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Syria Strike Big For Obama, Not So For Markets Say Experts
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 11:42am | 268Read More...Ben White, chief economic correspondent for Politico, and Zachary Karabell president of River Twice Research, talked about what steps are likely to occur in the Congressional debate over military action in Syria on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday morning. "The first thing that's going to happen is a...
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Benzinga's Options Outlook for the Week of September 2: Bulls and Bears Both Facing Difficulties
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 9:14am | 299Read More...Markets have been in utter chop, making it relatively difficult for both bulls and bears. Overall under the hood action has not been good at all. Not necessarily bearish, just plenty of indecision. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) are all hanging...
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Former Florida Congressman Robert Wexler (D) Analyzes Possible Action In Syria
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 11:09am | 277Read More...Robert Wexler, president of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, spoke on CNBC's Squawk Box Friday morning about the possible actions President Obama could take on Syria for the use of chemical warfare. Israel and the United Kingdom don't want to go into Syria, but the United...
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Brent Spikes On Possibility Of Military Action Against Syria
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 7:19am | 286Read More...As the likelihood of military strikes in Syria rose on Wednesday, Brent crude oil prices jumped to six month highs as investors worried about what that would mean for oil supplies coming from the Middle East. Brent prices rose to $115.72 at 7:45 GMT on Wednesday morning as investors waited for...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Monday, May 6
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 6:46am | 1003Read More...Futures Sightly Higher on Economic Data U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early pre-market trade following the strong employment report from the U.S. and better than expected services data from the EU. Notably, Japanese and U.K. markets were closed overnight. Top News In other news around the...
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Benzinga's 13 Themes for 2013
Friday, December 28, 2012 - 9:37am | 1413Read More...With 2013 just around the corner and most traders already closed up for 2012, it's time to look ahead to 2013. Some of the key events and market drivers next year can be foreseen and some may be somewhat speculative, but in all 2013 looks set to be another whip saw year, filled with continued...
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Oil Spikes After Reports Circulate That Syrian President Bashaar al-Assad Died
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 12:26pm | 252Read More...WTI Crude futures spiked early Monday on reports that a Russian official had tweeted that Syrian President Assad had been injured or killed today in a fight. The news of a potential break down of the country into full-blown civil war sent oil higher by about $1 per barrel. However, the Russian...
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Will Another Arab Spring Doom Middle East ETFs? (EIS, EGPT, GULF)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 9:13am | 755Read More...Last year, it was Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. This year it could easily be Syria, Qatar and other Middle East countries that bring about a sequel to 2011's Arab Spring. In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad has been fighting a seemingly uphill battle to keep his oppressive regime in charge. This week,...
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Ukraine May Have to Choose Between Russia and the IMF to Avoid Collapse
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 10:25am | 512Read More...Ukraine has found itself caught between a rock and a hard place, as the country's dwindling cash reserves could force it to make the tough decision of seeking support from either the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or Russia. Ukraine has found itself in a predicament because the country is...
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President Obama Makes Cautious Comments on War with Iran, Syria
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 2:31pm | 129Read More...Earlier, Obama spoke at a press conference and made cautious comments about the possibility of a war with Iran, noting that while the US does not want Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, war with Iran would have real consequences. Obama stated that those "beating the drums of war" over Iran should...
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Say Goodbye to Syrian President Bashar Assad
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 10:11am | 608Read More...There are more reports coming out of Syria that soldiers from the Syrian army continue to turn on Syrian President Bashar Assad. Many members of the Syrian military are joining the opposition against Assad's brutal crackdown and are turning their guns away from protesters and directly at the forces...
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How to Profit from Iran's Call for Peace Talks in Syria
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 9:15am | 582Read More...Syria's months long bloody crackdown against protestors has drawn the condemnation of many world leaders but the latest criticism comes from the country's closest ally, Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly said during an interview with a Portuguese television station that Syria...
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How to Profit from a Gaddafi Defeat
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 6:49am | 428Read More...Oil prices were falling on Monday as news broke that Rebel fighters were pouring into the Libyan capital of Tripoli in what seemed to be a final push to oust long time Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The market seems to be anticipating that Muammar Gaddafi's rule will soon come to an end...
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Internet Shut Down In Syria
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:05am | 48Read More...Business Insider reports (via Al-Arabiya) that, following Egypt's move to shut down the Internet out of fear of riots, Syria has decided to shut down the Internet as well.
