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India could be first BRIC nation to lose credit rating

Standard & Poor (credit agency) said today that India stood a real chance of becoming the first BRIC nation to lose its investment grade status, which would send the rupee and stocks even lower than they already are.  The BRIC … Continue reading

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Stocks look for strongest January this century

Despite dissapointing U.S. housing and manufacturing growth numbers, stocks are on track to finish with the best January in the 21st century.  Overall it would be the best January report for the S&P and Dow since 1997 and best for … Continue reading

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Europe faces possible S & P downgrades

Several reports state that several countries in the eurozone countries are in danger of being downgraded by the credit rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P).  If a downgrade did materialize, countries such as Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and … Continue reading

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