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03:15 Netflix Inc. | 03:09

Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL, ISIN: US89628E1047) | 03:08

Pfizer Ltd. (BSE: 500680, ISIN: INE182A01018) | 02:57

Vale S.A. (BOVESPA: VALE5, ISIN: BRVALEACNOR0) | 01:06

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Recent Global Company News

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 03:15	Netflix Inc.	Netflix and Amazon: A Streaming Price War? When Amazon spins off its Amazon Prime streaming-video service into a standalone offering, it may be cheaper than Netflix's.	Investor place
28.01. 03:14	Facebook	Facebook to file IPO listing details The US social networking company is hoping to file details of the listing as early as Wednesday, the first indication it is close to its long-awaited public offering	Financial Times
28.01. 03:14	Yahoo	Why I'm Picking Up This 7% Yielder Now By Bret Jensen:I am getting cautious here after the recent run we have had in the last few months. One of the few areas I am still putting new money into is high-dividend stocks with reasonable valuations. One I really like at these price levels is New York Community Bancorp.…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 03:14	Facebook	Facebook IPO Is Nigh, Should You Buy?	Forbes
28.01. 03:12	Eastman Chemical	Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News Wall Street Breakfast Editors submit: By Yigal Grayeff and the Market Currents team Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia in $4.7B deal. Eastman Chemical (EMN) has agreed to acquire Solutia (SOA) for $4.7B, including debt, with the $27.65 a share deal representing a 42% premium to…	Seeking Alpha

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 02:50	Apple	Friday Apple Rumors: CEO Refutes Reports of Labor Abuse by Manufacturing... Amid reports of labor abuses among Apple's manufacturing partners in China, CEO Tim Cook refutes the accusations in an email to employees.	Investor place
28.01. 02:46	Starbucks	Why Starbucks Will Grow For Years By John Mylant: Starbucks (SBUX) is one of those household names that everyone knows. It has of lately been on a bullish run like few other stocks. We believe Starbucks will continue to grow at least another 20%. If you have yet to read on Starbucks, Takeover Analyst has a great…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 02:46	Apple	Dangdang: Next Amazon Or Next Apple? By Kevin Chen:In my last article, I mentioned the overwhelming popularity and high brand recognition of Dangdang.com (DANG). Many online articles and discussions in forums cover these topics. For example, an online consumer behavior and attitude survey (survey is in Chinese) for…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 00:31	Facebook	This Chart Makes It Really Hard To Believe In Efficient Markets... What is the efficient market explanation for the instant 19% surge in RenRen -- the so-called Facebook of China -- on the news that Facebook will be filing IPO papers wednesday. For what it's worth, we're aware that these secondary names always move around IPO events of a dominant player…	BusinessInsider
28.01. 00:23	Apple	THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple Heating Up The Enterprise According To New Studies... The Apple Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email. AAPL Up As Market Slides The market is heading south as core U.S. GDP slowed in the fourth quarter. Shares of AAPL, however, are up in a bumpy tech tape. Investors will continue to be focused on iPhone…	BusinessInsider

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 03:15	shenzhen stock	Viacom CEO Dauman's pay drops to $43M in 2011 (01-27) 15:54 PST NEW YORK, (AP) -- Viacom's Philippe Dauman led the list of America's top-paid CEOs in 2010 with an $84.5 million package, but that included stock bonuses for renewing his contract and he got just half...	SFC
28.01. 03:10	shenzhen stock	Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Deserves His $68.8 Million Paycheck Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz got compensation of $68.8 million in 2011. Meanwhile, SBUX stock is up 140% since January 2008. So he earned it.	Investor place
28.01. 03:09	shenzhen stock	4 Tech Companies Apple Should Consider Buying Now By Hawkinvest:Apple, Inc. (AAPL) has a huge cash hoard and with the company now generating billions of dollars each quarter, the cash on the balance sheet continues to grow. Apple has so much cash, that some analysts have noted it could bail-out Greece. As most investors know, cash…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 03:05	shenzhen stock	5 Tech Stocks To Avoid In 2012 By Investment Underground: By Chris Seabury During the last year unpredictability has been increasing for the major market averages. The main tool for gauging sentiment (i.e. the VIX) went from a high of 48.00 to the current levels (19.87). When this decline was happening the…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 03:00	shenzhen stock	Silicom: Multi-Year Growth Cycle Retains Traction By Growth Stock Insider:Silicom (SILC) reported good Q4 results. The company is the leading provider of high performance networking systems for computer servers, enabling multiple units to work together more effectively. Silicom added a second product line ("SETAC") a few years ago…	Seeking Alpha

Company	48h	7d
Apple	104	335
Facebook	63	128
Twitter	63	201
Google	45	174
Netflix Inc.	42	70
Caterpillar Inc	32	39
Starbucks	24	45
AT&T	23	30
Microsoft	23	92
Chevron	20	33
Illumina	18	39
Amgen	15	18
Motorola	15	26
Intel	14	71
Bank of America	12	51
Pfizer Ltd.	11	16
3M	11	19
Pfizer	11	16
Citigroup	11	34
Eastman Chemical	11	13

Brazil

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 02:57	Vale S.A.	Brazil: Currency Is Key for Vale Dealing with exchange rates is one of the things that makes trading in foreign stocks both exciting and complex. Last year Brazil led the way in complexity — and now the excitement may have a chance to catch up. It’s best to think of any non-dollar investment as a two-for-one trade. In…	Investor place
27.01. 14:28	Vale S.A.	Vale enlists ore transfer vessel to get round ban Brazilian mining group Vale has expanded the flexibility of its iron ore shipping operations, especially to mainland ports, after taking delivery of a ship that is capable of loading and unloading other ships at sea.	South China Morning
26.01. 22:55	Vale S.A.	With China shut, Vale iron ore ships head to Philippines Two of the world's biggest iron ore carriers are due to arrive in the Philippines for the first time next month, shipping data showed, as Brazilian mining giant Vale looks to use the country as an alternative base to reach Chinese ports, Reuters reports. China, the world's largest…	PortNews
26.01. 21:57	Vale S.A.	Brazil stocks rise on signal of further rate cuts LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian stocks climbed Thursday, finding strength from the central bank's indication that the country's key interest rate is likely to be further reduced. The Ibovespa equity index rose 1.8% to 63,581 after a holiday break in the previous session. The index…	Marketwatch
26.01. 02:12	Whirlpool S.A.	LG Electronics wins patent dispute with Whirlpool South Korea's leading consumer electronics maker LG Electronics said Wednesday that it has won a patent dispute against the Michigan-based home appliance maker Whirlpool over technology used in refrigerators.	China.org.cn

Company	48h	Last News
Vale S.A.	4	Gerrans leads Down Under as Valverde signals return Australian champion Simon Gerrans took possession of the Tour Down Under leader's jersey in a dramatic fifth and penultimate stage won by Spaniard Alejandro Valverde on Saturday. Heading into Sunday's 90 km race around Adelaide, Gerrans, of GreenEdge, is on the same time as Movistar…
TAM S.A.	0	Brasilien: Technisches Problem zwingt TAM-Airbus zur Rückkehr nach Paris Ein Airbus A330-200 der brasilianischen TAM Airlines brach am Dienstagnachmittag Ortszeit (24.) etwa 90 Minuten nach dem Start in Paris seinen Flug nach Rio de Janeiro ab und kehrte zum Flughafen Charles de Gaulle zurück. Die Maschine landete ohne Zwischenfälle, keiner der Passagiere wurde…
CPFL Energia S.A.	0	Top 10 Large Cap Stocks with Highest Upside: CPL, KGC, TLM, ENI, BAC, BHI, SLW, GG,... Below are the top 10 Large Cap stocks with highest upside potential, based on the difference between current price and Wall Street analysts' average target price. One Chinese company (BIDU) is on the list. CPFL Energia S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:CPL) has the 1st highest upside potential in this…

Date	News	Source
28.01. 03:00	Brazil: Investing In A Stable Democracy Growing Exponentially By Kevin Quon:Brazil is happening. Once a country badly governed with an economy that was prone to inflation, Brazil has turned itself around in a manner uncharacteristic of the developing world. In just a few short decades, the country is now a democracy running smoothly that's…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 02:57	Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world’s sixth largest economy	BusinessWeek
28.01. 02:50	2 Brazilians Heading Up and 2 to Avoid Emerging-markets valuations have made an extraordinary V-shaped move in the last six months, yet Brazil still looks almost as cheap as it did back in August. Believe it or not, a big Brazil fund such as EWZ (NYSE:EWZ) has rebounded only about 6% since late August, when the Bovespa had been…	Investor place
28.01. 00:53	ANALYSE/Carmignac: Gute Fundamentaldaten stützen viele Schwellenländer-Märkte MANNHEIM (dpa-AFX) - Viele Schwellenländer-Aktienmärkte dürften in diesem Jahr laut der Investmentgesellschaft Carmignac von stabilen Fundamentaldaten profitieren. "Die Inflation in China und Brasilien hat bereits ihren Höhepunkt erreicht und nimmt nun langsam wieder ab", sagte der Experte…	Finanztreff
27.01. 22:50	Petrobras suffers oil leak at Brazil tanker terminal Brazil's state-controlled oil company, Petrobras, suffered an oil spill at an offshore terminal in Brazil's far south, the Rio de Janeiro-based company's shipping unit said in a statement.The spill occurred at an oil unloading buoy in the Atlantic Ocean offshore of the city of…	PortNews

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Russia

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 01:06	Sberbank	Central bank ready to sell Sberbank stake The Central Bank of Russia says it hopes to sell its 7.6% stake in Sberbank sometime this year. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Deputy Chairman of the CBR, Alexei Ulyukayev says this would establish price...	Russia Today
27.01. 00:19	Sberbank	Gref advises Greece to leave Euro “A terrible end is better than an endless end,”says Herman Gref, a head of Russia’s banking giant Sberbank. "In my view, for Europe and for Greece the departure of Greece from the Eurozone would be significantly more...	Russia Today
26.01. 14:38	Sberbank	Standard Bank completes disposal of Troika Dialogue stake Standard Bank has sold its 36,4% investment in Troika Dialog, the investment banking group, to Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, for an upfront payment of $372m.	Business Day
25.01. 12:24	CTC Media, Inc	CTC Focusing on Local Programming CTC Media, the U.S.-traded owner of Russia's fifth-largest television channel, will stem ratings losses this year by switching to locally produced series that are less expensive to air than imported shows, according to Troika Dialog.	The Moscow Times
25.01. 12:23	Gazprom Neft	Troika Rates Smaller Oil Firms Better Smaller Russian oil companies such as Gazprom Neft and TNK-BP Holding are better buys than their bigger competitors, as they provide higher dividends and have better production prospects, according to Troika Dialog.	The Moscow Times

Company	48h	Last News
Sberbank	3	Gref Unworried by Protests Russia isn't in danger of a revolution from demonstrations against alleged fraud in parliamentary elections last month, and the government is "on the right track" in responding to them, Sberbank chief executive German Gref said.
CTC Media, Inc	0	CTC Focusing on Local Programming CTC Media, the U.S.-traded owner of Russia's fifth-largest television channel, will stem ratings losses this year by switching to locally produced series that are less expensive to air than imported shows, according to Troika Dialog.
Rosneft Oil Company	0	Rosneft More Than Doubled its Gas Reserves in 2011 The mean estimate of Rosneft's prospective recoverable hydrocarbon resources was 134 billion barrels of oil equivalent, three times as much as at the end of 2010.

Date	News	Source
28.01. 01:01	Renault-Nissan's electrifying future in Russia. When French car maker Renault spent $1 billion on a 25% stake in Lada maker Avtovaz in 2008 they soon thought they'd made a disastrous mistake as car sales plunged and forcing Avtovaz close to bankruptcy. Not any more.	Russia Today
27.01. 23:14	Ukraine, Russia “Doomed” to Gas Compromise - Yanukovych Ukraine hopes to find a solution to the gas dispute with Russia soon, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday in Davos at the World Economic Forum.	RIA Novosti
27.01. 23:13	2 Blown to Death by Hurricane A hurricane caused death of two women in separate incidents in the city of Novorossiysk in southern Russia on Friday.	RIA Novosti
27.01. 23:12	Businesses Get Flak for Opposition Support Businesses in Russia that lend support to the opposition are being subjected to harassment, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Friday.	RIA Novosti
27.01. 22:48	Ukraine, Russia to Launch 2 Dnepr Carrier Rockets in 2012 Ukraine and Russia will carry out two rocket launches under the joint Dnepr space program, head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine Yuri Alekseyev said on Friday.	RIA Novosti

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India

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 03:08	Pfizer Ltd.	Trius Therapeutics: Weakness Presents Opportunity By ScriptVolume:Trius Therapeutics' (TSRX) tedizolid is a novel and game-changing treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection ((ABSSSI)). Tedizolid is an intravenous and orally administered second-generation oxazolidinone used to treat serious gram-positive…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 02:51	Merck Ltd.	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Could See Huge Long-Term Gains By Scott Matusow:Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases worldwide. Its product pipeline includes Telaprevir (VX-950), a Phase III clinical trial product for the…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 02:49	Pfizer Ltd.	Earnings Preview: Pfizer to report on 4th quarter Pfizer Inc., which reports fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Tuesday, will tout two recent drug approvals, discuss a couple of other drugs awaiting approval and outline its revenue prospects ...	Yahoo Finance
28.01. 01:07	Siemens Ltd	Siemens Ag (SI) downgraded to Hold by Argus Argus rated Hold Siemens Ag (NYSE: SI) on 01/27/2012. Previously Argus rated Buy Siemens Ag (NYSE: SI) on 01/30/2009., when the stock price was $56.06. Since then, Siemens Ag has gained 70.48% as of 01/27/2012's recent price of $95.57. If you would have followed the previous Argus's…	GainersToday
27.01. 23:13	ABB Ltd.	Viking Line ferry to have ABB's energy management system ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide an energy management system for one of the world’s most environmentally-friendly cruise ferries, which is due to be delivered to Viking Line in 2013. The ship is being built in Finland at the STX Yard…	PortNews

Company	48h	Last News
Pfizer Ltd.	11	After-Hours Movers 01/23: (PLCM) (ACUR) (VMW) (WDC) Higher; (IDCC) (KSU) (WWD) Lower InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC) 15% LOWER; falls on news it will call off patent sale. On the conference call, execs seemed to cut off the Q&A session early, saying they had run out of time. Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) 14.9% HIGHER; reported Q4 EPS of $0.41, $0.12 better than the analyst…
Bank of India	5	India looks set to keep rates at four-year highs Indiaâ??s central bank will keep interest rates at close to four-year highs when it meets on Tuesday despite mounting anxiety over cooling growth in Asiaâ??s third-largest economy, analysts say. While other developing nations from Brazil to Indonesia have cut rates to shield their…
Siemens Ltd	5	Siemens: Analysten rechnen mit weniger Aufträgen Berlin (BoerseGo.de) - Die Analysten von Independent Research stufen die Aktien von Siemens weiterhin mit "Halten" ein. Das Kursziel wurde von 76,00 Euro auf 83,00 Euro angehoben. Der Industriekonzer..

Date	News	Source
28.01. 03:04	Oman refuses to change its decision on gas price hike Omifco ships nearly all of the urea it manufactures to India under an agreement the country has with the Oman government. The hike in gas prices will raise the cost of imports from Oman	Livemint
28.01. 02:58	Why art needs to speak a simpler tongue The India Art Fair is in full swing; and Delhi feels like it is at the centre of the universe. This is the trick that geography plays. When you are part of an event, part of its intellectual mindspace, you get drawn into its “reality distortion field”	Livemint
27.01. 23:07	India Ink: Image of the Day: January 27 Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar walks off the field after losing his wicket.	The New York Times
27.01. 23:06	India Ink: A Conversation With: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Salman Rushdie has "every right" to come to this country, Jaipur protestors were wrong, top Muslim leader says.	The New York Times
27.01. 23:03	India Ink: Five Questions for: Rana Dasgupta "Scare yourself," the author and Commonwealth Writers' Prize winner tells would-be writers.	The New York Times

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China

Date	Company	News	Source
28.01. 03:09	Trina Solar Ltd.	Solar Panel Makers See Demand Moving East By Dana Blankenhorn: America's natural gas glut is causing a re-think of demand patterns on the part of solar panel companies. Chinese panel makers like JA Solar (JASO), Trina Solar (TSL) and Yingli Solar (YGE) feel confident they will see a doubling of demand in their home market…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 02:46	Alibaba.com Limited	Dangdang: Next Amazon Or Next Apple? By Kevin Chen:In my last article, I mentioned the overwhelming popularity and high brand recognition of Dangdang.com (DANG). Many online articles and discussions in forums cover these topics. For example, an online consumer behavior and attitude survey (survey is in Chinese) for…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 00:31	Baidu, Inc.	This Chart Makes It Really Hard To Believe In Efficient Markets... What is the efficient market explanation for the instant 19% surge in RenRen -- the so-called Facebook of China -- on the news that Facebook will be filing IPO papers wednesday. For what it's worth, we're aware that these secondary names always move around IPO events of a dominant player…	BusinessInsider
27.01. 23:12	WuXi PharmaTech	Top 10 Best-Rated U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks: WX, KH, SSRX, XRS, CCIH, CHOP,... Below are the top 10 best-rated U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, based on the percentage of positive ratings by brokerage analysts. WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:WX) is the first best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 14 brokerage…	Cnanalyst
27.01. 23:05	CNOOC Ltd.	Uganda President: Tullow Asset Sale Deal Deadlocked Tullow's long-delayed deal to sell part of its assets in Uganda to Total and CNOOC is deadlocked due to a fresh row with the govt over stabilization clauses and the oil development plan.	Rigzone

Company	48h	Last News
CNOOC Ltd.	3	CNOOC Reveals 2012 Development Plan - Analyst Blog
Continental Holdings Ltd.	2	Options Activity Takes Off Ahead of Earnings from United Continental United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL - 20.70) has been popular on both sides of the options aisle this week, as traders roll the dice ahead of tomorrow's turn on the earnings stage...(Read More)
Baidu, Inc.	2	BAIDU - am Abwärtstrend gescheitert? Baidu.com - Kürzel: BIDU - ISIN: US0567521085Börse: NYSE in USD / Kursstand: 121,75 $Rückblick: Seit 2009 befindet sich die Aktie von Baidu in einem primären Aufwärtstrend der das Papier von ca. 10,00 $ auf das Allzeithoch bei 165,96 $ katapultierte. Momentan ist die Aktie jedoch in einen…

Date	News	Source
28.01. 03:00	Brazil: Investing In A Stable Democracy Growing Exponentially By Kevin Quon:Brazil is happening. Once a country badly governed with an economy that was prone to inflation, Brazil has turned itself around in a manner uncharacteristic of the developing world. In just a few short decades, the country is now a democracy running smoothly that's…	Seeking Alpha
28.01. 02:53	Davos turn eye to China's investments abroad Worries that Europe's slowdown would hurt stronger economies are overshadowing discussions at this week's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Attention turned Thursday to how China can help. • Davos grapples with bleak forecast	China.org.cn
28.01. 02:13	China: Gewinnwachstum der Industrieunternehmen schwächt sich ab Peking (BoerseGo.de) – In China hat sich das Gewinnwachstum der Industrieunternehmen verlangsamt . In den ersten elf Monaten des laufenden Jahres stiegen die Industriegewinne im Jahresvergleich um 24..	Börsego
28.01. 02:05	Aktien China schließen auf tiefstem Stand seit fast drei Jahren SCHANGHAI (Dow Jones) - Die Börse in Schanghai ist am Dienstag mit schwächeren Kursen aus dem Handel gegangen. Im Vorfeld des bevorstehenden Neujahrsfestes hätten viele Anleger eine vorsichtige Haltun..	Börsego
28.01. 02:00	Aktien China mittags behauptet - Aufwärtstrend ermüdet HONGKONG (Dow Jones) - Die Börse in Hongkong zeigt sich am Freitag nach fünf Handelstagen in Folge mit Kursgewinnen behauptet. Der HSI steht zum Mittag (Ortszeit) minimal im Minus bei 20.432 Punkten, ..	Börsego