U.S. Stock Futures Fall as Europe Debt-Crisis Concerns Resurface
U.S. Stock Futures Fall as Europe Debt-Crisis Concerns Resurface
5 (Bloomberg) — US stock-index futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will decline for the first time this year, as concerns resurfaced that Europe's debt crisis may intensify. Futures on the S&P 500 expiring in March slid 0.7 …
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Debt?
Similarly, Ronald Reagan was able to build up the US defense budget sufficiently to fulfill JFK's pledge and bring down the "Evil Empire" of the Soviet Union. That was because the US debt-to-GDP ratio was at a post-World War II nadir of just over 40% …
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Cuomo Fixes Prolong NY Debt's Biggest Rally
The premium demanded by investors to hold the income-tax bonds reached its 2011 high of 55 basis points on Oct. 27, after US municipal-bond sales surged and as the state faced a $ 350 million midyear budget deficit and a $ 3.5 billion gap next fiscal …
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US EQUITIES WEEK AHEAD:Alcoa, JP Morgan Results; Electronics Show
As expected, the year's first round of US government debt supply will come next week, with the Treasury Department offering $ 32 billion three-year notes, $ 21 billion 10-year notes and $ 13 billion 30-year bonds. The auctions will be held Tuesday, …
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