A Blogger: Aug 9, 2012

Thursday, August 9, 2012

The Top Ten Stocks for Thursday, August 9

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Betty Liu, Dominic Chu, Josh Lipton and Sheila Dharmarajan report on today’s ten most important stocks including Cisco, Manchester United and E*Trade. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."

Stocks Moving Higher as Crude, Metals Climb

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports that U.S. stock markets are moving higher while metals and crude are seeing gains on the latest weekly jobless claims that showed fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week than the week before. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers."

Gold, Oil Diverge From Commodity Producer Stocks

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- In today's "This vs. That," Bloomberg's Alix Steel reports on the divergence in price between gold and oil and the stocks of the companies that produce them. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."

Golden pay day for Olympic athletes (2:56)

Aug 9 - Olympic gold medalists look to cash in on their London 2012 success as companies eye them for lucrative sponsorship and endorsement deals. Ciara Sutton reports

Streaming: The Future of the Music Industry | Shift

Published on Aug 7, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

Streaming music online with a subscription instead of buying it - some say that's the future of the music market. Music streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio and Deezer offer a new and legal way to listen to music via the internet without purchasing an entire album. But streaming is not without controversy.

08/09/2012 LATEST BUSINESS BULLETIN

Published on Aug 9, 2012 by france24english

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07/28/2012 EUROPE DISTRICT

Published on Aug 9, 2012 by france24english

A monthly magazine presented by Christophe Robeet about the countries hoping to join the European Union.

Food crisis warning as prices surge

Published on Aug 9, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ The United Nation's food agency is warning the world could face a drought-fuelled food crisis of the kind seen in 2007/08.

Food prices surged in July after falling in the previous three months and the UN says they could rise further.

It is particularly worried about the effects of countries restricting exports.

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Oil rises on stimulus hopes and supply problems

Published on Aug 9, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Brent crude oil was up for a fifth straight session on Thursday - above $112 a barrel.

The main reason - investor hopes for more stimulus measures by China to boost its slowing economy.

That would increase demand by the world's second largest oil consumer.

Other factors include a recent fall in US crude inventories, supply disruptions from a storm in the Gulf of Mexico, lower North Sea output and Middle East tensions.

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Lower China factory output prompts stimulus hopes

Published on Aug 9, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ China's factory output growth slowed unexpectedly in July.

It was the weakest in more than three years hit by the effects of the eurozone debt crisis and a sluggish recovery in the United States.

Economists now expect further interest rate cuts and other stimulus measures from the Beijing government to support an economy that has seen growth sliding for the last six quarters.

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