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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Activists put up tents as they participate in civil disobedience during a protest outside the U.S. Justice Department May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Homeowners and activists from Home Defenders League and Occupy Homes joined the protest to demand that Attorney General Eric Holder 'hold Wall Street Banks that ravaged America's economy accountable.'
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Facebook has done a good job with monetization and has made impressive strides in mobile ... The tricky part is to continue to show improved monetization to meet Wall Street's increasingly high expectations (and) not alienate your existing user base by making Facebook too commercial.
Wall Street’s aggressive determination paid off last week when the House Financial Services Committee reported out several bills to roll back reforms to the derivatives markets included in the Dodd-Frank Act
When he came in, he brought in Wall Street-friendly people – Tim Geithner, Larry Summers – and made it clear he had no intention of bailing out homeowners, supporting trade unions.More quotes »
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Discover Shanghai, China's free gems
is lined with art deco buildings from the 1920s and '30s, when Shanghai was the New York of the Far East. The Bund was its Wall Street , home to international banks and trading houses. A handful of foreign and Chinese entrepreneurs made fortunes. The city's Read more »
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Stocks waver in early trading on Wall Street
indexes are little changed in early trading on Wall Street but the market is still on track to post solid gains for the week.The Dow Jones industrial average was down six points at 15,076 shortly after the opening bell Friday. The Dow is still up 0.7 percent Read more »
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World stocks rise after Wall Street hits record
than 0.1 percent to 6,560.92. Germany's DAX advanced 0.1 percent to 8,189.52. France's CAC-40 added 0.4 percent to 3,936.51.Wall Street futures were mixed, with Dow Jones futures rising less than 0.1 percent to 14,989. S&P; 500 futures were marginally lower Read more »
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'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' review: 9/11 changes
tells the story of a young New Yorker whose life is upturned by 9/11 in ways he never imagined. He's a Princeton grad and Wall Street star but also a Pakistani, which never used to be a problem. His name is Changez, pronounced "chung-GEZ," but Americans tend Read more »
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MasterCard 1Q profit rises, but economy 'choppy'
Inc. said that its profit and revenue rose in the first quarter as card users spent more. Profit beat the forecasts of Wall Street analysts, though revenue missed slightly and the company's stock fell in midday trading.Company executives sketched a picture Read more »
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Futures Fall as Markets Await Hints From Fed
4 points to 15,315. S&P futures have given up 1.1 points to 1,663.50. Nasdaq futures are up 1.75 points to 3,019.25. Wall Street will also be keeping an eye on J.P. Morgan's annual meeting, where shareholders will vote whether to split the CEO and chairman 32 m ago from ABC News Read more »
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Best Buy Earnings Top Estimates
earnings on Tuesday. Best Buy reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts' expectations, but its revenue disappointed Wall Street. Dell reported earnings that fell far shy of market forecasts but revenue came in better than expected. Shares were little 42 m ago from CNBC Read more »
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Top Stories Senate says Apple used Irish subsidiaries to avoid taxes. A Senate report purports to show Apple (AAPL) used three Irish subsidiaries that have no tax residency in either Ireland or the U.S. to avoid paying taxes on some $74B in profits from 20 7:21 AM from Seeking Alpha Read more »
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Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results
CEO Frank Blake said in a statement. Revenue for the Atlanta company rose 7 percent to $19.12 billion from $17.81 billion. Wall Street expected $18.62 billion. Home Depot's stock gained $3.24, or 4.2 percent, to $80 about three hours before the market open. 7:16 AM from Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »
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David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Before you blame Cohen, blame yourself
as likely, your last trade. It doesn’t take much to go from hero to goat. Paulson, for instance, was the hottest investor on Wall Street in 2008 and 2009 when his bets on the mortgage market going south proved to be prescient and profitable. Paulson was burnished 7:14 AM from MarketWatch Read more »
