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Lenovo shares jump more than 4 percent after earnings beat forecast HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd jumped more than 4 percent after it reported a forecast-beating 90 percent rise in quarterly profit, its fastest in seven quarters. The stock rose as much as 4.3 percent in a
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Gap Is Starting to Look Overdressed Ahead of the Tape: Profits never go out of fashion. Sadly, the same can't be said for the wares on display at Gap and its competitors.
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Hong Kong stocks drop before China factory data HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks dropped early Thursday as concerns that the Federal Reserve was considering winding down its bond purchases weighed on sentiment, with investors also cautious ahead of a preliminary reading on Chinese manufactur
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Copper Rises on Supply Concerns Copper prices settled near six-week highs but pulled back from earlier peaks, as worries about the future of the Fed's monetary stimulus tempered suggestions of tighter supplies.
Wall Street Journal | 15 hours, 1 minute ago | comment? | recommend

Ghana Looks to Join Bond Bandwagon Ghana hopes to become the latest African country to ride the wave of cheap borrowing with the sale of a new bond aimed at international markets for only the second time in its history.
Wall Street Journal | 15 hours, 18 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Australia stocks fall as miners, banks pull back LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Stocks in Australia slipped Thursday, with miners and banks lower as investors awaited monthly data about manufacturing-sector activity in China, Australia's largest trading partner. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.4%, pressured by a de
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Japan stocks rise on weaker yen; banks drop HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks on Thursday sidestepped concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may downscale its monetary stimulus to rise further toward multiyear highs, with a weakened yen giving several exporters a lift and offsetting losses
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U.S. stocks, oil fall after Bernanke; dollar gains By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks, bonds and currencies took a wild ride on Wednesday, as remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to provide the clear picture investors had hoped for of the likely continuation of the U.S. cent
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Tesla pays off Department of Energy loan SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Electric car maker Tesla Motors said late Wednesday it has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010. The amount left on the loan had been $451.8 million. The loan payment was e
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Whitman's Work Continues: Hewlett-Packard Rallies After Earnings Beat Outlook Hewlett-Packard reported second-quarter earnings that beat the Street's consensus estimate Wednesday, despite falling 11% from a year ago.
Forbes.com | 19 hours, 29 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

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