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U.S. Housing Sector

Big Investors Betting We've Hit Bottom on Housing: WSJ

A Wall Street Journal article making the rounds this morning notes some big investors have turned bullish on the housing market in the past quarter. Among the big names mentioned are hedge funds run by SAC Capital Advisors LP, Blackstone Group LP and Goldman Sachs Group.

Gold Price Gains of 2011 Evaporating

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Gold prices Thursday tumbled to levels not seen since last summer, slashing what just weeks ago had been a gain of more than 20 percent this year to less than 10 percent.
Asia's Markets

Asia Markets Close Mixed Thursday, With Some Bargain Hunting

Japan's benchmark Nikkei slipped on Thursday ahead of an Italian debt sale that could prove challenging in thin volumes, while the euro's tumble against the yen to a 10-year low pressured exporters. Meanwhile, most other Southeast Asian bourses edged higher on Thursday, helped by late bargain-hunting in big caps and dividend-yielding stocks
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Rupee

SEBI Bans 7 Companies from Fund Raising for IPO Violation

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has banned seven companies, which recently raised funds in initial public offers, from further accessing the securities market and has also banned some merchant banks involved in these issues after investigations.
ForeSee Survey

Netflix Tanks Customer Satisfaction Survey: 5 Things Investors Need to Know

For the first time, Netflix has fallen below Amazon in customer satisfaction, landing with some of the worst companies in a new ForeSee poll with a rating of 79 out of 100. For investors anxious about Netflix stock, however, this survey has a silver lining. Here, find out the five things investors should know about the streaming site's ranking in this new poll.
"Every 60 seconds" What happen in digital world?

In 60 Seconds What is Happening in the Digital World?

The digital world is moving fast. We know it very well. But how fast? Here is some idea on how fast the digital world is moving. Put on your seat-belts as - hold your breath - it is moving at the speed of light.
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Carlyle Launches Financial Firms Buyout Fund

The Carlyle Group has started fundraising for a new global financial services buyout fund that is seeking to top its previous $1.1 billion fund, which is now almost fully invested, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Carlyle launches new financial firms buyout fund

The Carlyle Group has started fundraising for a new global financial services buyout fund that is seeking to top its previous $1.1 billion fund, which is now almost fully invested, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Morgan Stanley to Cut 580 Jobs in New York City

Morgan Stanley (MS) will axe 580 jobs in various sites in New York City due to economic reasons. The rolling layoffs began on Dec. 15 and the company has not identified a closing date, company filings with the New York Department of Labor showed Tuesday.
U.S. Federal Reserve

Obama Taps Stein, Powell for Fed Board of Governors

President Barack Obama will nominate Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell, an investment banker and former Treasury official, to the two empty seats on the Federal Reserve's policy-setting board of governors.

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