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BlackRock Expands Its Asian Real Estate Presence With MGPA Deal

Trefis Team — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:20:17 Z

BlackRock ( BLK ) announced its decision to acquire independently-managed private equity real estate investment advisory firm MGPA early Tuesday morning in what comes as the latest move by

Divergence Between S&P 500 And Economic Recovery Grows; Are Investors Too Optimistic?

Trefis Team — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:20:04 Z

Submitted by Emma Davis of Investment Contrarians as part of our contributors program . By Sasha Cekerevac There continues to be mixed data regarding the strength of the economic

Consumers Spending Less; Just Ask Wal-Mart

Trefis Team — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:41 Z

Submitted by Emma Davis of Investment Contrarians as part of our contributors program . By George Leong All of the talk about the negative impact of the sequestration on consumer

Morgan Stanley Exits India's Private Wealth Market In Retrenchment

Trefis Team — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:58 Z

Morgan Stanley ( MS ) has inked a deal with London-based Standard Chartered to sell its struggling Indian wealth management unit in what comes as the latest step by the global investment bank

Goldman Cashes In Its Remaining Stake In ICBC

Trefis Team — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:55 Z

Goldman Sachs ( GS ) is finally giving up its remaining stake in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to raise $1.1 billion in cash. This is the sixth and the last time that

Deutsche Bank Tops Currency Trading List For Ninth Year In A Row

Trefis Team — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:53 Z

In what comes as undeniable proof of the fact that Deutsche Bank ( DB ) has a strong grip on the global currency trading industry, the annual Euromoney Institutional Investor poll for

UBS Eyes More Insurance Products Sales For Its American Wealth Management Unit

Trefis Team — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:40 Z

UBS ( UBS ) has been hard at work for a few months revamping its business model to ensure the right mix of profitability and sustainability in an environment governed by stringent

Want Dividend Growth? Go for Big Tech Over Utilities

Trefis Team — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:27:39 Z

Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter as part of our contributors program Investors are starved for yield. It's not exactly breaking news. With traditional savings vehicles

Disney's ABC Targets Aereo With Free Live Streaming

Trefis Team — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:42:15 Z

Aereo, a technology company that re-transmits over-the-air signals to multiple devices of its subscribers, has been in the limelight for its legal status since its inception last year.

Gold and Silver Outlook for May 13 -17

Trefis Team — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:37:09 Z

Submitted by Trading NRG as part of our contributors program . The prices of gold and silver changed direction and fell during last week. Their tumble coincided with the fall of other

The Windows 8 Flop: What Does it Mean for Microsoft?

Trefis Team — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:20:48 Z

Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter as part of our contributors program Windows 8 was the revolution that wasn't. But don't count Microsoft (Nasdaq:$ MSFT) out just

Latin America Is Driving DirecTV's Growth

Trefis Team — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:32:32 Z

DirecTV ( DTV ) recently reported its Q1 2013 earnings. While the slowing growth in its domestic operations remains a key concern, the Latin American business continues to expand. Overall

Video Content Helps AOL's Ad Revenues But It's Not Enough

Trefis Team — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:32:21 Z

AOL's ( AOL ) stock declined by 9% during trading on May 8 as its Q1 CY13 results failed to enthuse investors. The company reported a 2% y-o-y increase in total revenue to $538.3 million. The

Is It Time To Look Away From Gold?

Trefis Team — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:28:59 Z

Submitted by Emma Davis as part of our contributors program . By George Leong Lately, I've been reading about all of this buying of gold bullion by central banks around the world.

CME Group's Results Are Not As Bad As They Appear

Trefis Team — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:07:17 Z

The CME Group's ( CME ) Q1 performance looks worse on paper than it actually is. The company reported last week that its total revenue for Q1 2013 declined by 7% y-o-y to reach $718.6