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Gaylord To Sell Hotel Brand To Marriott For $210M

Marriott International Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. hotel operator, plans to acquire Gaylord Entertainment Co.?s namesake hotel brand and management company, for $210 million.

3 Dividend-Plus-Growth US Stocks For Jittery Investors

No, you haven?t imagined it: trying to find a decent investment in these volatile financial times is like trying to find a diamond amid ashes. With the aforementioned in mind, here are three dividend plays that may not be diamonds, but they're worthy of consideration.

US Treasuries Hit All-Time Lows For Second Day In A Row

Investors flocked into longer-dated U.S. Treasuries for the second day in a row on Thursday, sending the yield on those products to all-time lows. The movement was one of the clearest signals that money managers took into account the crisis in Europe and some weak U.S. economic data figures and decided against moving into riskier assets.

Indian growth weakest in nine years, rupee slides

India's economic growth slumped to its lowest level in nine years in the first three months of 2012, marking a dramatic slide in the fortunes of a country whose economy was boasting nearly double-digit growth before the global recession.

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Water, Not Oil, Is The Real Crisis Across Much Of Middle East

The situation is so dire, Maliki declared, that states could conceivably go to war over the precious substance.

China And Japan Move Away From Dollar, Will Conduct Bilateral Trade Using Own Currencies

China and Japan, not exactly the world's best friends, will soon be walking away from the dollar, hand-in-hand. Although the two countries have their share of diplomatic problems, June 1st will mark a historic day in Sino-Japanese relations, as they move to conduct trade directly using their own currencies.

Repsol Willing To Negotiate Compensation Following YPF Seizure

After having its majority share of Argentine oil company YPF seized by the government, Repsol CEO Antonio Brufau said Tuesday the company was prepared to negotiate with government officials for fair compensation.

China's Railway Dreams Dashed As Top Official Removed

Graft and debt are crippling China's railway industry and eroding trust in the government's management of a crucial sector of transportation -- and may kill the dream of becoming the world's leader in high-speed trains

Puerto Rico Bets On American Tourists To Repay Debt

Americans have long been in love with Puerto Rico's high-yielding municipal bonds. Now the Caribbean island hopes they will flock to its sand, surf and spanking new resorts to help pay off massive debts.

An investor reads a newspaper with a magnifying glass in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Huaibei, Anhui province April 5, 2012.

Asian Markets Rise Amid Hope On China?s Growth Stimulus

Asian Markets rose Tuesday as expectations that China will take measures to lift its economic growth undermined the euro zone concerns amid Spanish banking woes.

Japan's Unemployment Rate Rises To 4.6% In April

Japan?s unemployment rate rose in April compared to previous month increasing concerns of the country?s faltering economic growth momentum.

German Chancellor Merkel attends a debate after delivering statement on her government policies in Berlin

Merkel's Stand Against Euro Bonds Looks Like A Losing Battle; Has France's Hollande Outdueled The Chancellor?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, having so far successfully fought off the idea of euro bonds, is besieged on all sides as leaders line up behind French President Francois Hollande and his appeals for the collective financial instrument.

Sarah Hughes Won't Get Ice Rink Renamed For Her

Sarah Hughes, who an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. at the 2002 Winter Olympics, won't have the public skating rink in Great Neck, N.Y., renamed in her honor, the Great Neck Park Commission has ruled.

India And Myanmar To Boost Economic Ties: PM Manmohan Singh

India and Myanmar will be sealing several bilateral pacts including one in the energy sector.

CTA Interview: Global Ag, LLC

In this issue we talk to Greg Firtik of Global Ag, LLC, a registered CTA with NFA.

Technicians hang artist Ana Tzarev's painting "Love (Hibiscus)(Garden La Fleur du Cap)" at the Saatchi Gallery in London May 17, 2012. Thione hopes his Artify It service will mark a major departure from the traditional gallery setting

The Fine Art Of Disruption: How Lorenzo Thione Evolved From 'Bing' To 'Artify It'

Lorenzo Thione believes in fate and approaches the world with a somewhat self-confident naivete. This outward optimism comes across most clearly when he talks about his new business: He wants to be an artist among the artists, unchaining fine art from wealthy collectors and setting it free among the hoi polloi.

In Lehman's Archstone Deal, 'Grave Dancer' Sam Zell Wins Again

Sam Zell, the Chicago real-estate mogul, has become so well-known for feasting on distressed assets that he's been called the grave dancer. This week, Zell took the nickname to the next level: He's about to receive $70 million from a ghost.

Despite troubles in its financial sector, Brazil is still drawing foreign investors.

Investors Love Rio: Why Foreign Companies Are Buying Into Brazil's Real Economy

Investing in Brazil's booming economy has turned another page as foreign companies, especially Japanese firms, move from putting money into the nation's financial industry to putting it into the real economy of South America's largest nation.

Photos of yuan and U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed at a money exchange in Hong Kong

Solutions to Managing Foreign Cash Flows

The hard reality is that companies involved in global trade are almost always exposed to exchange rate risk. Using very simple tools, uncertainty can be effectively stripped out of a transaction.

EU Sues Argentina For 'Protectionism' As Trade Row Deepens

The European Union has filed a suit with the World Trade Organization against Argentina?s import restrictions, raising the dispute between the EU and the South American nation only weeks after Buenos Aires nationalized Spanish oil firm Repsol?s subsidiary in the country.

Searching For The American Dream, In A Chinese RV

China's growing hunger for the RV is providing further evidence for the theory that the Middle Kingdom is trying to become more American -- at least in its pastimes.

After Greece Exits The Euro, What's Next? An Illustrated Guide To 5 Possible Scenarios

Moving swiftly from the realm of tin foil-hat conspiracy to a bullet point being openly talked about as a fait accompli by international financiers, an exit by Greece from the European common currency dominated conversation this week. But what would actually happen if Greece left the euro?

Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates With Employees As Nasdaq Begins Trading

Facebook, ?Titanic' Of IPOs, Could Poison Tech Company Pipeline

Faced with the disastrous fallout from the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, other technology companies that had been waiting to go next may reconsider.

File photo of a booking mugshot of Ted Kaczynski

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Updates Harvard Alumni Report: 'Awards: Eight Life Sentences'

Ted Kaczynski, Harvard class of 1962, can't make the 50th reunion -- he's in federal prison for life, as the Unabomber. But he still managed to submit an entry for the alumni report.

India And Other Asian Countries Better Placed To Deal With Greece Exit Crisis: Analysts

Even as a possible Greece exit from the euro zone is creating ripples of fear in the global economy, it seems that the Asian countries, especially India, is better placed to face the euro zone breakup storm than other regions.

Chancellor Merkel and Finance Minister Schauble

EU Leaders Warn Greece: Stick To Austerity Or Leave Euro

Speaking at a summit in Brussels, the heads of Germany and several EU institutions all urged the debt-stricken country to stick to the deeply unpopular tax hikes, labor reforms and welfare cuts that have divided Greece and pushed it to the brink of exiting the currency union.

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