States are at the center of the unemployment crisis, and that’s because many have serious debt problems, impeding their ability to keep workers employed. But just how bad are those debt problems? It could drive some states to default if conditions get worse or force a federal government bailout. Here’s CMA Datavision‘s list of the [...]
about 2 days ago - 1 commentIreland’s bank bailout and the failure of its austerity budget has been the big sovereign debt story since September. This country’s place on CMA Datavision’s cumulative probability of default rankings has spiked as from 14th place in July, to 5th place by the end of Q3. But Ireland isn’t the only country in sovereign debt [...]
about 3 days ago - No commentsShares in Actelion surged Friday following a report that Europe’s biggest independent biotech is drawing up strategic plans which could include a potential sale. Go to Source @import ‘http://heyzap.com/elightbox/lightbox.external.css’; var heyzap_link = new Heyzap(‘heyzap_games’, {“embed_key”: “d673fbb81e”}); Play games on Finance Blog
about 4 days ago - No commentsYahoo (YHOO) suffered further weakness in North America in Q3, but nonetheless should still report in-line results for the September quarter thanks to stability in Europe and accelerating growth in Asia, according to Gleacher & Co. analyst Yun Kim. Kim contends Yahoo will show shrinking business in North America for the [...] Go to Source [...]
about 4 days ago - No commentsThe two most important central banks in Europe chose Thursday not to change their interest rates, despite recent suggestions that some monetary authorities might re-double efforts to stimulate economic activity. In Frankfurt, the European Central Bank left its benchmark interest unchanged at 1%, while the Bank of England kept its key rate at [...] Go [...]
about 5 days ago - No commentsThe capital city of Scotland and one of the most picturesque destinations of Europe, Edinburgh is bound to be on your list of possible holiday destinations. @import ‘http://heyzap.com/elightbox/lightbox.external.css’; var heyzap_link = new Heyzap(‘heyzap_games’, {“embed_key”: “d673fbb81e”}); Play games on Finance Blog
about 6 days ago - No commentsA regulatory crackdown in the U.S. and Europe has helped push nearly half of global stock offerings this year into emerging markets, according to Dealogic. In 2005, just 22% of offering activity was in emerging markets. Go to Source @import ‘http://heyzap.com/elightbox/lightbox.external.css’; var heyzap_link = new Heyzap(‘heyzap_games’, {“embed_key”: “d673fbb81e”}); Play games on Finance Blog
about 6 days ago - No commentsEurope’s Purchasing Manager Index for both services and manufacturing hit a seven-month low according to Markit. The composite PMI fell to 54.1 in September compared to 56.2 in August. Any reading above 50 indicates continued expansion, but growth is now the slowest since November 2009 according to Bloomberg: The services PMI sub-index dropped to 54.1 [...]
about 1 week ago - 1 commentThe euro dived sharply in the last couple hours, and some seem to be attributing it to comments from Joe Stiglitz about the currency union not surviving and the devastating effects of austerity. Hopefully this isn’t what’s hurting the market, because if it is, the market is messed up. Stiglitz has been negative on Europe [...]
about 1 week ago - No commentsTokyo is the most expensive city in the world in which to live, out of 300 global locations, surveyed in September 2010 by Xpatulator.com. Asia-Pacific has 4 of the 10 most expensive cities in the world. South Asia is the least expensive region in the world for expatriates to live in. Europe's most expensive cities [...]
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