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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, September 16: World's Largest Brewers Could Join Forces
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 7:23am | 1096Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (NYSE: BUD) is looking to finance a near $122 billion takeover bid for rival SABMiller plc (LON: SAB), something that would bring the world’s two largest brewers together. Reuters reported that although Anheuser Busch hasn’t formally begun negotiations with...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, September 15: Cameron Vows To Destroy ISIS
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 7:54am | 1085Over the weekend, British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to do whatever it takes to dismantle the extremist Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria after the group released another beheading video, this time a British aid worker. Though Cameron pledged his full support in combating the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, September 12: US Allies Vague About Participation In Syrian Airstrikes
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 7:40am | 1071After the U.S. announced that it was planning to extend its military airstrikes outside of Iraq and into Syria to combat the growing number of Islamist Militants, there was a mixed response from America’s allies. Arab officials have committed to helping the U.S., but an agreement under...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, September 11: Obama Pledges To Combat ISIS Until Threat Is Eliminated
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 7:42am | 1120In an effort to combat extremist Islamic militants who have overtaken much of northern Iraq, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that more Iraqi airstrikes were on their way. He also said that the U.S. military campaign would advance into Syria, where ISIS members are crossing the border...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, September 10: Dollar General Gets Aggressive
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 7:38am | 1194Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has decided to tender to buy Family Dollar Inc. (NYSE: FDO) for $80 per share in cash. The tender offer will take place on Wednesday and comes after Family Dollar rejected Dollar General’s $9.1 billion acquisition offer in favor of an $8.5 billion agreement...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, September 9: Apple Inc. Product Reveal Finally Arrives
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 7:14am | 1198Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will finally unveil its latest product line on Tuesday, rumored to include a new, larger iPhone and a smartwatch. Skeptics say the company is becoming less innovative, but the buzz around the latest round of Apple offerings has expectations running high. The new...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, September 8: US Widens Offensive Against Islamic State Fighters
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 7:29am | 900On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that further military airstrikes had been launched against Islamic State militants in order to keep them from overtaking the Haditha Dam, a strategically important landmark to the northwest of Baghdad. Hagel defended the latest round of...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, September 5: US Labor Market Expected To Show Improvement
Friday, September 5, 2014 - 6:54am | 1161The closely watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report is due out on Friday morning, with investors expecting to see that the nation’s labor market improved again in August. Analysts see an increase of 225,000 new jobs with the unemployment rate dropping to 6.1 percent. If the figures live up...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, September 4: Talk Of A Ceasefire In Ukraine
Thursday, September 4, 2014 - 7:46am | 1373The situation in Ukraine looked to be brightening on Thursday as officials tried to determine the validity of a ceasefire agreement between Russian President Vladmir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko. Though Poroshenko was optimistic about the deal, U.S. President Barack Obama...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, September 3: ISIS Releases Another Beheading Video
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 7:11am | 1102Islamic State militants released another video depicting the beheading of a second American journalist in as many weeks. Following the release of the video, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Obama ordered 350 additional military troops to travel to Iraq in order to protect U.S....
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, September 2: Russian Sanctions Hit Eurozone Economy Hard
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 7:20am | 1010Eurozone factory activity hit a wall in August, as sanctions against one of the bloc’s largest trading partners, Russia, hurt the region’s growth. Eurozone PMI fell to 50.7 in August, the lowest reading in more than a year and a big drop from July’s 51.8 reading. Data from...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, August 29: Japanese Economy Proves Resilient
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 7:01am | 1108Despite a recent economic contraction, Japanese data out on Friday indicated that the region’s recovery was still in progress. The nation’s consumer price index increased to 1.3 percent annually in July, suggesting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies have been...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, August 28: Russia Implicated Further In Ukrainian Conflict
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 7:00am | 1176On Thursday, reports from Novoazovsk said that Russian soldiers had entered the town alongside pro-Russian separatists. Kiev has been accusing Russia of sending military aid across its borders recently, including arms, equipment and now troops. With the support of the Russian military,...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, August 27: Israel And Hamas To Resume Peace Talks In Cairo
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 7:08am | 1192After months of fighting on the Gaza strip, a breakthrough between Israel and Hamas has allowed for an open-ended cease-fire agreement. This will be the ninth truce agreement since the fighting began, but the first without a set deadline. It was greeted by uncertainty in Israel and...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, August 26: US Gathers Intelligence In Syria
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 6:37am | 1112After Islamist militants overtook a third military air base in Syria this week, the U.S. began to re-examine its role in the Middle Eastern conflict. While the White House initially planned to intervene with targeted airstrikes in northern Iraq, the Pentagon has said it is planning to send...