• Real Estate Market Not Immune To Rate Increase

  By Zoltan Ban : When it comes to the residential real estate market in the United States there is more or less consensus on one theory, which is that there is no reason to worry about rising interest rates because after all rates are still incredibly low compared to historical trends. Most people…

• II-VI Incorporated Management Discusses Q2 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  II-VI Incorporated ( IIVI ) Q2 2014 Earnings Call January 28, 2014 9:00 am ET Executives Craig A. Creaturo - Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer Francis J. Kramer - Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Vincent D. Mattera - Chief Operating Officer and…

• Winklevosses want virtual currency sheriff

  The twins are more than $70m up on their investment in Bitcoin but their reputations and fortunes are tied ever more closely to its fate

• Obama to raise minimum wage by 40%

  US president will announce in his State of the Union address that the minimum wage for federal contractors will be raised to $10.10 an hour

• On Super Bowl Weekend, Five Vintage Football Collectible Worth Buying

   

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• RBS to limit currency price fixings

  UK bank is withdrawing from dozens of foreign exchange benchmarks as regulators in Europe and US probe possible currency market manipulation

• Top tax haven got more investment in 2013 than India and Brazil: U.N

  GENEVA (Reuters) - The British Virgin Islands got more foreign direct investment last year than the major emerging economies of India and Brazil combined, a United Nations survey said on Tuesday.

• Where Does P&G Go From Here?

  By Jacob Steinberg : Last week, Procter & Gamble ( PG ) announced its quarterly results, and the report was generally met with positive attitude from the investors. In this article, we are going to make a quick review of the company's last quarter and make an attempt to look at the…

• AO Smith Management Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  AO Smith ( AOS ) Q4 2013 Earnings Call January 28, 2014 10:00 am ET Executives Patricia K. Ackerman - Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer Ajita G. Rajendra - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Investment Policy Committee John J. Kita - Chief Financial…

• Exxon: Nat Gas Spikes Higher And The Stock Drops 5%? Buy The Dip

  By Michael Fitzsimmons: ExxonMobil ( XOM ), the nation's largest natural gas producer, is down 5% so far in 2014 despite a dramatic spike up in natural gas prices. RBN Energy reports that propane prices are also very strong due to the polar vortex. With a credit rating higher than the US…

• New taxis to be built in Coventry

  A new taxi, designed by Nissan for the streets of London, is to be built in Coventry, the company says.

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• PetroChina: Discounted Growth Play With Significant Upside

  By CJ Capital Research : PetroChina ( PTR ), China's only super major, has a history of strong financial growth and is well positioned to take advantage of China's growing demand for diversified energy sources. Currently trading at only 9.3x earnings, the PTR stock looks like the rare gem…

• GBP/USD - Steady As British GBP Matches Estimate

  By Dean Popplewell : By Kenny Fisher The British pound has steadied on Tuesday, after starting the week with strong gains against the US dollar. GBP/USD has gained about 100 points this week, as the pair trades in the high-1.65 range in the North American session. In economic news, British…

• Whisper Number Impact: How Will Yahoo's Stock Move After Earnings?

  By WhisperNumber : Yahoo! ( YHOO ) reports fiscal fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, January 28th, after market close. The whisper number is $0.40, two cents ahead of the analysts estimates. The eleven whisper numbers we've collected from investors range from a low of $0.36 to a high of $0.50.…

• Online banking puts pressure on old IT systems

  Banks' decades-old technology systems struggle to cope with rapidly escalating demands from customers online and via mobiles

• Will Investors Embrace Weakness As An Entry Point?

  By As I mentioned last week, call option open interest on the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) had become quite elevated, and today there is still a lot of February out-of-the-money open interest. Tightening credit conditions in China and the threat of slower growth there seems to have provided…

• DR Horton Management Discusses Q1 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  DR Horton ( DHI ) Q1 2014 Earnings Call January 28, 2014 10:00 am ET Executives Donald J. Tomnitz - Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of Executive Committee Stacey H. Dwyer - Executive Vice President and Treasurer Bill W. Wheat - Chief Financial Officer, Principal…

• Will Groupon Be The Next Great Comeback?

  By Scott Ryan: Having been a Groupon ( GRPN ) user for the past two years, I am inclined to go against investor sentiment and take a long term position that I believe has a chance of paying off significantly. Flash-sales have become popular recently since Groupon pioneered the method. Many smaller…

• Silicon Motion's CEO Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ( SIMO ) Q4 2013 Results Earnings Call January 28, 2014 8:00 AM ET Executives Jason Tsai - Director, IR and Strategy Wallace Kou - President and CEO Riyadh Lai - Chief Financial Officer Analysts Anthony Stoss - Craig-Hallum Suji De Silva - Topeka Rajvindra Gill…

• Apple shares fall after muted iPhone sales

  (Reuters) - Apple Inc needs a cheaper iPhone to keep pace with low-cost rivals, analysts said, after the company's smartphone sales fell short of lofty expectations in the holiday shopping season.