To peg or not to peg

The Financial Times answers the question (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/166e1cac-4c55-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html)Countries such as the UAE cannot simply…

Casino operator SJM to postpone Hong Kong listing to July 16

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd., the casino flagship of billionaire Stanley Ho, said Wednesday it will delay its…

Jon Friedman’s Media Web: ESPN has a problem

ESPN proclaims itself as The Worldwide Leader in Sports. This year, at times, it has deserved a new slogan: The Sports Leader in Embarrassment.Image:…

Monday Sector Strength

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Mark Hulbert: Corporate insiders didn’t sell into market’s decline in June

ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) — One of the most bearish signals that corporate insiders can send to investors is to sell their companies’ shares into…

Steve & Barry’s expected to file for Chap 11: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail chain Steve & Barry’s is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal…

China’s Shanghai Composite rises 3.5% to 2,912.65

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Hang Seng Index jumps 3.2% to 21,897.86 by late morning

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Hong Kong’s H share index soars 5.4% to 11,903.19

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For iPhone, the ‘new’ is relative

When the iPhone 3G goes on sale Friday, iPhone Mania will be considerably more muted than a year ago. That’s partly because the mystery is gone and…