Shift in Inflation Expectations Clouds Interest-Rate Outlook
Investors show growing doubt that the Federal Reserve will successfully spur inflation to climb back to its 2% target after running below that level for more than three-and-a-half years.The compensation that bond investors demand for expected inflation is edging lower as oil prices tumble and as the dollar rises, pushing down import prices. Central-bank officials, in turn, are watching this shift in inflation expectations carefully. If investors demand less compensation for future inflation, it ..>> view originalFoursquare Gets $45M And A New CEO To Build Out Enterprise Business
Foursquare has been a fantastic idea in search of a business plan for as long as it’s been alive. Efforts to monetize the platform via ads in its app (now apps) have not made the grade.Now, the last of the cool standalone Web 2.0 companies has a new hit revenue stream in its business and enterprise location services and it’s looking to capitalize on that with some restructuring and new funding.Foursquare has raised $45 million in equity financing. The Series E round is led by Union Square Ventur..>> view originalWhy clean energy is now expanding even when fossil fuels are cheap
Solar panels are seen in the Palm Springs area, California, in this April 13, 2015 photo. Reuters/Lucy NicholsonThis story has been updated.The latest evidence that 2015 was abreakout year for clean energyis in, and it’s particularly telling.In anew analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that 2015 was a record year for global investment in the clean energy space, with $ 329 billion invested in wind, solar panels, biomass plants and more around the world. (The number does not include invest..>> view originalS&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2016 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Petroamerica Oil Corp. Removed from S&P/TSX Venture IndicesS&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:The Plan of Arrangement between Petroamerica Oil Corp. (tsxvn:PTA) and Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (GTE) has been successfully completed. Petroamerica Oil shareholders will receive a combination of cash and shares of Gran Tierra Energy for each share held. The shares of ..>> view originalGoldman to Pay Up to $5 Billion to Settle Claims of Faulty Mortgages
More than seven years after the worst of the financial crisis, the Goldman Sachs Group has agreed to pay about $5 billion to settle claims from regulators over the firm’s role in marketing and selling faulty mortgage securities.The Wall Street bank announced the civil settlement with regulators and federal prosecutors after the close of trading on Thursday.Goldman, which is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 20, said the settlement would reduce earnings in that period by approxi..>> view originalEconomy expands, pay flat, Fed finds
The U.S. economy expanded across most of the country over the past six weeks as the job market showed strength that's failing to stoke broad wage gains, a Federal Reserve survey showed.The central bank's Beige Book economic survey, which is based on reports from late November to early January by regional Fed banks, showed that two of the 12 Fed districts posted "moderate" growth and seven described the expansion as "modest." Boston contacts were described as "upbeat," while the New York and Kans..>> view originalWhat JPMorgan's warning on oil means for banks
In this Wednesday, June 13, 2012, file photo, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.(Photo: Dimon has said JP Morgan is undergoing ìextensive changesî to its business practices, and that regulatory compliance is its top priority. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)NEW YORK--The crash in oil prices is creating a big headache for banks.JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, kicked off bank earnings season Thursday by warning of "stress" in energy loans amid falling oil price..>> view originalU.S. import prices fall 1.2% in December
Investing.com -Investing.com - U.S. import prices fell for the sixth straight month in December, as lowoil pricesweighed, official data showed on Thursday.In a report, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said import prices decreased by a seasonally adjusted 1.2% last month, compared to forecasts for a 1.4% drop. Import prices fell by 0.5% in November.Export prices declined by a seasonally adjusted 1.1%, worse than expectations for a fall of 0.5% and following a 0.7% drop a month earlier.EUR..>> view original
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