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Prieur du Plessis submits: The video clips below provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead.US: A slew of data, and earningsComplete Story »

Prieur du Plessis submits: The video clips below provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead. US: Anniversaries A year ago and ten years ago, stocks hit a low and a high, respectively, and MarketWatch is looking back as well as forward. There will be another round of retail data and some action in currencies and commodities.Complete Story »

Market Blog submits:

Boeing Co.’s new 787 Dreamliner has been anything but a dream for investors. Delay after delay has sapped the confidence that the aerospace company can make headway against rival Airbus – and it shows in Boeing’s (BA) share price. From its high in mid-2007, the stock has slipped 54 per cent, even after the rebound earlier this year. That performance is about 20 percentage points worse than the S&P 500 over the same period. And it is about 18 percentage points worse than the performance of the European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company (EADSF.PK) (or EADS, the owner of Airbus) in U.S.-dollar terms.Complete Story »