Author: Andrew Horowitz

Empire Manufacturing Index: Contraction is Evident

This aint gettin’ any betta. That is for sure!

Manufacturing continues to slow in all regions. Aside from the recent uptick in Retail sales (backward looking), the remaining indications are that manufacturing will continue to slow as consumers have changed direction on their confidence of an economic recovery. Add that to...

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Euro Basis Swaps Nearing Crisis Levels (Chart)

Bloomberg had a very interesting story and a target to watch as the EuroZone crisis continues to roll along…

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — The premium European banks are paying to borrow in dollars through the swaps market is at the most extreme level since the credit crisis of 2008, signaling the...

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Search Engine Trends: Google (GOOG) Is Unbeatable

Once again…and with no surprise.

Google (GOOG) continues to dominate the search engine industry with a massive 65.1% market share.   Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft’s Bing (MSFT) come in a distant second and third place at 16.1% and 14.4% respectively.

It has now been confirmed that Google will be purchasing Motorola’s Mobility...

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The Week Ahead: What To Watch (Eco and EuroZone Details)

Next week will provide a wealth of information that the markets will digest. A slew of economic reports are due from the U.S. and Europe.

Note on the table that a YTD trend has been added on the right side so that it is easier to see how a particular datapoint...

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