Latest financial news http://financemarketsnews.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:16:01 -0500 60 Initial jobless claims (week ending 12/24) up 15,000 to 381,000. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Continuing claims (week ending 12/17) 3.601M vs. 3.567M prior week. Stock Market/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:35:45 -0500 S.Korea November industrial output +5.6% Y/Y, -0.4 M/M. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:43:49 -0500 €452.034 BN parked in ECB deposit facility, new all-time high. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ €6.225 BN borrowed using overnight loan facility. First covered bond purchase programme total now €59.004 BN. 2nd covered bond purchase programme total now €3.095 BN. Stock Market/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:27:00 -0500 Iran threatens to stop gulf oil if sanctions widened. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/commodities/ Commodity Market/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:16:56 -0500 Appeals Court agrees to hear Bank of America appeal on $8.5BN mortgage settlement. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:09:28 -0500 Westmoreland shares rose after agreeing to buy Chevron Mining's Kemmerer mine. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:05:57 -0500 Estimate a total Q4 2011 sales increase of 3.5% to 4.5%. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:39:13 -0500 Italian 10-year bonds remain at 7 percent. Up 0.041 to 7.025%. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:37:52 -0500 S&P/Case-Shiller home price data fell in October. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ 10-city composite fell 1.1% in October vs. September 2011. 10-city composite fell 3.0% in October 2011 vs. October 2010. 20-city composite fell 1.2% in October vs. September 2011. 20-city composite fell 3.4% in October 2011 vs. October 2010. Only 2 city to post positive annual returns: Detroit and Washington D.C. Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:30:16 -0500 Sony agrees to sell LCD venture to Samsung for $940mn. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:18:08 -0500 Italy to auction €8.58bn in bills, bonds this week. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:14:49 -0500 US holiday sales expected to rise 3.8% this year to $469.1 BN. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:07:12 -0500 Asian markets post losses in thin trade, await US data. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ Shanghai composite hit 3-year lows on liquidity worries, down 23.90480, or 1.09%, to 2,166.2052. Sensex down 93.58, or 0.59%, to 15,877.17. Kospi down 14.68, or 0.79%, to 1,842.02. Taiex down 7.55, or 0.11%, to 7,085.03. Nikkei 225 down 38.78, or 0.46%, to 8,440.56. Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:52:18 -0500 Brent rises on Nigeria, Syria concerns. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/commodities/ Light Crude Feb2 down 0.05, or 0.05%, to 99.63 dollar per barrel. Brent up 0.17, or 0.15%, to 108.13 dollar per barrel at this time. Commodity Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:19:55 -0500 Euro hold above 11-month low. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/currencies/ Euro/Dollar up 0.0010, or 0,08%, to 1.3069 at this time. Currency Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:09:59 -0500 EDF signs preliminary agreement to buy Italy's Edison. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/stock-market/ EDF to hold 80.7% of Edison after deal. Stock Market/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 China-Japan agreement to use their currencies for trade seen boosting Yuan's global profile. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/currencies/ China will see 9.1% growth in 2011, 8% growth in 2012. Currency Market/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:07:38 -0500 Oil prices jump on Iran's military exercises in strait of Hormuz. http://financemarketsnews.com/news/commodities/ Commodity Market/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:18:32 -0500