The strong franc hurts Swiss companies, as it made their products more expensive in foreign markets and reduced the franc value of repatriated earnings. Bühler AG, which makes industrial food-processing machines in northeast Switzerland, exemplifies the problem...
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3 March 2015, 09:03
Among the firms whose shares are expected to trade actively on Monday are Qualcomm and Berkshire Hathaway...
Analytics & Forecasts
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2 March 2015, 14:48
1. Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and tech trades...
Market News
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2 March 2015, 13:41 #Wall Street, S&P 500
Despite all factors making Russia utterly unpopular among investors - like a raft of sanctions, plunging currency, junk status from ratings agencies - MarketWatch columnist reflects on why it is high time to invest in Russia...
Analytics & Forecasts
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28 February 2015, 09:01
Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency and commodity news, as well as interesting informative articles for traders. Top news of the week: Europe's economic gloom dispelled...
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27 February 2015, 13:47 #Bank of Japan, crude oil
It is hard to overestimate effect of austerity measures over Portugal. On the one hand, many economists, including authorities, are saying the worst is over...
Analytics & Forecasts
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25 February 2015, 15:45
Recently, there has been much noise growing around Apple, as the company has announced issuing an electric car by 2020...
Company News
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23 February 2015, 15:13 #Apple
In the times when the gold standard was being used, the US dollar was associated with gold. During that time, the value of a unit of currency was linked with a specific amount of gold...
Events
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21 February 2015, 15:03 #gold
Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency and commodity news, as well as interesting informative articles for traders. Top news of the week: Greek standoff lingers. Euro zone is under danger of deep recession if Greece leaves it...
Currency
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20 February 2015, 10:08 #Apple
This has never happened in the history before - no one has ever left the European Union yet. And Greece and its European partners hardly want this outcome...
Analytics & Forecasts
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18 February 2015, 12:02 #IMF, economy news