The announcement that both Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have set up plans to relocate their headquarters to England in the event of a Yes vote (as they would have to under European Union laws) may focus attention on the potential consequences for employment.
Soros wades in to Scotland debate
However, in any given year you might hear from a handful of stock market bears that earnings expectations are too optimistic. While they're probably right, it's almost certainly no reason to sell stocks.
Earnings Expectations Decline Throughout Any Given Year - Business Insider
Think about it. On average, earnings growth expectations fall throughout the year. Yet, on average, stocks go up throughout the year.
Earnings Expectations Decline Throughout Any Given Year - Business Insider
New data from EIA shows that new natural gas plant additions beat out solar in the first six months of the year. But there's a crucial segment of the market missing: commercial and residential solar projects of less than 1 megawatt.
New Solar Capacity Beats Natural Gas in the First Half of 2014 : Greentech Media
New European Union sanctions against Russia will be enacted tomorrow, while the EU also will lay out its conditions for eventually suspending the measures, three EU officials said.
EU to Pull Trigger on Russia Sanctions, Set Review Terms - Bloomberg
Over the last several years, anti-Fed "policy bears" have been warning about how the extraordinary steps taken to juice the economy would end in disaster. Some predicted surging interest rates. Some people predicted runaway inflation. And a lot of folks said that the Fed was murdering the dollar. Well, none of that has happened. And not only that, the dollar is one of the strongest currencies in the world.
This Might Be The Final Humiliation Of The Fed Haters - Business Insider
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, fresh from announcing a new batch of stimulus measures a week ago, urged governments to match the ECB's effort with investment and structural reforms to help the flagging euro zone grow.
Over to you, ECB's Draghi tells euro zone governments
Tesla’s planned 5-million-square-foot ‘gigafactory’ wouldn’t just be the biggest battery factory in the world. It would be one of the biggest factories in the world, period. But hours before CEO Elon Musk took the podium last week to tout the $5 billion facility came August sales numbers for electric vehicles and a spate of news stories about how U.S. interest for electric cars has stalled.
Why Musk Is Building Batteries in a Desert When No One Is Buying - Bloomberg
One morning in February, Japan’s government personnel department began an experiment in a nondescript building in a Tokyo residential area that could end up rewriting the rules of the nation’s powerful bureaucracy.
Tokyo Last-Train-Home Culture Under Fire as Abe Backs Women - Bloomberg