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Quiksilver is riding a wave of red ink
Surf apparel company Quiksilver Inc. hasn't given investors much to be stoked about in recent years. The Huntington Beach company owns some of the biggest brands in action sports: Quiksilver, Roxy, DC and others. Yet it has lost money each of the last...
Tags: Corporate Performance, Volcom Incorporated, Marketing, Quiksilver Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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Jay Neal: Insurance regulators helping Florida consumers
Recently, the Board of Citizens Property Insurance approved a controversial deal allowing Heritage Insurnace to offer homeowners coverage to 60,000 Citizens policy holders. Whatever you think about the deal, the final judgment has likely yet to be...Tags: Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Hurricane Andrew (1992), Consumers, Insurance, Companies and Corporations
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares track Wall St lower as Fed meeting looms
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan down 0.2 pct, Nikkei opens 0.8 pct lower * Dollar hovers near recent lows vs yen, index of major currencies By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Asian shares inched lower and the dollar remained defensive on Monday as...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Weather, Tokyo (Japan), Thomson Corporation, Federal Reserve
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.5 pct, Nikkei advances 1.2 pct * Dollar recovers vs yen, but stays near lows against major currencies * Copper rises on short covering after steep weekly losses By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Asian shares recouped...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, University of Michigan, Nikkei, Bonds, Foreign Exchange Market
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Currencies subdued as key event risk looms
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered above a two-month low against the yen on Tuesday but struggled to extend gains on worries the U.S. Federal Reserve could hint at withdrawing stimulus and unsettle financial markets. The Australian dollar...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Finance, ING Group, Exports
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PRECIOUS-Gold slips as investors await outlook for bond purchases
ReutersSINGAPORE, June 17 (Reuters) - Gold fell in early Asian trading on Monday as investors await indications from a key U.S. Federal Reserve meeting this week on the pace of the central bank's bond buying programme. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold eased 0.2...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Metal and Mineral, Federal Reserve, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gold and Precious Material
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ANALYSIS-Japan PM Abe's true test; rising government bond yields
Reuters* Key 10-yr yield up half percentage point from record low * Rise in long-term rates threatens recovery in economic activity * Conflict in BOJ logic of higher inflation, lower rates-analyst * BOJ needs to convince market yields will stay low-analyst By...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Tokyo (Japan), Inflation and Deflation, Financial Markets
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Analysis: Japan PM Abe's true test; rising government bond yields
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Abenomics' massive monetary stimulus was supposed to depress long-term interest rates to spur economic activity, but the Japanese government bond market has other ideas. Banks, unable to make money on their Japanese government bonds...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Tokyo (Japan), Inflation and Deflation, Financial Markets
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Analysis: Why bankrupt W.R. Grace is thriving
ReutersCOLUMBIA, Md./NEW YORK (Reuters) - A company stuck in bankruptcy for 12 years may not seem like much of a catch, but investors have fallen in love with U.S. specialty chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace & Co and its surging sales to the energy sector. One...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Sealed Air Corporation, Trials, Shareholders, Bankruptcy
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Indonesian parliament could pave way Monday for fuel price hikes
ReutersBy Jonathan Thatcher JAKARTA, June 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament could pass measures on Monday paving the way for a 33 percent rise in the country's fuel prices to reduce a government subsidy bill that has cast a shadow over Southeast Asia's...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Government, Prices, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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ANALYSIS-Why bankrupt W.R. Grace is thriving
ReutersBy Ernest Scheyder and Nick Brown COLUMBIA, Md./NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters) - A company stuck in bankruptcy for 12 years may not seem like much of a catch, but investors have fallen in love with U.S. specialty chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace & Co and...Tags: Sealed Air Corporation, Trials, Shareholders, Bankruptcy, Finance
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State will not be downgraded if Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay fails to make bond payments
The Maryland Economic Development Corp. expects to fall short next year on payments to investors who bought the bonds that funded the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, a state-owned golf resort hotel and conference center on the Eastern Shore. Known as...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Hunt Valley, Ratings, Deutsche Bank AG, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland)
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