expand its network of U.S. intercity coach services by 50%, purchasing assets from a rival to push into Texas and California.

Moody’s lifts Media General outlook to positive

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:31 +0000

Moody’s Investors Service raised its outlook on Media General Inc. (MEG) to positive from stable after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) earlier this week agreed to buy almost all of the company’s newspaper assets for $142 million as well as provide it with $445 million of new financing.

Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:04:18 +0000

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

Tech Stocks: H-P gains on layoff reports; techs slip

scgadmin — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:04:15 +0000

Hewlett-Packard is reportedly planning to cut as many as 30,000 jobs. Tech sector sinks ahead of Facebook IPO.