World markets
| Shanghai | 2,305.11 | +5.13 (0.22%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,381.02 | +20.21 (0.13%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,366.37 | -126.66 (-0.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,383.05 | +6.00 (0.07%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,803.87 | +48.24 (0.71%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,821.65 | -2.85 (-0.10%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,036.18 | +13.33 (0.33%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,789.74 | +176.69 (1.40%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,180.10 | -28.90 (-0.55%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,111.61 | -112.37 (-0.56%) |
| KOSPI | 1,981.09 | -1.34 (-0.07%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.01% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 6 Month | 0.06% | -0.01 (-14.29%) |
| 2 Year | 0.23% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 5 Year | 0.82% | -0.02 (-2.38%) |
| 10 Year | 1.93% | -0.04 (-2.03%) |
| 30 Year | 3.14% | -0.04 (-1.26%) |
Apple chief Tim Cook defends tax practices and denies avoidance
Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, mounted an emphatic and unapologetic defence of the US technology group's tax practices, as US senators quizzed him on congressional charges that the company avoided billions of dollars in taxes on international profits.
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Jamie Dimon, the chief executive and chairman of JPMorgan Chase. Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated PressJamie Dimon, the chief executive and chairman of JPMorgan Chase.
KPMG resigned as Herbalife's independent auditor last month after discovering that one of its partners was providing illegal stock tips to a friend about the auditing firm's clients, including Herbalife (HLF).
Stocks edged higher on Tuesday, with Home Depot at a record high and buoying the blue chips, while investors awaited Congressional testimony from the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, on Wednesday.
By Wanfeng Zhou. NEW YORK | Tue May 21, 2013 1:26pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell against the euro on Tuesday after St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard dented expectations the U.S.
Carnival Corp. continues to battle stormy seas, the cruise giant revealed. It lowered its 2013 earnings forecast Monday afternoon, acknowledging that bad publicity and reduced ticket prices have taken a toll on its bottom line.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| EGLE | Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. | 0.17% | 91.67M |
| EXM | Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd | 3.37% | 57.82M |
| EAC | Erickson Air-Crane Inc | 2.77% | 264.20M |
| EGL | Engility Holdings Inc | -1.22% | 418.68M |
| ONTY | Oncothyreon Inc (USA) | 0.00% | 114.43M |
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| Energy | +0.45% |
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| Financial | +0.07% |
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| Healthcare | +0.86% |
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| Services | +0.34% |
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| Technology | +0.02% |
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| Transportation | +0.30% |
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| Utilities | +0.03% |
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