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FXstreet.com (London) - Nikkei gapped open nearly 80 points today taking cue from positive US markets. Investor confidence has been lifted with positive data streams recently, and business activity appears to be picking up. The Tokyo stock market has since traded at three month highs, testing resistance at 10500 points. Japanese Yen has considerable effects on the Nikkei due to its impact on exports. USD/JPY is currently trading at 91.70...  

The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen against the majors during Tuesday's trading session. Driving the dollar higher was a rise in existing home sales for the month of November and Final GDP numbers for the 3rd quarter that suggest the U.S. economy is improving. Economic News USD - Dollar Moves Higher on Positive Economic Data Yesterday's trading had the dollar climbing higher against a basket of currencies after data released from the...  

FXstreet.com (London) - EUR/JPY has traded to the downside in Asian trade today. Price action on the pair represents the warring between negative sentiment around sovereign debt in Europe and downside Yen movement. Yen has traded softer across the board in recent sessions as BoJ have reiterated that they ‘will not stand’ for continued strengthening of the Japanese currency.The pair currently trades at 130.69, 19 points down from the open...  

FXstreet.com (London) - In the previous Asian session the Nikkei closed with gains of nearly two percent, riding the wave of fresh investor confidence during the holidays. Today is a national holiday for the state of Japan, and as such the Yen is likely to trade quietly.The pair is currently trading at 91.76, down just 5 points from the open. Trading at near 2 month highs as we write, Yen weakness will comes at a good time, with BoJ facing...  

FXstreet.com (London) - The New Zealand Dollar has continued to trade weak in the early Asian trading. New Zealand GDP was released today, with the q3 figures coming in weaker than expected, at +0.2%. Markets players will have read this as weakness in the economy.The pair currently trades at 0.6987 against the Dollar, down just 2 pips. The pair traded in a down trend today after the weak GDP data of NZ and strong housing sales data in the US...  

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Globe and MailIBM suspends exec charged with insider tradingWRAL.comResearch Triangle Park, NC — Robert Moffat, the senior IBM executive arrested on insider trading charges Friday, has been placed on leave, IBM (NYSE: IBM) ...IBM's Moffat put on leave after insider trading scandalZDNetIBM Places Exec on Leave in Wake of Alleged Insider TradingPC WorldBusted: IBM Exec On Leave After Insider Trading ArrestPhone PlusMarketWatch -MyStateline.com...  

4-traders (press release)US Stocks Stay Near Highs On Optimism For Week's 3Q ReportsWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks remained near their high points of the session Monday afternoon as investors ...US STOCKS-Earnings optimism lifts Wall StreetReutersUS Stocks Add To Gains; DJIA Up 82, Led By Caterpillar, CITWall Street JournalUS STOCKS-Earnings optimism, Caterpillar boost Wall StReutersall 44 news articles »  

ReutersTREASURIES-Prices steady as stocks offset Fed statementForbesStocks continued to hold bonds back, however, trading about 1 percent higher on the day on high hopes for pending company earnings. ...Fed Statement on Repos Juices MarketsWall Street Journal (blog)Fed Begins Testing Triparty Repos For Liquidity ExtractionistockAnalyst.com (press release)TREASURIES-Little changed as stocks offset NY Fed statementForbesall 133 news articles »  

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News@NortheasternDow 10000: Stocks rise againCNNMoney.com"This is a liquidity driven rally and the market is probably going to keep moving higher over the next few weeks," said Tyler Vernon, chief investment ...Strong earnings drive stocks higher on Wall StreetDayton Business JournalAs the Dow Cracks 10000...Investment UDow Roars Past 10000TheStreet.comGlobe and Mail -WIBW -Times Onlineall 29 news articles »  

RTT NewsUS Stocks Extend Global Rally on Earnings as Dollar RetreatsBloomberg“It's very bullish for stocks,” said David Lutz, managing director of equity trading at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. in Baltimore. “A reverse repo is actually a ...US Stocks Start Higher; DJIA Again Climbs Above 10000Wall Street Journalall 22 news articles »  

Wall Street JournalIntel CEO Says Had No Knowledge of Trading ProbeWall Street Journals chief executive said the company had no advance warning or knowledge about the insider-trading investigation into Galleon Group, which has implicated an ...Raj Rajaratnam: Alleged Ringleader of Insider Trading CircusCBS NewsRajaratnam arrest spurs wider insider-trading probe: reportReutersGalleon Rap Song: Insider Trading Charges Renew Interest in RapWall...  

Washington PostStocks rise as earnings reports top expectationsThe Associated PressIn late afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 108.75, or 1.1 percent, to 10104.66, its highest level since Oct. 7 last year. ...European stocks rise on higher commodity pricesAFPStocks May Open Higher As Earnings Season Heats Up - US CommentaryRTT NewsStocks See Positive Week, Friday FadeFirst Coast NewsDaily Finance (blog) -Reuters India...  

US HOT STOCKS: IPCS, CIT, Motorola, EatonWall Street JournalStill, shares declined in recent trading on concerns about inventory and whether the recent momentum can continue. Meanwhile, Morgan Joseph cut its rating ...and more »