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Benzinga Market Primer, Thursday, December 27
Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 8:23am | 834Read More...Futures Flat on Debt Ceiling Fears U.S. equity futures were flat in early trading Thursday following a letter from Treasury Secretary Geithner to leaders stating that the debt ceiling would be breached on December 31 unless the Fiscal Cliff were to be avoided and the ceiling raised. Geithner has...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Monday November 26
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 7:30am | 880Read More...Futures Drop on Greek Uncertainty, Catalan Vote U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading as uncertainty surrounding Greece's disbursement of its latest payment grips markets. Greece has already agreed on the necessary cuts with the Troika to receive the payment, however the current debate is...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Wednesday July 25
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 6:49am | 669Read More...U.S. equity futures were flat early Wednesday after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) missed analyst estimates for only the second time in 39 quarters. Apple's stock fell 5 percent in overnight trading and dragged NASDAQ futures, of which it has a larger-than 10 percent weight, lower in tandem. However, Dow and...
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Spanish Yields Rise at Auction, 10-Year Bonds Reach Another Record High
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 10:32am | 463Read More...Spanish yields rose at auction Tuesday, driving yields on benchmark 10-year bonds to euro-era highs for a second straight day. At one point, yields on benchmark 5-year bonds were actually higher than those of the 10-year bonds. Spain auctioned bonds of both the 3- and 6-month maturity Tuesday....
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Spanish Yields Rise at Auction, French Yields Fall
Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 11:37am | 478Read More...Spanish yields rose at auction Thursday as fears grew that the banking bailout will become a liability on the country's balance sheet. The weak auctions of 2-, 5-, and 7-year bonds followed poor economic data on Wednesday that showed home prices falling more than expected in the second quarter and...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Wednesday July 11
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 7:23am | 607Read More...U.S. equity futures rose Wednesday after falling the day before. Increased clarity over the Spanish bank recapitalization plan has buoyed investor sentiment. S&P 500 futures rose 5.5 points and NASDAQ futures rose 9 points. Spain this morning has announced a new round of austerity measures...
