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BOSTON (TheStreet) - The European Central Bank's next long-term refinancing operation (LTRO) leads your quick fix of company, market, economic and investing news for Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Tuesday's 5 Biggest Stories
Everyone loves liquidity. Banks are now expected to
borrow 1 trillion euros
under the next LTRO program by the ECB. This, however, isn't expected to fix the banks.
A German-led pact calling for
fiscal discipline
gains approval in Europe in the first step towards a fiscal union. Supposedly.
Another European Union summit, another round of
frustration over Greece's debt situation
. Just wait until they hear about Portugal.
Eurozone unemployment
hits a new record in December, even as Germany's unemployment rate falls.
It's primary day in Florida. Does
Newt Gingrich
have enough in him for another comeback if he loses today to Mitt Romney?
Washington Post
Company News
Radioshack
(RSH)
shares get smacked after the retailer issues a warning on fourth-quarter profitability.
UPS
(UPS) - Get Report
, out with results this morning, could see added momentum.
Everyone will be watching
Amazon.com
(AMZN) - Get Report
tonight for Kindle Fire sales figures.
Apple
(AAPL) - Get Report
names a new head of retail to replace Ron Johnson.
Investment Strategy
Boring old
Eli Lilly
(LLY) - Get Report
is actually a very healthy dividend payer.
How
ETF performance
is shaping up one month into 2012.
Odds and Ends
Snoop Dogg endorses...
Ron Paul
?!?!
For your Tuesday music video, I decided to go the classic rock route. Here's
Boston
doing their best cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
-- Written by Robert Holmes in Boston
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