Copper may be headed for a significant upside move
Bloomberg Copper, which dropped from a May 5 high of 2.95 down to an Aug. 24 low of 2.20, has since climbed about 11% to 2.44 in the nearby futures contract Having traversed from the top of its...
View ArticleEllen Pao: Kleiner Perkins ‘wanted me to be silent on issues that were...
Bloomberg Ellen Pao Ending a three-year legal battle that came to symbolize Silicon Valley’s painful issues of sexism, Ellen Pao said on Thursday that she has agreed not to appeal the trial loss to...
View ArticleTreasury yields move higher as market adjusts to new supply
Shutterstock.com Treasurys sold off Thursday as U.S. stock indexes climbed, pushing yields higher, as the market adjusted to an influx of new bonds. Yields dipped after an auction of 30-year notes...
View ArticleCasper mattresses go mobile amid plans to expand
Casper Each pod in the Casper “napmobile“ has a phone that nappers can pick up to listen to bedtime stories. With boats outfitted with mattresses and a soon-to-travel “napmobile,” mattress startup...
View ArticleDemocratic candidate goes largely unrecognized in liberal bastion
YouTube Martin O’Malley has a message for Wall Street — you can’t make an honest buck there. But in his video, “How to make an honest buck on Wall Street with Martin O’Malley,” the former Maryland...
View ArticleWith iPad Pro, Apple bets on tablets beating PCs in the workplace
MarketWatch illustration/Shutterstock Apple envisions a future workplace where PCs cease to exist thanks to its giant tablets. Apple Inc. is known for a consumer-first strategy that has reared years...
View ArticleLululemon shares tank as earnings show inventory at sky-high levels
Getty Images Lululemon beat estimates but its shares took a beating Lululemon Athletica, Inc. shares closed down 16.4% on Thursday, after the company’s second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street...
View ArticleGreece will likely remain in intensive care for years without more help
Reuters Protesters in front of the Greek parliament in Athens in February. Taking the long view, Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart noted that Greece has been in a cycle of excessive...
View ArticleBrazil’s economy will likely get worse before it gets better
Getty Images View of a U.S. dollar coin and Brazilian Real notes and coins. Brazil is experiencing its worst economic downturn in 25 years. And, analysts say, it’s going to get worse before it gets...
View ArticleFederal Reserve may bring new life to Fed-funds options pit
CME Group, ThinkLeigh Photography Fed-fund options pit at the CME in 2012. Futures trading pits in Chicago and New York have been under siege, with market participants favoring computers over...
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