• Risk On - The Snake In Our Garden Promises Not To Bite Anybody Else

  By Markos Kaminis (Wall St. Greek) : Investors sure seemed to simply blow off the weekend progress of Russia's annexation of Crimea, but can the geopolitical crisis still crash stocks? To this point greed has trumped caution and investors seem willing to let a snake live in our garden. The snake…

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• General Mills: Close To Being Generally Interesting

  By F.A.S.T. Graphs : When thinking about General Mills ( GIS ) you likely associate the company with its flagship cereal brands like Cheerios, Wheaties and Lucky Charms - Cheerios alone controls roughly 13% of the cereal market. Yet the company also has an abundance of additional powerhouse brands…

• Sifting The Apple Rumors: iWatch

  By Mark Hibben: The Watch Market The watch market today and its relationship to a possible Apple ( AAPL ) iWatch strongly parallels the mobile phone market at the time of the first iPhone in 2007. In 2007, smart phones were in their infancy, but they did exist. In fact, the mobile phone market…

• Russia signs treaty to annex Crimea

  President Vladimir Putin moves swiftly to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation following a speech to both houses of the Russian parliament

• GM names new vehicle safety chief after ignition-switch recall

  DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday named a new vehicle safety chief who will be responsible for heading off issues like the faulty ignition switches linked to 12 deaths and the recall of more than 1.6 million vehicles.

• GM names new safety chief

  General Motors, which is reeling from a botched recall linked to at least 12 deaths, has named a long-time company insider to the newly created position of vice president of global vehicle safety.

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• Will A New CEO Drive Success At Planet Payment?

  By Detroit Bear : Over the last several years, the payments space has exploded in investment, popularity, and even returns. The likes of Visa ( V ), MasterCard ( MA ), eBay's PayPal ( EBAY ), American Express ( AXP ), and Discover ( DFS ) have seen their fortunes improve as consumers move…

• VIDEO: Sainsbury's boss on fall in sales

  Sainsbury's boss Justin King says it is disappointing to be reporting a 3.1% fall in like-for-like sales after nine years of growth.

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• 10 tax audit red flags

  From being too charitable to claiming the home office deduction, beware these tax audit red flags.

• Odds-On Price Gain Forecasts By Market-Makers - For 20 Well Known Stocks, 20 Least Known Ones

  We use logic and understanding of how markets work to translate, via intelligent behavior analysis, the MMs' self-protective actions into specific price range forecasts. Then we keep book on how well their previous forecasts were subsequently borne out in the reality of the marketplace.…

• Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Discusses Q3 2013 Results (Webcast)

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• Chile economy shrinks, Italy exports drop

  South American country's GDP falls 0.1% quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter, while Italy's exports drop in January underscoring the economy's struggles

• China's Secret Vaults: Where Is All The Missing Gold?

  China has recently become the world's largest consumer of gold. Uniquely, it also ranks as both the largest producer and the biggest importer of gold. Yet a big question surrounds the true state of the Chinese demand for gold; the answer would determine how global gold prices are likely to…

• The Power Of Asset Linkages: Cotton Prices, Nike And V.F. Corporation

  By Dave Allen : "What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history" - Warren Buffett Currently, there are some strong macro trends at play in commodities. Many key indicators are in a downward trend, including Copper, Grains and Natural Gas, but Cotton is bucking…

• Stocks up as investors look ahead to Fed

  The market was up again Tuesday as investors focused more on the Fed and U.S. economy and less on tension between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea.

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• GE's credit card business faces two federal investigations

  (Reuters) - Federal regulators are conducting two investigations into General Electric Co's credit card business for potential violations of consumer finance laws, according to a regulatory filing related to the unit's planned initial public offering.

• Apple to replace iPad 2 with upgraded iPad 4

  (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it would offer an upgraded iPad 4 tablet in place of the mid-range iPad 2 at the same price.

• Lockheed buys German commercial airport services firm

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the No. 1 U.S. arms maker, on Tuesday said it had acquired BEONTRA AG, a small German company that provides forecasting services for big commercial airports around the world, including Dubai, London and Frankfurt.

• The Move Down In Berry Plastics Is Half Over From My Perspective

  By Abba's Aces: Berry Plastics Group, Inc. ( BERY ) provides plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials, which are then sold to consumer-oriented end-markets, such as food and beverage, healthcare, and personal care. On January 30, 2014, the company reported fiscal first-quarter…

• Is It Almost Time For Ordinary Investors To Get A Piece Of 'New Space'?

  By Maureen Rhemann : "New Space" has always been exciting to the public because it evokes images of wonder --- like space travel, speeding rockets, and star gates. But it's been pretty boring for ordinary investors because there just aren't many publicly traded companies in this…