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  1. Good morning - Madamme Monet

    by , 09-16-2014 at 06:59 AM
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    Madamme Monet and her Son, by Claude Monet

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  2. Twitter raised $1.8 billion in the convertible bond offering it announced earlier in the week, up from the $1.3 billion

    by , 09-16-2014 at 03:06 AM
    Twitter taps the debt markets, announces convertible bond offering.

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    Friday morning Twitter TWTR -1.01% said it raised $1.8 billion in the convertible bond offering it announced earlier in the week, up from the $1.3 billion it planned to raise as the deal met with robust demand. The five-year tranche of the offering, with notes due in 2019, carried a 0.25% interest rate, while the seven-year 2021 notes bear 1% interest, payable semi-annually ...
  3. Weekly Trading Forecast: Key Event Risk and Volatility Ahead

    by , 09-15-2014 at 06:46 PM
    Dollar’s Longest Run in Half a Century Hinges on Fed Decision
    Dollar momentum looks self-sustaining, and few things seem as if they could curb this move much less reverse it decisively. But, it just so happens that one of the most capable fundamentals cues is dead ahead.

    Euro Faces Volatility as External Factors Compound Onset of TLTRO

    The operative question for the Euro going forward is whether this precedes a period of consolidation before a reinvigorated push ...
  4. U.S. Industrial Production Unexpectedly Edges Down 0.1% In August

    by , 09-15-2014 at 05:43 PM
    With manufacturing output falling for the first time since January, the Federal Reserve released a report on Monday showing that U.S. industrial production unexpectedly decreased in the month of August.

    The report said industrial production edged down by 0.1 percent in August after inching up by a downwardly revised 0.2 percent in July.

    The modest drop came as a surprise to economists, who had expected production to climb by 0.3 percent compared to the 0.4 percent increase ...
  5. Apple Hits New Record With Over 4 Million iPhone 6 Preorders, Miss America and Seahawks - the news for today

    by , 09-15-2014 at 04:03 PM
    The Apple Watch may not be out yet, but the new iPhone models look like bonafide hits.

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    On Monday, Apple announced a record number of preorders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with over four million devices sold in the first 24 hours. That’s double the number of orders placed in the first day the iPhone 5 came out two years ago.

    Apple is counting on the new, larger phones — iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch screen, while the 6 Plus ...