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BofA Securities Stays Bullish On Caterpillar: 'Surprisingly Durable' US Economy, Global Momentum
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 2:08pm | 447BofA Securities analyst Michael Feniger maintained a Buy rating on Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) with a price forecast of $385. On Monday, the analyst held an event featuring Caterpillar Group President of Construction Industries Tony Fassino. Feniger writes that despite ongoing uncertainties...
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Why ReShape Lifesciences Stock Is Soaring Today: Key Drivers Behind Weight-Loss Company's Surge
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 12:54pm | 506ReShape Lifesciences (NASDAQ:RSLS) stock is trending up on Tuesday. Here’s what investors need to know. The premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and entire commercial portfolio of medical devices sold in Europe and in...
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Tesla Sales Hit 3-Year Low In This European Nation Despite Musk's Claims Of 'No Demand Problem'
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 6:20pm | 459Electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is continuing to see large declines in deliveries in many territories around the world, with data from Europe looking particularly bad. What Happened: Items such as tariffs and macroeconomic concerns could hurt Tesla's delivery figures in the U.S. and...
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Uber Reveals Vice President Of Delivery Is Leaving After 'The Ride Of A Lifetime'
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 5:51pm | 468Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) revealed in an SEC filing Monday that Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, senior vice president of delivery and one of its longest-serving executives, is leaving the company. What To Know: Gore-Coty joined the company in 2012 as general manager in France and later became...
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China Stocks Get Boost As UBS, HSBC Cite Stimulus Hopes, Tariff Truce, Low Valuations
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 1:11pm | 581UBS Group expressed optimism about Chinese stocks, citing the recent tariff pause with the U.S., potential stimulus measures from Beijing and attractive low valuations as key drivers. UBS’ stance coincided with a market sell-off in U.S. equities amid trade tensions, SCMP reported on Monday....
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Bill Gates Surprised By Lack of Interest In These Essential But 'Boring' Topics
Sunday, November 3, 2024 - 4:30pm | 466Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has underscored the importance of global health issues, expressing his astonishment at the public’s lack of interest in these matters. What Happened: Gates believes that issues such as child mortality and malnutrition are as significant as...
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Mankiw's Ode to the Governmental Competition that Made Romney Wealthy
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 6:38am | 3403This is the second part of my discussion of N. Gregory Mankiw's column asserting that governmental competition is desirable for the same reason that private competition is. Mankiw was Chairman of President Bush’s Council of Economic Advisors from 2003-2005. He was one of the principal architects...
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Economic Labor Problems for the Young; The Problem Sweeping Europe and the United States
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 11:50am | 669Know any recent college grads with great full time jobs outside of the technology field? What about those 20 something's scrapping by with a part time job or two? There are lots of those young adults across the globe. The recent recession in the United States has created a generation of over-...
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Microcredit Accounting Control Fraud Deepens Bosnia's Nightmare
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 8:48pm | 2520I write to recommend reading David Roodman’s recent column in the Washington Post (“Microcredit doesn’t end poverty, despite all the hype”). http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/microcredit-doesnt-end-poverty-despite-all-the-hype/2012/01/20/gIQAtrfqzR_story.html?hpid=z3 Microcredit has...
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The Perils of Global Business Yet Local Markets
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 2:56pm | 1184By Dr. Marcus Goncalves It would appear that all along we have been given mixed messages about how global markets are constructed. Scholars and gurus alike have been telling international students and virtually anyone who will listen that the world is flat, while others insist it's grumpy at best...
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From Communism To Modern Day Capitalism: A History On Russian Economics
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:57am | 2592Official Name: Russian Federation. GDP and global rank (2010): US$ 2.37 trillion ranking as the 6th largest in the world. Per Capital GDP and rank (2010): US$10,816 ranking as 52nd largest in the world. Local Currency: Russian Ruble (RUB) How did Russia get to where it is today?...
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Coaching: A Fast Track to Top Trading
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 3:14pm | 795To become a highly successful trader in the shortest amount of time takes the skills of professional coaches to assist the want-to-be trader in reach this fast track goal. When a novice begins to think about becoming a trader, he has the dream of already having achieved his goal. He sees...
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China--The Great Stabilizer
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:00am | 341For the past ten years, whenever global base metals demand dissipated, China's voracious appetite stepped in to gobble up the leftovers. Since 2001, China has increased the country's share of total global demand for base metals from about 15 percent to over 40 percent in 2011, as shown in the...
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Can European Leaders Restore Confidence?
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 9:49am | 513Thursday, September 15, 2011 The Eurozone is in disarray due to the sovereign debt concerns, which have plagued the market for some time, and the banking crisis. Leaders are fighting to keep member states solvent and part of the EU, which has shaken investor confidence. The focus on avoiding the...