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May 14, 2008 at 1:55 pm ET The recent surge in oil prices cannot be explained by economic factors alone, meaning speculation has played a “significant role,” according to the International Monetary Fund.
In an analysis in its Regional Economic Outlook for ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 14, 2008 at 11:50 am ET The rash of product recalls of imported goods last year is likely to result in higher production costs, but retailers may have a hard time passing those costs on to the consumer, a new survey ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 14, 2008 at 10:40 am ET Further subrime-related ratings bank downgrades are likely to be minimal as global banks have already written down more than 80% of their losses from subprime mortgage assets, Fitch Ratings says in a Special Report.
Fitch ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 14, 2008 at 9:35 am ET The OECD’s latest composite leading indicators continue to point to a slowdown in economic activity in most major economies, with the exception of Russia. Brazil’s CLI dropped most sharply and has declined 2.5 points in ... (more) Tuesday, May 13, 2008 From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 13, 2008 at 3:57 pm ET Corporate donations to political campaigns reveal a lot about mutual back-scratching in the political and business arenas. Now new research from Harvard Business School suggests that corporate giving may consist of more than monetary contributions. ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 13, 2008 at 3:27 pm ET Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) planned $13.9-billion takeover of Electronic Data Systems (NYSE: EDS) is drawing mixed reviews.
The $25 a share all cash price represents a 4 percent premium to EDS’ closing sharing price on Monday, though ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 13, 2008 at 10:48 am ET European venture investors continue to be highly selective as deal activity in the first quarter dropped off considerably while the median amount of capital put into a round shot upward, Dow Jones VentureWire reports.
The number ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 13, 2008 at 9:44 am ET Junk bonds now account for half of all corporate bonds, likely resulting in an escalating overall default rate, according to Standard & Poor’s. In a Credit Trends report, S &P said 50.41% of firms rated ... (more) Monday, May 12, 2008 From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 12, 2008 at 4:08 pm ET World demand for biofuels will expand at a nearly 20 percent annual pace to 92 million metric tons in 2011, despite recent concerns about the impact of biofuels on the environment and food supplies, according ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 12, 2008 at 3:12 pm ET Big Pharma’s failure to develop enough new blockbuster drugs is combining with other forces to drive fundamental changes in pharmaceutical research and development, according to Deloitte. Chief among these will be the emergence of ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 12, 2008 at 10:33 am ET Money manager BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) earned the top spot in Barron’s list of top performing companies. No. 2 on the list is Blackberry-maker Research in Motion, (NASDAQ: RIMM) followed by two oil businesses National Oilwell ... (more) Friday, May 9, 2008 From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 4:21 pm ET The use of standardized tests in hiring practices has been criticized as racially biased, or at least as a hurdle for equal opportunity hiring programs. A paper published in MIT’s latest Quarterly ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 3:55 pm ET Throw a frog into a pot of boiling water and it will jump out. Put that frog in a pot of cold water and heat to boiling and the frog will stay in the ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 2:48 pm ET Social media sites are changing the way companies market in most American industries. For financial services, the change might be even more dramatic. Forrester has issued a new subscription-only report detailing the many ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 9:13 am ET The carbon trading market is growing rapidly, but not fast enough to meet the commitments of the Kyoto protocol, especially among developing countries, according to a World Bank report, “The State and Trends of the ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 9, 2008 at 7:11 am ET 2007 was a difficult year for US media companies. Overall advertising revenue did not grow during the year, and the film and television sectors were crippled by the writers’ strike. In a new ... (more) Thursday, May 8, 2008 From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 2:10 pm ET American consumers may talk “green” but they have a lot of walking to do to catch up to consumers in Brazil and India when it comes to being environmentally friendly, a new survey finds. The ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 12:06 pm ET India needs reform its capital and labor markets to meet its growing infrastructure needs, according to the International Monetary Fund. In a commentary published in India’s Business Standard, IMF Senior Advisor Kalpana ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 10:35 am ET Moody’s expects the default rate on junk bonds to triple by the end of the year, reaching 5.7% in the U.S. and 5.0% worldwide.
In a new report, Moody’s said the global speculative-grade default rate increased ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 8:22 am ET There were signs of improvement in the commercial real estate market in the first quarter as sales prices rose slightly, though demand continued to decline, according to MIT’s Transaction Based Index.
Results for the 1st quarter ... (more) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 7, 2008 at 2:47 pm ET Most hedge fund investors have a bearish outlook for 2008, but they still expect more than $200 billion to flow into the industry, according to Deutsche Bank’s sixth annual Alternative Investment Survey. Much of that ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 7, 2008 at 2:23 pm ET Fitch Ratings says European Central Bank lending is continuing to facilitate liquidity in financial markets as intended, rather than providing structural funding for European banks’ core businesses. The agency’s findings run counter to some media ... (more) The Climate-Conscious Shopper’s Buying Guide (3 clicks)
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May 7, 2008 at 12:21 pm ET What’s a climate-conscious hipster to do? Nonprofit Climate Counts suggests they eschew iPods and iPhones due to Apple’s lack of commitment to saving the planet from global warming. They better put on their ... (more) From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 7, 2008 at 10:16 am ET Do International Monetary Fund and World Bank programs improve governance in the recipient countries? Sometimes they do, but they can also have a negative effect, according to the findings of a working paper by ... (more) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 From Research Recap - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 4:55 pm ET Today’s New York Times examines the extent to which the US housing market is dependent on Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac, (NYSE: FRE) and wonders whether a further decline in house prices could ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 186
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