Negative rates leading to ‘day of reckoning’ fear on Wall Street

The reason anyone would buy negative-yielding debt is actually pretty simple: Because they have to. They are central bankers looking to help promote economic growth. They are insurance companies, pension funds and money managers who have to match liabilities with

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Big bank investors need to keep an eye on this metric, analyst says

With second-quarter earnings season on the horizon for major U.S. banks, investors should keep an eye on fixed income trading operations, Jeff Harte, a Sandler O’Neill analyst, said Monday. “The credit markets have been a lot more favorable and that

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NEET Phase (II) 2016: Important points to remember

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) Phase 2 for admissions to under graduate medical courses across the country. The examination is for 720 marks and has 180 objective type multiple choice

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IIT-Bombay students to wear khadi robes for convocation: Is government saffronising education?

IIT Bombay has chosen uttarias or khadi angavastrams, for its convocation ceremony of the passing out batch. The Indian Institute of Technology has placed an order for 3,500 convocation robes made of khadi cotton, inculcating the feeling of nationalism in

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Delhi University releases cut offs for entrances, admission in technical and social sciences course

Cluster Innovation Centre for University of Delhi has announced the qualifying marks of entrance exams for admission in B Tech (IT and Mathematical Innovation) and BA Honors (Humanities and Social Science). As per the official notification released: Qualifying marks is

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Seagate will cut 6,500 staff despite uptick in hard disk demand

hard disk drive from Seagate Credit: Seagate 1COMMENT John Ribeiro IDG News Service Jul 11, 2016 7:40 PM Seagate Technology will cut about 6,500 jobs worldwide, or 14 percent of its workforce, with most of the cuts in manufacturing jobs,

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Amazon Prime Day: We pick the best electronics, PC, and mobile deals

Bluntly put, Amazon’s Prime Day sale disappointed many last year. Touted as an event to rival Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Prime Day 2015 was defined by discounted products that failed to enthrall would-be buyers. On top of that, the

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The top features Windows 10 users want in the Anniversary Update

Windows 10: What users want If you’re still running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you probably have a good idea of what’s “wrong” with Windows 10—some of which may be the reason you haven’t upgraded yet. But time’s running out

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The LG Stylo has become LG’s budget phablet device for those who would like a Galaxy Note-like experience with LG’s own device featuring a dedicated stylus that stows away in the phone. The first Stylo came out last May and

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