The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a rule that would level the playing field between retail investors and high frequency traders. Under the proposed rule, unlicensed high-frequency traders will no longer…
As we approach the cyclically sweet period between New Year’s resolutions and swimsuit season, investors may think there are profitable opportunities in companies focused on diet and exercise. But you may be wise not to gorge on the stocks.
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Face-Off on Stocks: Town Sports, Life Time Fitness, Weight Watchers [VIDEO] originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:00:00.
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Looking good isn’t going to get any cheaper.
Clothing makers plan to raise prices in 2011 as they struggle to absorb the impact of soaring cotton costs, The Wall Street Journal reported. It cites companies including Hanesbrands, Jones Group and VF as planing to raise prices by as much as 10%.
Cotton prices began to climb about a year ago. At first, retailers and manufacturers held…
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Clothing to Get More Expensive in 2011 as Cotton Prices Rise originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:14:00.
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Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker warns that more quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve will stoke inflation. “When money is too easy for too long, we will have more” asset bubbles, the 83-year-old Volcker said.
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Sweet could get expensive. Raw sugar prices may rise to the highest in more than 30 years by March if dry weather hits the Brazilian sugar crop, broker Newedge USA told Bloomberg News.
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