Apple Ranked #1 Brand, Can Stock Regain Top Reputation Too?
You can be forgiven for thinking this already happened but Apple has officially surpassed Coca-Cola as the world's top brand, at least according to Interbrand. It's the first time in the 14-year history of Interbrand (a creator and manager of brands) that Coca-Cola has not been in the top spot.
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Unilever Warns Emerging Markets Slowdown Has Accelerated
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U.S. apartment vacancy rate falls, rents rise
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Giving by U.S. foundations tops $50.9 billion in 2012
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IKEA Starts Selling Solar Panels for Homes
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Government Shutdown: Good or Bad News for the Economy?
Barring some last-minute miracle, it looks like the government is going to shut down at midnight tonight. Markets fell on the news, but there are also reasons to think this would be good.
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China September official PMI edges up but small firms struggle
China's manufacturing growth edged up only slightly in September with the official Purchasing Managers' Index at 51.1 from August's 51.0, below expectations and adding to worries that its economic recovery ...
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Dimon, bank executives to meet Obama on Wednesday over debt ceiling: WSJ
JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon is headed for a scheduled meeting, along with other bank executives, with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. While talking to WSJ, ...
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New Zealand bails out stricken state coal miner, bank lenders hit
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Ally executive to become Freddie Mac's finance chief
Government-owned mortgage giant Freddie Mac said on Monday it has named James Mackey, a top executive at Ally Financial Inc, as its chief financial officer. Mackey will replace Ross Kari, who announced ...
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Japan business mood hits near six-year high, Abe seen raising tax
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment improved sharply in the three months to September to a near six-year high, a closely-watched central bank survey showed, cementing the case for Premier Shinzo Abe to proceed ...
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In historic step, Japan PM to hike tax; will cushion blow to economy
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take a step on Tuesday that none of his predecessors has tried in more than 15 years - making a dent in the government's runaway debt. Abe, riding a wave of popularity ...
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JPMorgan Settlement Complicated by Washington Mutual
JPMorgan Chase & Co's possible $11 billion settlement of government mortgage probes has been complicated by a dispute with the FDIC over responsibility for losses at the former Washington Mutual.
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Airlines Promise a Return to Civility, for a Fee
Airlines are introducing a new bevy of fees, but this time passengers might actually like them. Unlike the first generation of charges which dinged fliers for once-free services like checking a bag, these ...
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China Threatens Closure of Mobile News Apps Amid Internet Crackdown
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Portugal Gov't Punished for Austerity Measures
Portuguese voters angry about austerity punished the coalition government's senior party in municipal elections, deepening doubts over whether the debt-heavy eurozone country will be able to abide by the ...
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Japan Manufacturing Slows, but Trend Remains Good
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Ex-Morgan Stanley broker pleads guilty in insider trading case
A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser pleaded guilty to an insider trading charge for tipping a childhood friend to Gilead Sciences Inc's plan in 2011 to buy Pharmasset Inc, three days before the $11.2 ...
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Election Risk Rattles Italian Government Bonds
Political instability put Italy's bonds under heavy selling pressure on Monday after five ministers from former premier Silvio Berlusconi's party stepped down at the weekend, increasing the risk of new elections.
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Wall Street Banks Likely Stung Again by Bad Bond-Trading Quarter
Wall Street banks have had another rough quarter in bond trading thanks to the U.S. Federal Reserve, and it might get worse before it gets better. Analysts have begun cutting third-quarter profit estimates ...
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SEC Insider Trading Trial Against Mark Cuban Set to Begin
Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, is set to go on trial on Monday to face civil charges that he committed insider trading in shares of a little-known internet search company nearly a decade ago.
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Analysis: U.S. shutdown strategy - Many advisers keep clients in stocks
Should I stay or should I go? The looming U.S. government shutdown has plenty of investors asking if it's time to exit the stock market or stay put. Stock prices have been under pressure in recent days ...
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Smaller car makers face squeeze from China's 'lemon law'
A beefed-up vehicle warranty law that takes effect in China on Tuesday is unlikely to burden global automakers, but will likely raise costs for smaller local players that may add to pressure for eventual ...
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In historic step, Japan PM to hike tax; will cushion blow to economy
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take a step on Tuesday that none of his predecessors has tried in more than 15 years - making a dent in the government's runaway debt. Abe, riding a wave of popularity ...
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Calpers joins opposition to Richmond, California's mortgage plan
As Richmond, California, moves forward with a plan to help struggling homeowners by using its power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages, the list of opponents is growing -- and now includes ...
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U.S. third quarter earnings warning ratio is second worst since 2001
U.S. companies are warning about third-quarter earnings at a rate lower than last quarter but still at the second highest level since 2001, leaving estimates well below what they were just three months ...
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Does the Dow’s 9-Month Sprint Mean It Will Tire in the Fourth Quarter?
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SEC insider trading trial against Mark Cuban set to begin
Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, is set to go on trial on Monday to face civil charges that he committed insider trading in shares of a little-known internet ...
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Next Fed Chair Must Resist Calls to Trim Stimulus: Kocherlakota
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Obamacare: More Coverage at Lower Cost for Young People
Aaron Smith, executive director of Young Invincibles, says that about 90% of the 19 million uninsured young people in the U.S. will "qualify for tax credits that are going to make health insurance more affordable than ever before."
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Intesa says CEO's departure to improve bank's potential
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Reverse Mortgages: A ‘Festering Problem’ Enabled by Government
The FHA will put in place changes next week making it tougher to qualify for a reverse mortgage while also limiting the amount of money that seniors can draw down on their mortgage
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