10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell, March 20, 2012

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Advertisement Good morning. Here's what you need to know. Asian markets were mixed in overnight trading with the Shanghai Composite down 1.38 percent, dragged down by resource stocks and China's decision to raise fuel prices. Europe is sharply lower and U.S. futures are moderately lower. Tiffany posted Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.39 per share, on revenue of $1.2 billion. For the full-year, sales grew 36 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, 17 percent in Europe, and 15 percent in the Americas. China the world's biggest oil consumer is increasing gasoline and diesel prices by six to seven percent. This is the second price hike in two months and the biggest increase in 33 months. The decision will help refiners cut down on their losses. SocGen: Here is where the world is heading > BHP Billiton said that it is seeing signs that iron ore demand in China is flattening when it gave its presentation at the AJM Global Iron Ore & Steel Forecast Conference in Australia. This adds to concerns of a slowdown in China. Now here are 5 key slides from BHP Billiton's Presentation > UK consumer price index slowed to 3.4 percent year-over-year in February, compared with 3.6 percent in January. Prices of tobacco and alcohol offset the decline in the price of housing and household services. Amazon is buying Kiva Systems for $775 million in an all-cash deal. Kiva Systems specializes in developing robots for warehouses and the acquisition is expected to make Amazon shipping more efficient. Apple said it has sold over 3 million iPads since it launched on Friday, beating expectations of 2.5 million sales. This comes after Apple announced a $10 billion share buyback and a dividend of $2.65 per share. Housing starts for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Consensus is for a rise is housing starts to a 700k unit pace. Follow the release at Money Game > Walt Disney said the failure of John Carter would lead to as much as a $120  million loss on its film division. The company is expected to take a $200 million write down on the film. German PPI climbed 3.2 percent year-over-year in February, compared with a 3.4 percent rise the previous month. Producer prices climbed 0.4 percent month-over-month. UBS Answers: Who are the fittest countries in Europe > Bonus - Amanda Seyfried and beau Josh Hartnett were seen grocery shopping at Trader Joe's. Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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