DOW RALLIES TO NEW POST-CRISIS HIGH: Here's What You Need To Know, February 12, 2013

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Advertisement The Dow continues its epic rally. First the scoreboard: Dow: 14,018, +47.4, +0.3 percent S&P 500: 1,519, +2.4, +0.1 percent NASDAQ: 3,186, -5.5, -0.1 percent And now the top stories: It was another very quiet day for market moving economic data and earnings announcements.  But stocks staged a nice little rally. To recap, the Dow closed at its all-time high of 14,164 on October 9, 2007.  The S&P 500 hit its all-time high of 1,565 on that same day. In encouraging news out of Washington, the U.S. posted its first January budget surplus in five years.  According to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement, the surplus came in at $2.88 billion in January.  Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were expecting a deficit of $2.0 billion.  Some of this is likely due to the expiration of the payroll tax cut.  Nevertheless, it was still a surprise. In other market news, the yen surged today.  Earlier today, the G7 made what appeared to be a benign comment about how exchange-rates should be determined by markets.  But the FX markets moved when the G7 came back with a statement saying that their earlier statement was misinterpreted.  In fact, the G7 said that it is concerned about excessive yen moves. Don't Miss: How The Most Ambitious Auto Venture In A Century Nearly Collapsed And Then Came Back From The Dead > 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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Amazon Has The Best Reputation Of Any Company In The U.S.

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Amazon Has The Best Reputation Of Any Company In The U.S. Amazon has the best reputation of any company in the U.S., according to this year's Harris Interactive survey of 14,000 people. It just narrowly edged out Apple to take the top spot, making a big jump from its ranking last year. Robert Fronk, EVP of Harris' Reputation Management service says in a release, "Our results show that Amazon has managed to build an intimate relationship with the public without being perceived as intrusive." (This sounds like a shot at other companies like Facebook.) We'd also add that Amazon is a company that seems to be on your side. It makes cheap tablets, offers free shipping, and its Prime service a really great value. Apple, which is great for consumers, is still seen as a company with high prices trying to make loads of money. Amazon is seen as a better friend of the consumer on the value side. Read » Also On SAI Today: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer: I Think About Replacing Our CFO All The Time Apple Stores Get Almost As Many Visitors As Disney Theme Parks Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: The Beginnings Of Second Screen Commerce CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Disappointing Quarter In Context CHART OF THE DAY: Where LinkedIn's Money Comes From 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 SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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