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Ricard Mollon, founder of a designer furniture firm near Barcelona, says he can see the way to success but can’t get a bank loan to fund it. “It’s a vicious circle: To obtain money, you have to show results first,” the 32-year-old said in an

The spin-doctors are hard at work talking up America’s subpar economic recovery. All eyes are on households. Thanks to falling unemployment, rising home values, and record stock prices, an emerging consensus of forecasters, market participants, and

At Business Insider, we read a lot of investment research and market commentaries, and we talk with a lot of analysts and economists. Of course, the best insights always come from the people who really know their stuff – and that knowledge and

By now it is conventional wisdom that the Italian economy is foundering alongside all other peripheral European nations as a result of a failed artificial currency leading to an inability for external rebalancing, a flawed monetary system leading to

State banking regulators are scrutinizing companies that let people buy and sell virtual currencies such as bitcoin, and some are looking at requiring costly licenses, according to people familiar with the efforts. It is the latest sign that the

We are rapidly approaching the end of cheap resources. The wealth of most Americans could get wiped out during the next decade due to commodity inflation. Focusing on your real purchasing power is critical. As this brief documentary discusses, what

As Barron's notes in this recent interview, Marc Faber view the world with a skeptical eye, and never hesitates to speak his mind when things don't look quite right. In other words, he would be the first in a crowd to tell you the emperor has no

Gold has been getting poleaxed in recent months, though it remains just below $1400/oz. In a piece up at Project Syndicate, economist Nouriel Roubini says gold will fall to around $1,000 before the end of 2015. He gives six reasons why. We summarize

SocGen is fully on board the twin notions of economic recovery and a rising interest rate environment in the U.S. From Michala Marcusen on the top topics from the week ahead: MORE CONFIDENCE AND MORE JOBS IN THE US The May employment report takes

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that while the economic outlook in the euro area is “challenging,” he still expects a recovery this year. “There are a few signs of a possible stabilization,” Draghi said in a speech in Shanghai

-- Manufacturing in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in May at the fastest pace in four years, indicating the industry will provide scant support for the world’s largest economy. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index fell to 49 from the

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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose more than expected in the latest week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The number of initial claims in the week ending May 25 rose 10,000 to 354,000. The consensus forecast of Wall Street

The U.S. economy expanded less than previously estimated in the first quarter as slower inventory building and cutbacks in government spending overshadowed the biggest gain in consumer purchases since the end of 2010. Gross domestic product rose at a

I have given a friend a task lately to come up with a consistent theory explaining recent moves in markets. I said it could be a conspiracy theory, a preposterous theory or any-other-theory as long as it provides a consistent explanation of recent

Moments ago the 101 USDJPY tractor beam was broken, sending the pair lower, as a red headline hit the tape saying that... JAPAN TO IMPOSE NEW RULES ON FOREX MARGIN TRADING, NIKKEI SAYS Which incidentally was long overdue: with the BOJ scrambling to

Here's what you need to know. Markets in Asia were mixed in overnight trading. The Japanese Nikkei 225 rose 1.4%, the Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.4%, and the Shanghai Composite declined 0.7%. European markets are in the red across the board, led by

Greater optimism over the economic outlook and personal finances in the midst of record stock market prices pushed U.S. consumer sentiment to its highest level in nearly six years in May, a survey released on Friday showed. While upper income

If wonderful times are ahead for U.S. financial markets, then why is so much of the smart money heading for the exits? Does it make sense for insiders to be getting out of stocks and real estate if prices are just going to continue to go up? The Dow

The wealthiest 1 percent now control 39 percent of the world's wealth, and their share is likely to grow in the coming years, according to a new report. The world's total private wealth grew 7.8 percent last year to $135 trillion, according to the