“The American people are frightened,” former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley said on Wednesday, as he discussed the American economy with Corbett B. Daly, Washington bureau chief for Thomson Reuters Markets.
People are concerned about income inequality and the widening wage gap, he added, and “that is driving a lot of the anxiety, and also driving in […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: options news, stock news | No Comments »
Adecco, the world’s largest staffing firm, now has six weeks to either make a formal offer for British rival Michael Page or walk away and leave the company in peace for at least six months.
White-collar staffing firm Michael Page has so far rejected informal offers from Adecco, which would value the group at 1.3 billion pounds, and […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: options news, stock news | No Comments »
As bullish as he is on the U.S. stock market (click here for details), Formula Capital’s James Altucher is even more effusive about prospects for Chinese stocks: “I have never seen a market this cheap in an economy growing 8-10% a year,” says th
Sphere: Related Content
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: stock news | No Comments »
Singapore’s Temasek made clear how bullish it is on Merrill Lynch in a Bloomberg TV interview, expressing great confidence in CEO John Thain. The news service reported that the Singapore wealth fund has U.S. clearance to raise its stake in the brokerage to as much as 14 percent. That would be worth roughly $1.7 billion […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: options news, stock news | No Comments »
The federal government should ditch the hybrid structure of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and fully back them with taxpayer funds, said New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, former CEO of Goldman Sachs.
“I don’t think we can continue with the schizophrenic view that we have today, sort of part public company, part private company, […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: options news, stock news | No Comments »
It’s been a rough few weeks for the global economy. Japan reported negative GDP growth, Germany’s Ifo survey tumbled and there’s concern about whether China’s remarkable growth pace is
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: stock news | No Comments »
Adecco, the world’s largest staffing firm, now has six weeks to either make a formal offer for British rival Michael Page or walk away and leave the company in peace for at least six months.
White-collar staffing firm Michael Page has so far rejected informal offers from Adecco, which would value the group at 1.3 billion pounds, and […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: options news, stock news | No Comments »
Singapore’s Temasek made clear how bullish it is on Merrill Lynch in a Bloomberg TV interview, expressing great confidence in CEO John Thain. The news service reported that the Singapore wealth fund has U.S. clearance to raise its stake in the brokerage to as much as 14 percent. That would be worth roughly $1.7 billion […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: options news, stock news | No Comments »
