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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, October 7: Negotiations In Hong Kong Expected To Be Difficult
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 7:10am | 997Student protesters and Hong Kong government officials are planning to hold another round of negotiations on Tuesday, but the two sides are showing no signs of reaching common ground. For the moment, the talks have centered on how to approach the issues rather than resolution, but both sides...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, October 6: Hewlett-Packard Company To Announce Plans For A Split
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 7:10am | 1011Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is reportedly planning to announce Monday its plans to break into two publicly traded companies. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company will separate its corporate hardware and services business from its computer and printer division in an...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, October 3: JP Morgan Suffers Largest Cyberattack Against A Financial Institution
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 7:03am | 1182JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) reassured its customers that their money was safe, but disclosed that 76 million households were affected by a hacking attack on the company’s data. Over the summer, the bank’s cyber security was breached allowing hackers access to customer...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, October 2: Hong Kong Protests Threaten To Escalate
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 7:59am | 1184On Thursday, tens of thousands remained throughout the streets of Hong Kong calling for the region’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to resign. The protesters have been blockading Hong Kong’s roadways for days now, pushing for full democracy and the ability to elect their own...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, October 1: First Case Of Ebola In The US Confirmed
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 7:42am | 1079On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first case of Ebola in the U.S. The patient, whose name has not been released, began to develop symptoms on September 24 and was admitted to a Texas hospital’s isolation unit on September 28. The patient...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, September 30: Hong Kong Protests Continue Despite Efforts To Disperse
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 7:26am | 1011Protesters in Hong Kong extended the blockade on Tuesday and prepared for the return of riot police as Chinese National Day approached. Over the weekend, police attempted to clear the protesters using pepper spray and tear gas before withdrawing on Monday. The government asked protesters to...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, September 29: Protesters Vow To Continue Fighting For Democracy In Hong Kong
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 7:12am | 1144On Monday, riot police withdrew in Hong Kong after nearly 80,000 people took to the streets over the weekend protesting China’s limited democracy rule in the former British colony. Hong Kong has been ruled as a part of China but allowed a limited democracy since 1997. Now, protesters are...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, September 26: US Coalition Picks Up A New Supporter
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 7:42am | 1234Britain announced that it was going to join the U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq after weeks of considering the decision. On Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his willingness to participate and called for a parliamentary vote on Friday to approve...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, September 25: US Airstrikes Do Little To Stem ISIS Advances
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 7:27am | 1308Despite a second day of airstrikes against Islamic militant groups in Syria on Wednesday, reports from Kurdish villages suggested that the groups were continuing to advance. Overnight, ISIS-held oil refineries in eastern Syria were the targets for bombings as the U.S. and its allies attempted...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, September 24: US Economy Looking Strong In The Third Quarter
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 7:13am | 1272Data out on Tuesday confirmed that the U.S. economy is on a firm path to recovery as reports showed that manufacturing data neared a four and a half year high in September. The nation’s flash PMI was 57.9 in September, unchanged from August’s reading. However, the U.S. housing...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, September 23: First Airstrikes In Syria Begin
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 7:28am | 1100The U.S., alongside its Gulf Arab allies, began the first in a series of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday. Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Bahrain are all taking part with Qatar providing support as needed. The strike is...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, September 22: Scotland Seeks To Repair Divide Following Referendum
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 7:29am | 912Over the weekend, a rally in Scotland designed to bridge the gap between separatists and unionists took a turn for the worse when the two sides began to argue, resulting in 11 arrests. The final vote, a close 55 percent to 45 percent, has divided the nation and left separatists with a bitter...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, September 19: Scottish Independence Supporters Narrowly Defeated
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 7:52am | 1098Scottish election officials confirmed that pro-U.K. voters outnumbered independence supporters in a highly anticipated election that brought out 89 percent of the nation’s registered voters. "No” votes made up just 54 percent of the election, a narrow victory that has many asking...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, September 18: Scotland Heads To The Polls
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 7:43am | 1239Markets will be anxiously watching Scotland on Thursday as the nation begins a vote on whether or not to remain a part of the U.K. Polls out on Wednesday showed that those opposed to independence have a slight edge over supporters, but that around 10 percent of the nation remained undecided....
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, September 17: NFL Faces Pressure From Sponsors Due To Domestic Abuse Issues
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 7:30am | 1202This year has been a difficult one for the NFL as several players have been caught up in legal trouble due to domestic abuse accusations. Many are upset with the organization’s handling of the issues and recently began to call for a boycott of the league’s sponsors. Anheuser Busch...