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Manufacturing data coming out of the United States shows that manufacturing production slipped for the first time since 2009. News of the falling economy caused a strong reaction by investors. Although the euro still fell against the greenback, the dollar has had a tough time during Monday’s trading session. During the day’s trading...

The euro closed at 1.2381 against the dollar today as early optimism about the euro fell. On Friday, the euro had closed at 1.2498 amid hope over the 100 billion euro bailout deal with Spain. After Spanish bonds were dropped just a notch above junk status, caution prevailed in the marketplace.

Investors are currently uncertain about...

United States stocks fell in their worst weekly decline of the year to date. Facebook stock in particular fell significantly after its broken IPO. As investors pulled their funds from Facebook, they placed their investments into other technology stocks.

Facebook stock deputed at $38 on Friday. After this initial offering, the...

As pessimism mounts, investors are exercising greater caution when dealing with companies and stocks within the European Union. At 7:30 last night, political parties within Greece had still not managed to reach a consensus. Over in Spain, thousands took to the streets to protest the government’s austerity plans. In Germany, Merkel’s...

Amid recent reports of errors and astonishing losses, JPMorgan Chase’s shares have fallen over 9 percent. The company recently reported their losses to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. So far, those involved in the case believe that the failed hedging strategy could end up costing the bank at least $1 billion....

International Airlines Group has now inked a deal to sell the regional division, BMI to Sector Aviation Holding. The total cost of the sale comes to a total of £8 million and save the company a total of 330 jobs. The International Airlines Group is the parent company of British Airlines. As a result of recent...

After sustaining losses totaling €6 billion in 2008, courts have recently ordered that more than 100 investment bankers in London receive their bonus. The backdated payments are to total at total of €50 million for the bankers. Individual bankers will receive as much as €2 million apiece.

Commerzbank bought...

After recent discussions of bailout options, Spain is forcing its banks into a recapitalization plan. All of the banks involved in this new program must set aside billions of extra euros to soothe lender’s fears of a default or Spanish credit crisis. The new plan will mostly protect investors with property loans and forms a pillar...