European stocks retreated after weak purchasing managers data out of China. HSBC’s Flash January Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for China came in at 49.6, down from last month’s final reading of 50.5 and at a six month low. Fears
The much anticipated Syrian peace conference got off to a rocky start on Wednesday in Montreux, Switzerland. US Secretary of State John Kerry started the talks off by calling for Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s removal from power. Syrian
Microsoft ( MSFT ) is slated to report its Q2 results in tonight’s after hours session, and analysts polled by Capital IQ are expecting the software giant to report a profit of $0.68 per share on revenue of $23.66