Tag: United States
Wall Street opens with a moderate increase of 0.13 percent in the Dow Jones
Wall Street opened today with a moderate upward trend and a half hour after the start of the session the Dow Jones Manufacturers, the main indicator, rose by 0.13%, driven by better than expected results technology of Oracle. This index, which brings together thirty of the largest U.S. publicly traded companies, added 17.18 points at [...]
The U.S. Treasury yields all securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The U.S. Treasury gave all his titles tied to mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that he had bought during the crisis, said Monday the agency . The Treasury Department said in a statement that the state recovered 250,000 million dollars he spent on the operation and made a profit of 25,000 million [...]
Apple announces a distribution of dividends and repurchase shares of 45,000 million
The technology giant Apple today announced a plan to pay dividends in the fourth quarter of 2012 to its shareholders and to repurchase shares over three years to 45,000 million dollars. Apple, based in Cupertino (California), also indicated that the dividend on its shares, which circulated from the first of July this year, will be [...]
McDonalds and Carrefour apologize for scandal revealed by the China TV
The U.S. fast food firm McDonald’s and the French supermarket chain Carrefour apologized to Chinese consumers for alleged irregularities in the handling of food, revealed by the Chinese public television (CCTV) as today issued this chain. “Starting today, we will rectify the operations of more than 1,400 restaurants in China,” CCTV said the vice president [...]
The CPI in the United States increased 0.4 percent in February
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of United States rose 0.4 percent in February, its highest rate in ten months, in large part by the upward pressure of gasoline, has been reported today the Labor Department. Prices of gasoline, a major concern of Americans for their impact on the family economy, rose 6 percent in February [...]
Brent crude was up 0.70 percent to close at $ 126.22
A barrel of Brent crude rose 0.70 percent today to close at $ 126.22 on the London market, in response to data published today about an increase in U.S. retail sales in February, considered a sign of the economic recovery in that country. The North Sea oil, the European benchmark for April delivery ended at [...]
The Dow Jones closed with an increase of 1.68 percent
The Dow Jones industrials, a leading indicator of Wall Street, closed today with a strong increase of 1.68% to win back the mark of 13,000 points after learning the outcome of the meeting of the Federal Reserve. This index, which brings together thirty of the largest U.S. publicly traded companies, totaled 217.97 points to end [...]
The Fed keeps rates and claims that rising gas prices will be temporary
The U.S. Federal Reserve decided today to keep interest rates between 0 and 0.25%, and noted that the rise in gasoline prices will have effect only “temporary” on inflation. In the statement released after the meeting of the Fed Open Market, which runs the U.S. monetary policy, the entity has been reported that the economy [...]
Obama said that the rare minerals are vital and going to act against China at the WTO
U.S. President Barack Obama said today that the rare minerals, vital for the technology, are “too important” for the U.S. and industry, and therefore had to act against China before the World Trade Organization (WTO) . In an appearance before the cameras in the White House, Obama has justified the trade dispute began today by [...]
Porsche: the 2011 was the best year ever
Strong demand from China, Russia and the United States made the German manufacturer of luxury cars Porsche recorded in 2011 the best year in company history, with profits up 22%. Profits rose to 2,050 million with a turnover of 10,900 million, the company said in a statement. In 2011, Porsche sold 117,000 units of its [...]
