• U.S. Real Estate - Are We Out Of The Woods Yet?

  By Mark Bern, CPA CFA The answer may be a little of yes and a little of no. I realize that U.S. real estate market activity has been sending positive signals for several years now. There are a few things that give me concern. And one statistic that troubles me more than anything else. That…

• Microsoft's Nokia Unit Seems To Be Gaining Ground In India

  By Michael Blair : India is emerging as a key market for smartphone suppliers with its share of global demand expected to grow from only 3% in 2013 to over 10% by 2017 ranking it third behind China and the United States. (click to enlarge) In terms of unit volume India comprised roughly 30…

• Alibaba reveals US flotation plan

  Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces plans for a flotation in the US, saying the move will make it "a more global company".

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• Vodafone to buy Spain's Ono for $10.03 billion: source

  (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone has agreed to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for 7.2 billion euros ($10.03 billion) in a deal that is set to be announced on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• Expected Stress Test Results For Bank Of America And What They Mean For The Warrants

  By Adam Jones: The bank stress test (or CCAR) criteria and results for all large banks should be announced on March 26th after the close. Several firms are expecting a dividend increase from Bank of America ( BAC ) to between $0.04 and $0.06 per quarter and a marginally increased stock buyback as a…

• Thoughts On The Week Ahead

  By Marc Chandler : Weekend developments will dominate the first part of the week ahead. Two developments stand out. First, China announced a doubling of the permissible band from 1.0% to 2.0% around the daily fix. There had been some speculation that Chinese officials were moving in this direction.…