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A good new year past the cliff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... US for the drop in its equity markets last night. "European Stocks Fall on Mounting Concern Over U.S. Budget," says Bloomberg. Wall Street blames Europe for its woes. "Shares sell-off as data confirms euro-zone recession," as per the Australian Financial ...

Blame the G

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... rises and spending cuts that'll automatically start next year unless US lawmakers find a way out of it. According to Bloomberg, "The U.S. faces $1.2 trillion in mandated spending cuts and tax increases starting Jan. 1 if Congress can't agree to reduce ...

Bloomberg revamps TV+ iPad app

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Bloomberg's TV+ iPad app - the world's highest-rated video app - was recently updated to include live TV network for Bloomberg TV Asia, and shows from its Asia line-up including: First Up, Asia Stars, Asia Voyagers, and Asia Edge. The upgraded app combines ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... the fourth-quarter pace of growth to between 1 percent and 1.5 percent, from an estimate of 1.6 percent, he said." (Bloomberg). Goldman Sach's Jan Hatzius reckons that the US$10 to US$20 bil estimated damage bill is "surprisingly small given the scale ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... revenues disappoint, bleh. There's also the possibility that 'Frankenstorm' could disrupt trading activity and businesses. Bloomberg reports that the NYSE and the NYME have already cancelled floor trading. But there'll still be trading on electronic ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... morning. The good news have all AWOL it seems. What I found instead was a listing of the bad and the ugly. Below are the Bloomberg headlines that I woke up to this morning: Dow Drops Most Since June Amid Disappointing Earnings European Stocks Decline ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... September for its second straight monthly gain. Must be why the Germans are becoming more benevolent towards Spain. Bloomberg reports that two officials in Chancellor Merkel's party "said the country is open to Spain seeking a precautionary credit line". ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... beat earnings expectations as did 27 of the 38 companies in the S&P 500 that have already reported so far (according to Bloomberg). But you, I and Irene already anticipated this - with earnings expectations so low, chances of an upside surprise are high. ...