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Wall Street week ahead: investors face another Washington deadline
US investors face another Washington-imposed deadline on government spending cuts next week, but it's not generating the same level of fear as two months ago when the "fiscal cliff" loomed large.
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US data, earnings suggest 'fiscal cliff' fears overhyped
Economic data and earnings reports suggest CEOs were either overstating the concerns to pressure Washington or using the so-called cliff as an excuse for any signs of underperformance as results reporting season came round.
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2013 will be less turbulent than 2012: Anshu Jain
Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain said he sees less turbulent times ahead for the banking industry, thanks to a more stable euro zone.
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US could default by Feb if borrowing authority not extended: Timothy Geithner
The US had hit the $16.4 billion debt ceiling on December 31. Since then it has employed "extraordinary measures" to avoid any default, but it might end up mid-February if the debt limit is not increased, he said.
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Big flows into US stocks may be sign of things to come
The biggest weekly inflow into U.S.-based equities mutual funds in more than 11 years could be a sign that stocks are coming back into favour for a broad swath of investors after lawmakers avoided the fiscal cliff, some top money managers said.
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Oil prices down in Asian trade on lingering concerns over US economy
Oil prices fell in Asian trade today on lingering concerns over the US economy despite better-than-expected earnings by aluminum giant Alcoa.
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US Congress less popular than cockroaches: poll
The little loved US Congress, fresh off its fiscal cliff budget crisis, is now less popular than cockroaches and lice, a survey released on Tuesday found.
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Wall Street slips as earnings season gets under way
US stocks fell on Tuesday, retreating from last week's rally on the "fiscal cliff" deal in Washington, as companies started to report results for the fourth quarter.
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'Davos man' fears more storms, both real and economic
Despite Europe's avoidance of a euro break-up in 2012 and the United States stepping back from its fiscal cliff, business leaders and academics fear politicians are failing to address fundamental problems, says the Global Risks 2013 report by the World Economic Forum.
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In 'fiscal cliff' bill, White House was key to corporate tax breaks
As the US Congress rushed last week to approve a "fiscal cliff" tax bill that raised income taxes on the wealthy, Washington lobbyists were fretting over a drama that was playing out within the negotiations: whether the bill would include about $64 billion in tax breaks for businesses.
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FIIs pump Rs 4,500 crore in Indian stock market in first week of 2013
Overseas investors have pumped in a hefty sum of Rs 4,500 crore in the first week of the new year as stock market participants cheered the US Senate approving a bill to avoid the so-called 'fiscal cliff'.
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US can't afford more showdowns over debt, deficits: Obama
Fresh from the long legislative fight to prevent a fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts, President Barack Obama warned on Saturday that the United States could not afford further budget showdowns this year or in the future.
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Federal Reserve minutes short-circuit Wall Street rally
The minutes from the Fed's December policy meeting, released on Thursday, showed increasing reticence about adding to the central bank's $2.9 trillion balance sheet, which it expanded sharply in response to the financial crisis and recession of 2007-2009.
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US stocks tread water as next fiscal showdown looms
The stock market crept higher in midday trading Thursday, one day after the Dow Jones industrial average posted its biggest gain in more than a year.
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Wall Street dips on profit-booking after 'fiscal cliff' deal boosted rally
US stocks edged lower on Thursday as investors locked in gains after a rally Wednesday, which was spurred by a deal by US lawmakers to avert a fiscal cliff of austerity measures that had been due to kick in this year.
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Wall Street week ahead: investors face another Washington deadline
US investors face another Washington-imposed deadline on government spending cuts next week, but it's not generating the same level of fear as two months ago when the "fiscal cliff" loomed large.
-
US data, earnings suggest 'fiscal cliff' fears overhyped
Economic data and earnings reports suggest CEOs were either overstating the concerns to pressure Washington or using the so-called cliff as an excuse for any signs of underperformance as results reporting season came round.
-
2013 will be less turbulent than 2012: Anshu Jain
Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain said he sees less turbulent times ahead for the banking industry, thanks to a more stable euro zone.
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US could default by Feb if borrowing authority not extended: Timothy Geithner
The US had hit the $16.4 billion debt ceiling on December 31. Since then it has employed "extraordinary measures" to avoid any default, but it might end up mid-February if the debt limit is not increased, he said.
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Big flows into US stocks may be sign of things to come
The biggest weekly inflow into U.S.-based equities mutual funds in more than 11 years could be a sign that stocks are coming back into favour for a broad swath of investors after lawmakers avoided the fiscal cliff, some top money managers said.
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Oil prices down in Asian trade on lingering concerns over US economy
Oil prices fell in Asian trade today on lingering concerns over the US economy despite better-than-expected earnings by aluminum giant Alcoa.
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US Congress less popular than cockroaches: poll
The little loved US Congress, fresh off its fiscal cliff budget crisis, is now less popular than cockroaches and lice, a survey released on Tuesday found.
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Wall Street slips as earnings season gets under way
US stocks fell on Tuesday, retreating from last week's rally on the "fiscal cliff" deal in Washington, as companies started to report results for the fourth quarter.
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'Davos man' fears more storms, both real and economic
Despite Europe's avoidance of a euro break-up in 2012 and the United States stepping back from its fiscal cliff, business leaders and academics fear politicians are failing to address fundamental problems, says the Global Risks 2013 report by the World Economic Forum.
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In 'fiscal cliff' bill, White House was key to corporate tax breaks
As the US Congress rushed last week to approve a "fiscal cliff" tax bill that raised income taxes on the wealthy, Washington lobbyists were fretting over a drama that was playing out within the negotiations: whether the bill would include about $64 billion in tax breaks for businesses.
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FIIs pump Rs 4,500 crore in Indian stock market in first week of 2013
Overseas investors have pumped in a hefty sum of Rs 4,500 crore in the first week of the new year as stock market participants cheered the US Senate approving a bill to avoid the so-called 'fiscal cliff'.
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US can't afford more showdowns over debt, deficits: Obama
Fresh from the long legislative fight to prevent a fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts, President Barack Obama warned on Saturday that the United States could not afford further budget showdowns this year or in the future.
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Federal Reserve minutes short-circuit Wall Street rally
The minutes from the Fed's December policy meeting, released on Thursday, showed increasing reticence about adding to the central bank's $2.9 trillion balance sheet, which it expanded sharply in response to the financial crisis and recession of 2007-2009.
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US stocks tread water as next fiscal showdown looms
The stock market crept higher in midday trading Thursday, one day after the Dow Jones industrial average posted its biggest gain in more than a year.
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Wall Street dips on profit-booking after 'fiscal cliff' deal boosted rally
US stocks edged lower on Thursday as investors locked in gains after a rally Wednesday, which was spurred by a deal by US lawmakers to avert a fiscal cliff of austerity measures that had been due to kick in this year.
