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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Atlanta Leader.com http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/cat/45419e6f687dd329/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:34 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:34 -0400 30 WA internet job ads have fallen a massive 39.1 per cent in the year to May and 4.3 per cent between April and May this year.Over the year, internet job ads declined in all states and territories with WA leading the decline.On a monthly, national basis, job ads on the internet rose by 0.2 per cent in May.The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations internet vacancy index rose to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215288625/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:28:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215288625/scat/45419e6f687dd329 LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen and the euro Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated guidance from the U.S. Federal Reserve on what it plans to do with its bond-buying ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215288057/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:01:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215288057/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Joint Economic Committee in Washington in this May 22, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Gary ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215287847/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:24:20 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215287847/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The appetite for risk is limited by the Fed meeting ending later on Wednesday. The equity markets have been in a seesaw recently while trying to gauge the Fed's pace of tempering its quantitative easing. The European currencies and yen are consolidating, and the commodity currencies are trading lower, essentially preserving Tuesday's pattern. The Asian stock markets are rising in line ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215287848/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215287848/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © Former MLB player Curt Schilling talks with a reporter at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles, California June 9, 2011. REUTERS/David ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215286932/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215286932/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The new News Corp has had an inglorious debut on the Australian sharemarket, with its stock falling.The share price of the newly hived off publishing business fell nearly 4 per cent to $14.34 shortly after listing at $15 at 10am but by 11.35am had bounced to be off only 10 cents at $14.90.The non-voting stock was down $2.575, or 7.85 per cent, at $30.215 at 11.35am.The shares have begun trading ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215286953/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:30 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215286953/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The KoKyu relief crew arrived about 7pm on the Friday night of the April Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance in Silk Hope, North Carolina (NC).That meant that David "Flip" Filippini, owner of the popular Durham, NC, food truck, could call it a night and have a beer."I walked out in front of the truck and I noticed there was some mud, and I went to go grab some ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215285484/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:14:05 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215285484/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Australian shares were stronger mid-session, with trading levels light as investors await a crucial economic statement from the US Federal Reserve.At 10.40am, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.9 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4831.3 while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 18.7 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4813.3.The Fed is meeting early tomorrow morning in the US, and if indicates ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215286072/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:14:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215286072/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The Australian dollar is weaker as traders continue to sell in the absence of any good news on the local economy. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 94.69 US cents, down from 94.92 cents on Tuesday. Easy Forex currency dealer Tony Darvall said that while the US Federal Reserve meeting was dominating the news cycle, traders were offloading the Australian dollar on ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215285689/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:32 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215285689/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Ben Bernanke displayed all his power in the weeks since May 22, when he testified before Congress and suggested quantitative easing could be tapered back over the next few meetings. Or maybe not. Back then, the Chairman made it clear economic conditions weren't ripe for tapering. Since then, GDP has been revised down, inflation has barely managed to come in positive, and jobs growth has ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284616/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284616/scat/45419e6f687dd329 It has been a roller-coaster ride for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic left) since he led the Barisan Nasional to victory at the May 5 general election but without achieving his own benchmark: restoring its two-thirds control of Parliament. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284939/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284939/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Good Afternoon,When I said "up week" in yesterday's blog, I wasn't thinking it could be this big. But, then again, we do have the Fed tomorrow. What does the market like to do ahead of the Fed? It tests it. Remember all of the "stress tests"? Well, the Fed has passed every one. Will they disappoint this time? I doubt it. So there should be some type of accomadative ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284592/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284592/scat/45419e6f687dd329 UPDATE 8.15am: The Australian sharemarket has opened firmer on the back of a solid lead from Wall Street overnight.At 8.15am, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.5 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4835.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 22.6 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4817.2.More to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284307/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284307/scat/45419e6f687dd329 U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors have ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284325/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215284325/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The Australian sharemarket looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose decisively as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will stay the course on its economic stimulus policy.At 4.35am, the June share price index futures contract was up 34 points at 4854.In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases May's international merchandise imports figures, while the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283205/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283205/scat/45419e6f687dd329 LONDON (AFP) - Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the Libor scandal proposed in a final report on Wednesday.The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, which is mostly composed of lawmakers, concluded that senior bankers must be made ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282320/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282320/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By Ben HirschlerLONDON (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies need to boost the benefits of drug research by working with regulators and healthcare providers to overhaul the way medicines are approved and paid for, a think-tank backed by investors says.After years of disappointing research and development (R&D) productivity, a new report backed by leading institutional investors sees ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282299/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:12 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282299/scat/45419e6f687dd329 made a rival bid, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the bid.Bloomberg reported that Vodafone told Kabel Deutschland this week that it would be willing to pay 85 euros a share compared with its initial offer of 80 euros to 82 euros for the German company.Vodafone is said to be studying Kabel Duetschland's books before making an official offer, Bloomberg said.Liberty ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283206/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:10 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283206/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Car dealer John Hughes has accused Victoria Park council of impeding his business by refusing his plans to rebuild an office at his flagship Albany Highway car yard.In a case that highlights the ongoing clash between councils and developers, Mr Hughes said the local government authorities had told him they would reject a proposed $3 million two-storey office because it did not sit at the front of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283207/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:08 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283207/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The company behind a huge prawn farming venture earmarked for the far north has nine investors in talks about funding the first stage of the billion-dollar project.Ian Trahar's CO{-2} Group and its subsidiary WA Resources Ltd said three Australian and six overseas companies had been granted access to financial details with the pre- feasibility study completed.WARL is on target to begin a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283208/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:05 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283208/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Deloitte's nation-leading Perth office is keeping the faith despite the affects of the mining slowdown.Announcing the appointment of six new partners yesterday, the office's managing partner Mike McNulty said the WA practice was still growing, despite "a tougher back end" to Deloitte's 2012-13 financial year to the end of May 31."It has tightened up, but the Perth ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282681/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282681/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Premier Colin Barnett has renewed his attack on Royal Dutch Shell's "unreliable" floating gas processing technology, claiming its susceptibility to cyclones is worrying customers in Asia.In a remarkable intervention during Parliament's Question Time yesterday, Mr Barnett also showed he had refused to accept the loss of a land-based LNG hub at James Price Point. He issued a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283209/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:00 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215283209/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The population of multi-millionaires in no-name Chinese cities is growing at a breakneck pace. Case in point: Chongqing's multi-millionaire population grew by nearly 80% between 2007 and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282345/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282345/scat/45419e6f687dd329 A bipartisan Senate bill that would create a path to legal status for many of the 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States could reduce deficits by $175 billion over the first 10 years and by at least $700 billion in the second ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282344/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282344/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne speaks at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual dinner in London May 15, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282290/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:03 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282290/scat/45419e6f687dd329 on Tuesday named Todd Bradley, the head of its largest unit, printing and personal computers, to take on the new job of improving the company's China business and extending distribution partner relationships around the world.Bradley, who was among the people considered for the chief executive post after the ouster of Mark Hurd in 2010, will also work with CEO Meg Whitman to identify ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281145/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:48 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281145/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © People visit the Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281146/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:42 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281146/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christian ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281939/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:36 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281939/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Fortune 500 ) asked that the court let it disclose the scope of the newly discovered "Prism" program. Google also asked for the ability to share the number of user accounts associated with those secret data requests. The company argued that a gag order barring such disclosure is a violation of its right to free ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282022/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215282022/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, several people familiar with the matter said on ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281160/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:52 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281160/scat/45419e6f687dd329 US stocks have risen decisively as investors bet the Federal Reserve will stay the course the next day on its economic stimulus ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281161/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215281161/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, June 19:ELD - ELDERS - down two cents, or 22.22 per cent, at 7.00 centsRHL - RURALCO - down nine cents, or 2.65 per cent, at $3.30Elders has shunned a takeover bid for its rural services division by rival Ruralco.QAN - QANTAS AIRWAYS - down three cents, or 2.14 per cent, at $1.37Security screening staff at Perth Airport's Qantas ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280868/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280868/scat/45419e6f687dd329 A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas:ENERGYOil prices pushed higher for the fifth straight session chasing a surge in the euro against the US dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement and as worries over the Syrian conflict grew.WTI crude hit a nine-month high in New York on Tuesday, the contract for August delivery finishing at $98.44 a barrel, up 67 ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280869/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:14 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280869/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The Australian dollar is weaker as speculation of a scaling down in US stimulus measures boosts the greenback.At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 94.86 US cents, down from 94.92 cents on Tuesday.With the US Federal Reserve starting its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, traders are expecting chairman Ben Bernanke to signal a dilution in the third round of bond ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280870/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:12 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280870/scat/45419e6f687dd329 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Adobe Systems Inc. and La-Z-Boy Inc. shares were in focus after hours Tuesday following an upbeat trading session that saw the major U.S. stock indexes put in solid ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279940/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:06 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279940/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Jean-Francois Palus, group managing director, discusses the Kering brand during an event in New York. Photo credit: Anthony DeMarco It's about as anti-climatic as a corporate announcement can be. However, on Tuesday the shareholders of holding company formerly known ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280871/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:36:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280871/scat/45419e6f687dd329 we discussed how Carl Icahn had nearly doubled his stake in Dell Inc., by purchasing around 72 million shares from Southeastern Asset Management. And now we know the price: $13.52 per share. Or, put another way, 13 cents per share less than what SAM could have gotten by selling those same shares to Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, who are trying to take Dell ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280872/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:39 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215280872/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The petition comes less than two weeks after The Guardian and The Washington Post revealed a National Security Agency surveillance program known as Prism. Leaked documents said the NSA has been monitoring data from nine major U.S. companies, including ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279993/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279993/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © The Google logo is seen on the top of its China headquarters building behind a road surveillance camera in Beijing January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279673/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:01 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279673/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe Systems Inc., speaks during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecom Summit in New York May 21, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279682/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:58 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279682/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (AFP) - Corporate raider Carl Icahn revamped his proposal Tuesday for embattled computer company Dell, calling for a big share buyback in a plan which would keep the company public.Icahn, who has lambasted a go-private plan led by founder Michael Dell as undervaluing the company, said he and his investor allies would vote against that proposal and urged shareholders to consider his ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279683/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279683/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:33pm EDT * Fed expected to try to soothe markets over stimulus * Industrial and tech shares rally, 3M at 52-week high * Boeing shares hit 5 1/2-year high * Indexes up: Dow 0.9 pct, S&P 0.8 pct, Nasdaq 0.9 pct By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would temper statements ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279948/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:33:53 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279948/scat/45419e6f687dd329 6.75% notes due 2021 freed to trade in a par-issuance context this afternoon, but market players relay paper changing hands at 99.125-99.25 soon thereafter. Pricing was at the middle of talk, through the wider end of pre-marketing whispers, and the trades that cleared put yield-to-worst at roughly ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279684/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:58 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279684/scat/45419e6f687dd329 U.S. stocks rose for a third day Tuesday after reports on inflation and new home construction eased fears the Federal Reserve is about to slow the pace of its stimulus ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279685/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215279685/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:05pm EDT NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would temper recent statements that were interpreted as meaning an early reduction of stimulus efforts. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 138.76 points, or 0.91 percent, at 15,318.61. The Standard and Poor's ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278686/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:15 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278686/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © The logo of Standard Chartered is seen at its new Singapore office tower at the Marina Bay Financial Centre, January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277512/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:53 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277512/scat/45419e6f687dd329 (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to cut about 10 billion yen (66.4 million pounds) in costs this fiscal year by reorganizing its network of television factories in Indonesia, China and Poland, the Nikkei said, citing company sources.Toshiba wants to make its TV operations profitable this year by overhauling its global production network and raising prices after the business lost almost ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277430/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277430/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: RSE ) is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 25.18 "days to cover" versus the median component at 4.86. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278411/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:39 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278411/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: OPK ) is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 29.64 "days to cover" versus the median component at 4.86. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278412/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:39 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278412/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: ACCO ) is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 20.85 "days to cover" versus the median component at 4.86. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278410/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:39 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278410/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Comex gold futures prices ended the U.S. day session with solid losses Tuesday, pressured by technical selling, including pre-placed sell stop orders being triggered. Weak-handed long liquidation was also featured ahead of results from a very important U.S. central bank meeting. Comex August gold last traded down $16.70 at $1,366.40 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted down $17.60 at $1,367.50. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277478/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:38 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277478/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: EXAM ) is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 30.95 "days to cover" versus the median component at 4.86. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278413/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:38 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278413/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: RBS.PRI ) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5625), with shares changing hands as low as $22.32 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 6.23% in the "Banking & Savings" preferred stock category, according ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277515/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:38 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277515/scat/45419e6f687dd329 33 minutes ago After a public disagreement that threatened to blow up into a larger battle, Chrysler said Tuesday that it has agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeep vehicles that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended.Chrysler had been expected to file papers Tuesday refusing to comply with a NHTSA voluntary recall request sent earlier ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277413/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277413/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The deputy director of the FBI claimed Tuesday that a controversial electronic surveillance program revealed in media reports earlier this month helped thwart a plot to blow up the New York Stock ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278414/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278414/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Chrysler Group reversed course and agreed to a recall of 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday, giving in to the government's request in the final hours before a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277510/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277510/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled Lew's official new signature, which will soon grace the bottom right corner of every bill in your ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278415/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:50 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278415/scat/45419e6f687dd329 SNE ), but not good enough... yet. That's the latest message from Dan Loeb, the firebrand hedge fund manager known for vociferously agitating for changes at some of the world's largest tech firms. In a sign of "increased confidence," Loeb's Third Point hedge fund increased its stake in Sony to 70 million shares, or roughly 7%, from 6% in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277956/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277956/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Too rosy? FORTUNE -- When Federal Reserve officials meet today and tomorrow, Wall Street may not get the clarity it has been looking for. Up until a few weeks ago, it was pretty clear what the central bank was up to, at least for the near future: To help the job market improve, the Fed would buy $85 billion a month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities until the economy improves ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278416/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278416/scat/45419e6f687dd329 DELL ), as part of his continuing effort to scuttle a$13.65 per share buyout bid from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners. He also seems to have changed his strategy. The activist investor today announced that he has purchased around72 million shares from Southeastern Asset Management, the mutual fund manager with whom Icahn has been working to construct a rival offer for Dell.That increases ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278417/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278417/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The deputy director of the FBI claimed Tuesday that a controversial electronic surveillance program revealed in media reports earlier this month helped thwart a plot to blow up the New York Stock ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277482/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277482/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:57pm EDT NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to gains in afternoon trading on Tuesday, pushing the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as investors were optimistic about the outlook for the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus policies. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 153.55 points, or 1.01 percent, at 15,333.40. The Standard and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278684/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:57:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215278684/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Taxpayers are footing a quarterly travel bill of almost $10,000 so a Sydney-based Insurance Commission of WA board member can fly to and from meetings.Travel records tabled in Parliament show ICWA deputy chairman Ainslie van Onselen has flown to Perth for monthly board meetings since her appointment in late 2011.In a six-month period covered by the two most recent quarterly reports to June 30 ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277113/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:01 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277113/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By Chijioke OhuochaLAGOS (Reuters) - Western Union Co expects revenue from its digital business to grow to $500 million (319 million pounds) by 2015, from $150 million currently, its chief executive said on Tuesday.Chief Executive Hikmet Ersek told reporters during a visit to Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos that while the digital business is only about 3 percent of its $5.6 billion total ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277112/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:59 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277112/scat/45419e6f687dd329 STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Extreme-right websites in Sweden are far more popular than websites run by parties represented in parliament, said a report presented to the government on Tuesday.The seven top far-right websites attract a total of 145,000 unique visitors a day, according to the report, which was prepared by the government-run Swedish Media Council."I'm surprised to find out that (the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276419/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:56 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276419/scat/45419e6f687dd329 , said it would sell up to 230 million ordinary shares in Nordea, worth some 18.1 billion Swedish crowns $2.8 billion (1.7 billion pounds) at current market prices, though such bloc sales are usually done at a discount.It will use the proceeds to reduce the national debt.On completion of the sale, Sweden's current 13.4 percent stake in Nordea - a legacy of the country's banking crisis ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276420/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276420/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © Francois-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, the new identity of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) group, poses as he arrives for the annual shareholders meeting in Paris June 18, 2013. PPR seeks to turn the page on its retail past and start a new life as a luxury and sports brands group by renaming itself Kering at its annual general meeting today. REUTERS/Philippe ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277115/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:54 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277115/scat/45419e6f687dd329 said results for the year would likely be at the lower end of its expectations as it restructures its business to cope with the uncertainty around defence budget cuts in the United States.Chemring had in January said it expected difficult market conditions to persist in 2013.About $85 billion (54 billion pounds) in across-the-board government cuts to both civilian and defence programmes, known as ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277114/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:52 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277114/scat/45419e6f687dd329 LONDON (AFP) - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market.Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18 millimetres thick -- the June 18 launch date reflecting the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276040/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276040/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom (AFP) - Leaders of the G8 major economies struck a deal Tuesday to crack down on the "scourge" of illegal tax evasion and fight corporate tax avoidance that rob government coffers of billions.As countries across the world labour to cut deficits with deeply unpopular austerity measures, the G8 leaders signalled a radical change towards automatically exchanging ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277116/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:41 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277116/scat/45419e6f687dd329 What will Bernanke do? - Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife U.S. stocks were holding on to solid gains on Tuesdays as investors prepared themselves for a possibly game-changing Fed meeting. As investors calibrate their expectations that Bernanke will taper his program of quantitative easing, activists stole the headlines, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276101/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:28 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276101/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Stocks reacted well, as the S&P 500 jumped 5% in January. As a result, investors started pouring money into equities, but not for all of the right reasons. "It's not a matter of the markets being over- or undervalued," says Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "People are turning to stocks because they have nowhere else to go. Bank ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277117/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:28 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277117/scat/45419e6f687dd329 (HPQ) and other "old" (mature to be polite) tech stocks have done lately. HP has soared nearly 80% this year as investors bet that CEO Meg Whitman will turn the lumbering tech giant around. It isn't the only tech dinosaur with ties to the moribund PC business that's thriving either. Chipmaker ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277118/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:23 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277118/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The noted contrarian investor and long-time manager of the Oakmark International Fund explains why he's still bullish even as the country's stock rally stalls ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276403/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215276403/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tackling illegal tax avoidance has become increasingly important for governments as they struggle to revive their economies while paying down debt levels that exploded in the wake of the global financial ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277120/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277120/scat/45419e6f687dd329 There is a solution -- but also a catch. Many 401(k) investors don't have all the tools within their plan to implement a perfect portfolio. The fix, in theory: First, own shorter-maturity bonds, which don't fall as far when rates rise. Then diversify. T. Rowe Price financial planner Judith Ward suggests rounding out your portfolio with high-yield bonds, where credit is a bigger risk ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277119/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277119/scat/45419e6f687dd329 There is not much one can do than pray that the high winds of global volatility die down soon. Note, in the two previous episodes, Re fell by 20% - so far, it is down only about ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277121/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215277121/scat/45419e6f687dd329 BRUSSELS (AFP) - It is time for the European Parliament to approve the EU's hotly contested budget for the next seven years and give the struggling bloc a much needed spending boost, Irish Foreign Minister David Gilmore said Tuesday.Ireland is pressing for an accord before the end of its current EU presidency on June 30 rather than have to hand over unfinished negotiations to Lithuania which ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275196/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:46 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275196/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The main question hanging over financial markets right now is when and how the Federal Open Market Committee will scale back its bond purchases, seen as one of the biggest drivers for investment moves this ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274532/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274532/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ETFs to choose from, it may seem that every angle for exposure to the world's second largest economy has been explored, if not exhausted. Despite the profusion of exchange traded funds, a new one is coming that specializes in locally-listed Chinese stocks, something that could give investors an attractive alternative to what's available now. The venerable iShares FTSE China 25 Index ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275731/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275731/scat/45419e6f687dd329 I am very bullish on the market in the short term. I believe that we could see the stock market continue to rise because valuations, in relative terms to the historical performance of the stock market, are fairly valued. With the average price/earnings ratio in the mid-teens for most sectors. There are still many opportunities to make money in the equity markets. Of course that's not to say ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274600/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274600/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: TSN ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.8% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $30 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.70 bid, which annualizes to an additional 4.2% rate of return against the current stock price (at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275732/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275732/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Central Piers, Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is looking into just how far possible manipulations of its Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate stretches. The regulator ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274890/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274890/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ), for a total of 6.7% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $75 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but STT shares would have to climb 11.8% from current levels for that to happen, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 20% return from this trading level, in addition to any ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275735/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275735/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ), for a total of 6.4% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $27 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but SYMC shares would have to climb 19.7% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 25.7% return from this trading level, in addition to any ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275734/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275734/scat/45419e6f687dd329 A new study suggests a different type of bank account could get people to save more. FORTUNE -- Here's something that recently surprised me: My six-year-old daughter is a pretty good saver. She's really into My Little Pony, and has formed a 1st grade gang, called the Pony Sisters, which I believe is non-violent, though possibly hostile to fairy lovers. Anyway, a few months ago she ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275088/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275088/scat/45419e6f687dd329 A new study suggests a different type of bank account could get people to save more. FORTUNE -- Here's something that recently surprised me: My six-year-old daughter is a pretty good saver. She's really into My Little Pony, and has formed a 1st grade gang, called the Pony Sisters, which I believe is non-violent, though possibly hostile to fairy lovers. Anyway, a few months ago she ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275089/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:05 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275089/scat/45419e6f687dd329 U.S. Senate candidate's record as a public company director. FORTUNE -- We are just one week away from a special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, pitting Democratic Congressman Ed Markey against Republican private equity executive Gabriel Gomez. If you are a Massachusetts voter and still unaware Gomez was a private equity executive, don't be embarrassed. He has steadfastly ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275737/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215275737/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By Laurence FletcherMONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Hedge funds, once seen as a quick route to riches for managers and investors alike, are trying to reinvent themselves as more socially conscious and make money all the same.After an extended run of poor returns, executives at a slimmed-down annual industry conference in Monaco on Tuesday were as likely to be found talking about charitable giving as top ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273981/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:45 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273981/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © An organiser walks on a large European Union flag displayed in front of Romania's Parliament Building to mark EU Day in Bucharest May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bogdan ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274219/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:40 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274219/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © A worker shelters from the rain as he passes the London Stock Exchange in the City of London at lunchtime October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Toby ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273070/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273070/scat/45419e6f687dd329 BERLIN (AFP) - German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition.Solarworld said in a stock exchange statement that it had agreed several measures with its biggest creditors, including the injection by Qatar Solar in return for a 29-percent stake in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273434/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:32 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273434/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Financial stocks edged higher Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and Chairman Ben Bernanke's press conference in the following ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273006/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:04:19 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273006/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ), for a total of 5.3% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $77.50 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but PETM shares would have to climb 12.6% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 19.5% return from this trading level, in addition to any ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274221/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:38 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274221/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NASD: NDAQ ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2014 covered call at the $35 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.95 bid, which annualizes to an additional 10.1% rate of return against the current stock price (at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274224/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:37 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274224/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the VOO options chain for the new August 17th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $74.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.30. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $74.00, but will also collect ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274223/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:37 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274223/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NYSE: MA ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $670 strike and collect the premium based on the $41.15 bid, which annualizes to an additional 4.5% rate of return against the current stock price (at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274225/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:37 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274225/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NASD: CSCO ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.7% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $30 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.18 bid, which annualizes to an additional 3% rate of return against the current stock price (at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274227/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:36 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274227/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NASD: ACAT ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.8% annualized dividend yield can sell the September covered call at the $50 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.60 bid, which annualizes to an additional 21% rate of return against the current stock price (at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274231/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274231/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ), for a total of 6.9% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $70 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but AET shares would have to advance 13% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 21.9% return from this trading level, in addition to any ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274230/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274230/scat/45419e6f687dd329 reports its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, June 20, 2013. The Wall Street consensus is 85 cents per share, up 8% from a year ago when Oraclereported earnings of 79 cents per share. The consensus estimate is up from three months ago when it was 84 cents, but hasn't changed over the past month. For the fiscal year, analysts are expecting earnings of $2.78 per share. Revenue is expected ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273013/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273013/scat/45419e6f687dd329 reports its first quarter earnings on Thursday, June 20, 2013. Analysts are expecting Krogerto report earnings of 88 cents per share, up 13% from a year ago when it reported earnings of 78 cents per share. The consensus estimate hasn't changed over the past month, but it's up from three months ago when it was 87 cents. For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of $2.77 per ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273012/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273012/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Forest (Photo credit: Moyan_Brenn) Conventional wisdom in the market these days says interest rates are going higher. Some investors have tried to get ahead of that trend by pouring money into dividend stocks in recent years, but to Meb Faber a laser-like focus on dividends is akin to missing the forest for the trees. Faber, chief investment officer at El Segundo, California's Cambria ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273174/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273174/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Wall Street consensus is nine cents per share, up 800% from a year ago when Rite Aidreported earnings of one cents per share. Over the past three months, the consensus estimate has increased from three cents. Analysts are projecting earnings of 17 cents per share for the fiscal year. After being $6.5 billion a year ago, analysts project revenue to drop 3% year-over-year to $6.3 billion for the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273011/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273011/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ATHENS:State-run television channels in Greece remained off-air on Tuesday as the government scrambled to deal with a storm of protest over its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT.A meeting late Monday between conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his centre-left coalition partners ended inconclusively.A new meeting has been called for Wednesday to determine whether Samaras ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272971/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:58:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272971/scat/45419e6f687dd329 housing market was mixed. The reports underscored the lackluster outlook for the economy and raised hopes the flow of cheap money from the Fed will continue, said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank. "Ultimately, prices have to rest on the fundamentals," he said. "But for now the bulls are becoming a bit more ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274232/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274232/scat/45419e6f687dd329 With the new 11-inch Air, Apple says the battery capacity remains unchanged. The improved battery life actually results from Intel's new energy-conscious Haswell chip. FORTUNE -- With laptops, all-day battery life remains an elusive, almost mythic, thing. Because unless it's an HP ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274233/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:09 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274233/scat/45419e6f687dd329 wire more than a dozen cities with super-fast Internet service. The attention is well deserved. People at home will be able to download entire movies in just a few seconds. Businesses will be able to shave time from online chores, build new innovative products and lift productivity. But Google ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274211/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:09 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274211/scat/45419e6f687dd329 embracing cloud computing . But because of security concerns, custom requirements, and in some cases, sheer scale, a number of big organizations are doing it with a twist: They're creating their own private ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273050/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:09 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273050/scat/45419e6f687dd329 FB ) COO Sheryl Sandberg's best-seller Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, and its exhortation that women be more active, confident, and vocal in their careers. Following the book's release, Sandberg received the expected range of criticism: tone-deafness formed ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274234/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:08 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274234/scat/45419e6f687dd329 U.S.A. v. Apple . The latest McGuffin in the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Apple is an e-mail signed by Steve Jobs and addressed to Eddy Cue -- the Apple senior vice president whom the government alleges was the ringleader of a conspiracy to raise the price of e-books in 2010. The evidence was first sprung on Keith Moerer, the head of Apple's iBookstore, by Dan ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273316/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273316/scat/45419e6f687dd329 AMZN )-not to mention a swath of other competitors-where he once worked as a software design engineer, creating complex strings of math to find the most efficient routes for shipping packages to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274235/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:06 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274235/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Take a look at any major stock index two seconds before the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey hits the airwaves, and the trading volume is ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273093/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273093/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By Francesca Trianni NEW YORK, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:24am EDT NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which wiped out power and forced residents to walk miles to charge their phones. The Street Charge stations are New York Mayor Michael ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274255/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:24:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215274255/scat/45419e6f687dd329 in a football World Cup year.Adidas and Nike dominate a market for football kit - replica shirts, balls and boots - estimated to be worth around 5 billion euros (4.2 billion pounds) annually."It is a battle between us and Nike, not only in Brazil but the whole football world," Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer told reporters at a news conference at the company's headquarters in southern ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271512/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:14 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271512/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © The logo of the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seen at the agency's headquarters in the Canary Wharf business district of London April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Chris ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271513/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:05 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271513/scat/45419e6f687dd329 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens is seeking offers from private equity firms to buy its stake in its telecoms equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), three sources familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday.Siemens, together with its partner Nokia is reviving efforts to find a buyer and has approached private equity companies TPG, KKR and Blackstone, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272662/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272662/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:01am EDT * U.S. consumer prices rise 0.1 percent in May * Core prices up 1.7 percent in 12 months to May * Possible end to declines in core could comfort Fed By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - A gauge of underlying U.S. inflation showed signs of stabilizing in May after a long decline, a potential comfort to Federal Reserve policymakers who want firmer ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273056/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215273056/scat/45419e6f687dd329 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Amazon.com on Tuesday rolled out a new way for Facebook users to collectively send a friend a birthday ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271484/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:57:42 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271484/scat/45419e6f687dd329 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were modestly higher Tuesday, lifted by gains in shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Facebook ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271485/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:57:41 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271485/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday after U.S. housing starts and the cost of living rose less than forecast last month, and as the Federal Open Market Committee readied to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271486/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:57:40 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271486/scat/45419e6f687dd329 New York - US stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the pace of home construction picked up in May, the latest encouraging sign from the housing ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272663/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:08 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272663/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tumblr was a mixed bag. With $3 billion in cash, selling at 18 times forward earnings, and no debt per the latest March 31, 2013 10Q Yahoo seems to be comfortably muddling along. A slightly closer take reveals revenues at Yahoo (YHOO) have shrunk 6 percent compounded over the last five years going from $8.2 billion to the $5 billion mark. The stock remains down over 75 percent from its 1999 high. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271570/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271570/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Yahoo’s biggest acquisition to date took place in 1999 with its purchase of internet video streaming service Broadcast.com for $5.7 billion. Yahoo promised to ';integrate the company's audio and video programming, business services and advertising programs into Yahoo,'; then Yahoo president Jeff Mallett told CNET at the time. Looks like that plan fell through, as ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272664/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272664/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The federal housing department, which handles such things as emergency placements for the evicted and the newly homeless, is slated to shutter its office in the area within the next four months. It is among 16 field offices of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that will close as part of the agency's plan to trim costs ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272665/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:20 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272665/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Credit Suisse is one of hundreds of Swiss banks facing possible U.S. legal action after the Swiss parliament blocked legislation that would have allowed the sharing of account information with U.S. tax ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272247/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:19 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215272247/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Credit Suisse is one of hundreds of Swiss banks facing possible U.S. legal action after the Swiss parliament blocked legislation that would have allowed the sharing of account information with U.S. tax ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271571/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:12 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271571/scat/45419e6f687dd329 12-year bull market has peaked . "We've begun a significant turn in the gold market," said Paresh Upadhyaya, senior market strategist at Pioneer Investments. There are several drivers behind the sell-off, including ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271572/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:12 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271572/scat/45419e6f687dd329 MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co will create a joint venture with Russia's state-funded private equity vehicle to build mini power plants across Russia, the parties said on Tuesday.GE has been active in Russia for more than 20 years, supplying medical equipment to hospitals, signalling systems to the rail network and credit through its GE Money Bank.The mini power ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270388/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:58:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270388/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (AFP) - News Corp's legal woes in the British phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic, with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolie's stunt double.A suit filed on June 13 by British national Eunice Huthart accused the firm's now defunct News of the World of intercepting her voice mail messages while she was working as a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270434/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:58:23 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270434/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By Paul Day and Andrs GonzlezMADRID/SANTANDER (Reuters) - Spain's short-term debt costs rose on Tuesday and data showed higher bad loan rates in the banking sector, casting doubt on the government's assertion that the worst of the economic crisis had passed.Lenders' non-performing loans rose for the second month running in April, to 10.9 percent of the credit they have granted, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270563/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:58:20 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270563/scat/45419e6f687dd329 LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - Boeing launched a bigger version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion and a clear message -- after a run of technical blows, the US firm is back on track.The announcement came on the second day of the world's biggest air show, with competition between Boeing and its arch-rival Airbus heating up as the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270214/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:58:15 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270214/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rose Tuesday, ahead of weekly data expected to show a decline in supplies and as rising tensions in Syria remained a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270179/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270179/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices dropped Tuesday as the Federal Open Market Committee was due to begin a two-day meeting, which investors hope will clarify the trajectory of monetary ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270180/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270180/scat/45419e6f687dd329 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Flir Systems and Exide Technologies rose in premarket trade on Tuesday, while shares of Hormel Foods ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270181/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270181/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Issuance in the primary hit a post credit-crunch high in May, while secondary markets were down. CLO issuance was promising, with more in the pipeline, although new EBA directives threaten to hinder issuance going forward. More spread/yield compression is expected going forward, as issuers play loan and bond investors against each other in search of best terms. The ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270570/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:57 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270570/scat/45419e6f687dd329 suing Dish Network to block its offer to buy Clearwire Communications. And here's where it gets more complicated: the lawsuit, filed yesterday, came a day before Dish's deadline to sweeten its bid to purchase Sprint or let Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank buy Sprint. Dish wants to buy Clearwire for $4.40 a share, a deal supported by Clearwire's board. Sprint also wants to buy ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271207/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:57 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271207/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Volatility is back, and unpacking for a long stay. June will set a 2013 record for days with 100-point swings, and the Vix is headed north. But the real story is in bonds, where total returns for the year -- interest income plus or minus price movement- actually went negative last month before popping back to even. So much for the safe, non-volatile part of your portfolio. Those tremors warn of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271208/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271208/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:42am EDT * Fed's policy committee to start two-day meeting * Sony ADRs higher as Third Point raises stake * Indexes up: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.2 pct, Nasdaq 0.3 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged up in morning trading on Tuesday ahead of the start of a highly-anticipated Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271500/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:42:23 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271500/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The Web portal company followed other major tech companies in revealing the extent of its involvement in the government's web surveillance program. Its report indicates it has had more requests ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271201/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271201/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By the time the final papers are shuffled, the IRS and local tax authorities are likely seek more than half a billion dollars from Tribune in regard to the sales of the Chicago Cubs and Newsday under former CEO Sam ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270322/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270322/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The number housing starts rose 7% to an annual pace of 914,000 homes, according to a government report out Tuesday. The rise was almost all attributed to a jump in buildings with five or more housing units, which were up 25% from April. Multi-family building stats are particularly volatile since every unit in a building is counted as a single building ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270259/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270259/scat/45419e6f687dd329 THREE leading shipping companies have announced an alliance across the Pacific and two other crucial routes in a strategy to face over-capacity and declining demand for ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270376/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:32:45 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215270376/scat/45419e6f687dd329 FRANKFURT (AFP) - German investor sentiment rose slightly in June, on firming hopes for a gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said on Tuesday.Its closely watched index rose 2.1 points from May to 38.5. This was better than expected by analysts questioned by Dow Jones Newswires, who had forecast an index of 38.1."The ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269452/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269452/scat/45419e6f687dd329 LONDON (AFP) - EasyJet announced a huge deal on Tuesday to buy 135 Airbus single-aisle A320 passenger planes, including 100 new generation neo aircraft, spotlighting tensions between the British no-frills airline and its founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou.EasyJet has negotiated "very substantial" discounts on the combined list price of $11.9 billion (8.9 billion euros), the airline said. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269064/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269064/scat/45419e6f687dd329 ATHENS (AFP) - Greece raised 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) with a sale of three-month treasury bills on Tuesday, at a stable rate of 4.02 percent, the public debt management agency said."Total bids reached 1.7 billion euros and the amount finally accepted was 1.3 billion," the agency said in a statement.At the previous three-month treasury bill auction held in May, Greece had again ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269331/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:15 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269331/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © File photo of the logo of Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, written on a door bell at the Kabel Deutschland playout center in Frankfurt February 25, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269915/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:10 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269915/scat/45419e6f687dd329 It's fair to say investors' primary objective is to get through tomorrow in one piece. Another U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting will have come and gone, providing Ben 'helicopter' Bernanke the opportunity to leave a different legacy footprint during a press conference scheduled for Wednesday. The small percentages of remaining 'weak' short EUR positions are being ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269070/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:43:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269070/scat/45419e6f687dd329 have posted an impressive 20% rise thus far in 2013, but the stock's current price is simply out of touch with reality. Bulls look to rising interest rates as a sign of future strength for the economy and for Citi, but they ignore the fundamentals of the market and of Citi's weak profit history. Even before the financial crisis, Citi struggled to create value for investors. Figure 1 ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269014/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:43:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269014/scat/45419e6f687dd329 N.V., for $950 million in cash consideration. Nielsen Expositions is an operator of business-to-business tradeshows in the United States, including several in the jewelry industry. With the closing of the sale, the company was ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269916/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:43:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269916/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Chrysler Group will formally respond Tuesday to the government's request for a recall of 2.7 million Jeeps that safety officials say pose too great a risk of fire in a rear-end ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269044/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:30 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269044/scat/45419e6f687dd329 "He's already stayed a lot longer than he wanted, or he was supposed to," said Barack Obama in an interview with Charlie Rose, after the PBS host asked the president whether he planned to reappoint Bernanke after his term expires on Jan. 31, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269043/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:30 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215269043/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:14am EDT * Fed's policy committee to start two-day meeting * CPI, housing starts data on tap * Futures up: Dow 31 pts, S&P 1.4 pts, Nasdaq 5 pts By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday, trading in a tight range ahead of the start of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting and before inflation and housing market ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271209/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:14:54 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215271209/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © Employees examine newly-made solar panels before boxing for shipment at a factory of Yingli Solar in Baoding, Hebei province August 2, 2012. REUTERS/Pillar ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268287/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268287/scat/45419e6f687dd329 CIA's venture investment fund . Alsop and Louie wanted someone to track startups across L.A. for them. In Banayan, a USC junior, they had found their man. Banayan has been given an enormous amount of responsibility for someone Alsop still calls a "kid," and he now faces the challenge that greets every new VC: closing. A year after signing with Alsop Louie, when I met him in Austin, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268670/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268670/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The growth in health care costs is typically used by insurers to set premiums, according to the report by PwC's Health Research Institute, which analyzed costs for the 150 million Americans covered by employer health care plans. "Health care cost increases continue to exceed overall growth in wages, but the gap appears to be shrinking," Michael Thompson, principal with PwC's ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268084/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268084/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Fortune 500 ) cut the ribbon earlier this month on the first bottling plant the company has had in the country since before World War II. But in rolling out its product, Coke found itself with a dilemma it seldom has: A lot of people didn't know what Coke ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267932/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267932/scat/45419e6f687dd329 FORTUNE--Automated trading has always been the preserve of the Wall Street elite. Banks and hedge funds used supercomputers armed with powerful algorithms programmed by PhD brainiacs to trade hundreds of stocks and currencies, making boatloads of money in a matter of seconds. Now, the same technology is coming to Main ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268671/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:42 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215268671/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The Serious Fraud Office, which prosecutes cases of complex fraud, said Hayes has been charged by police Tuesday with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud following its year-long investigation into the manipulation by banks and brokers of the London Interbank Borrowed Rate, or ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267899/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:32 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267899/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board displaying various countries' share prices outside a brokerage, in Tokyo June 14, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267109/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267109/scat/45419e6f687dd329 By Marja NovakLJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia's newly-established 'bad bank' expects to complete the first transfer of non-performing loans from its ailing state lenders on June 28, bank officials said on Tuesday, as the country races to avoid an international bailout.Billions of euros in bad loans held by Slovenia's biggest state banks are at the centre of speculation that the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267587/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267587/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Gaming and leisure group Genting Hong Kong has increased its stake in Australian casino owner Echo Entertainment.Genting HK bought almost 11.4 million Echo shares last week to increase its stake in Echo from 5.2 per cent to 6.6 per cent, Echo said in a market statement late on Tuesday.Genting Hong Kong is part of Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group, which has interests in gambling, power ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267586/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:32 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267586/scat/45419e6f687dd329 WASHINGTON (AFP) - Internet giant Yahoo! said in a letter to users that it has received up to 13,000 requests for information from US law enforcement agencies in a six-month period ending May 31.The letter titled "Our Commitment to Our Users' Privacy" was posted on the company's Tumblr page late Monday, and was signed by Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer and the company's top ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267575/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267575/scat/45419e6f687dd329 MADRID (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock market futures moved higher on Tuesday as investors waited on data expected to show a bounce-back for construction on new homes and consumer inflation that remains under control. The Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting also kicks ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266827/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:46 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266827/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The washbasin in Juana Alonso's bathroom is brand new, but no water comes out of the tap. No bulbs hang from the light fittings. The house is unfinished; no one was meant to be moving in -- but Juana couldn't wait. Along with dozens of neighbours, desperate victims of Spain's recession brought ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267458/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:35:36 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267458/scat/45419e6f687dd329 but the highest paid of all CEOs . Most of Ellison's pay ($90.7 million) comes from his stock grants. In June of 2011 he was given an option to purchase 7 million shares ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267588/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:28:37 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215267588/scat/45419e6f687dd329 U.S. exports to Myanmar are growing rapidly, following last year's move by the Obama administration to ease sanctions on the country after it transitioned to a more democratic government. Exports to the country in the first four months of this year have already outpaced the total for all of 2012, according to the State Department office in Yangon (a place the State Department still calls ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266851/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:28:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266851/scat/45419e6f687dd329 The federal housing department, which handles such things as emergency placements for the evicted and the newly homeless, is slated to shutter its office in the area within the next four months. It is among 16 field offices of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that will close as part of the agency's plan to trim costs ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266921/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:28:32 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266921/scat/45419e6f687dd329 For example, if you are still planning to spend significant time in your former state, you better limit it to less than 183 days. Why? Spending any more time there could mean you'll be treated as a resident of that state and therefore have to pay tax. And it's not just days spent in-state that tax authorities may scrutinize. They will look at a host of factors to see if you legally owe ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266881/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:28:28 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266881/scat/45419e6f687dd329 PARIS (AFP) - The EU car industry was again badly hit by weak demand in May when sales plunged even in the so-far resilient German market, monthly data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association showed on Tuesday.The British auto market was the only one in 26 of the 27 countries of the European Union to show an increase on a 12-month comparison.The association said that sales in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215265896/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:43:28 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215265896/scat/45419e6f687dd329 MADRID (Reuters) - Spain beat the top end of its targeted amount at a short-term debt auction on Tuesday, though financing costs jumped from previous record lows on investor concerns over global liquidity.The Treasury sold 5.04 billion euros ($6.73 billion) of 6- and 12-month bills compared to target range of 4 billion to 5 billion euros.The 6-month bill sold 1.09 billion euros at an average ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266146/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:43:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266146/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Reuters © U.S. President Barack Obama (unseen) announces venture capitalist Tom Wheeler to head the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Jason ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266170/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:43:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215266170/scat/45419e6f687dd329 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Adobe Systems Inc., FactSet Research Systems Inc. and La-Z-Boy ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215265851/scat/45419e6f687dd329 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215265851/scat/45419e6f687dd329