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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, August 25: Tension In Ukraine Runs High On Independence Day
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 7:23am | 1084With Russian President Vladimir Putin set to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday, tension in Ukraine looked ready to boil over this weekend as the country’s Independence Day celebrations set the stage for more hostility. Ukrainian forces marched through the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, August 22: Draghi, Yellen Set To Speak At Jackson Hole
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 7:07am | 1216Jackson Hole will be in focus on Friday, as two of the world’s top central bankers, the Federal Reserve’s Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, are set to speak at the summit later in the day. Yellen will take top bill, as investors look to confirm what the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, August 21: Tension Between Russia And The West Mounting
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 6:40am | 1173Four McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) restaurants in Moscow have been closed down due to sanitary violations, something U.S. policy makers say is Russia’s way of hitting back against the latest round of sanctions. The franchise in Pushkin Square was the company’s most visited locations...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, August 20: Chilling ISIS Video Surfaces
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 7:17am | 1167On Tuesday, a video surfaced on social media showing an Islamic State militant beheading U.S. journalist James Foley. Called “A Message To America,” the video claims that the group is holding another American journalist and that his life depends on U.S. actions in Iraq. The video...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, August 19: Dollar General Incites Bidding War
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 7:17am | 1147On Monday, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) foiled Dollar Tree's (NASDAQ: DLTR) plans to acquire Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) by entering its own bid for the second-largest dollar-store chain. Dollar General, the largest of the three, has offered $9 billion in cash for its rival, saying the...
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International Equities Weak And Chinese Equities Strong - Is That Set To Change?
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 6:57am | 540After rallying hard since March, Chinese equities, represented by the iShares China Large Cap ETF (NYSE: FXI), could either be on the verge of another 15 percent of upside or a massive drop. Chinese equities, according to the chart of FXI have been far outperforming the MSCI EAFE international...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, August 18: Jackson Hole Draws Market Attention
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 7:12am | 1051Central bankers and economists from around the world will gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this weekend to discuss the direction of the global economy from August 21-23. The meeting is expected to captivate markets as investors look for any clues about future monetary policy. Fed Chair Janet...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, August 15: Nouri al-Maliki Steps Down
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 6:59am | 1061Markets let out a sigh of relief on Thursday after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed to step aside and relinquish his title. Maliki had many worried as earlier this week he deployed special forces in Baghdad and attempted to dispute his successor’s appointment in Iraqi courts...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, August 14: Investors Are Unfazed By Weak Retail Sales
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 7:20am | 1188Investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected retail sales on Wednesday, as most believe that the nation’s robust economic growth will help boost spending activity in the future. The Commerce Department said the nation’s core retail sales increased just 0.1 percent in July, the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, August 13: Tension Spreads Through Baghdad As Maliki Refuses To Step Aside
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 7:33am | 1162On Tuesday, the US sent 130 additional troops to Iraq to help free a group of Iraqi citizens who have been trapped on Mount Sinjar by Islamic State militants. However, while the US worked to get the conflict in Northern Iraq under control, political turmoil has took hold in Baghdad, setting the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, August 12: NATO Reports 'High Probability' Of Russian Invasion
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 7:21am | 1178Despite warnings from Western leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that he was sending a convoy of humanitarian aid to Eastern Ukraine. Many are worried that Putin is planning to use the convoy as a facade to get Russian troops into Ukraine and begin an invasion as...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, August 11: Negotiations To End The War In Gaza Continue Amid Fragile Ceasefire Extension
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 6:55am | 1158Israel and Hamas agreed to another 72-hour ceasefire over the weekend which went into effect on Sunday, giving officials a limited amount of time to broker a lasting treaty before the violence begins again. Negotiators flocked to Cairo on Monday in an effort to find a more permanent way to end...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, August 8: U.S. To Begin Airstrikes In Iraq
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 7:00am | 1129President Barack Obama announced Thursday evening that he had approved the use of U.S. air support in the ongoing Iraqi crisis. With Islamic State militants expanding their stronghold across the northern part of the country, Obama said targeted airstrikes are necessary to prevent the conflict...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, August 7: Russia Set To Release A List Of Banned Goods
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 7:03am | 1181In response to tougher sanctions from the EU and the U.S., Russia has announced a ban on food products from both regions. The list of items that will be shut out is expected to be released later on Thursday and is rumored to include fruit, vegetables and some meat products. Analysts believe the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, August 6: Sprint Prepares To Go It Alone
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 7:17am | 1170After months of negotiations to take over T-Mobile, Sprint has decided to build up its subscriber base and compete with the likes of Verizon and AT&T on its own. At a board meeting on Tuesday, the company decided to abandon a deal that valued T-Mobile at $32 billion and instead, focus on...