The Americas Economy
From Politics & Policy 3:56 pm
The financial markets appear to have already priced in Greece’s departure from the euro bloc.
From Politics & Policy 9:03 am
Signs that a Greek departure from the euro zone has become inevitable proliferated worldwide Wednesday with Hong Kong's main stock index plunging more than 3 percent, bank runs in Athens and Britain's central bank finalizing contingency plans for a euro zone breakup.
From Economy 8:49 am
Surging demand for shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, prompted the company to again boost the number of share for sale in its initial public offering.
From Politics & Policy May 15
A shipment of 4,200 boxes of flowers from Bogota arrived by cargo plane in Miami Tuesday, marking the first commercial exchange under the new free trade agreement between the U.S. and Colombia, which went into effect at midnight.
From Politics & Policy May 14
Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex lost more than 100 points Monday afternoon trade as the slump in European markets and a worse-than-expected inflation for April hit the markets hard.
From Politics & Policy May 12
The United States has approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India's import restrictions on US agricultural products.
From Politics & Policy May 11
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators are "probably" in the process of drafting subpoenas against JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), if they have not already filed them, regarding the bank's loss of $2 billion through proprietary trading, said ex-SEC New York Regional assistant director Joseph Dever.
From Economy May 11
The booming emerging markets may spearhead a further rise in global stock indexes as the growth spurt enjoyed by some major Western markets since the start of the year declines.
From Economy May 10
New Labor Department data suggests a strong start to jobs growth in January may not get wiped out by negative growth heading into the third quarter.
From Politics & Policy May 10
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, said it will go “carbon neutral” on July 1, the start of its new fiscal year.