Trouble Abroad and in the Markets, (MWW, F)

The continued trouble in Cairo has had a negative impact on stock markets around the globe. The long term situation there, and in many neighboring nations, remains uncertain. In the US, increasing bond rates are showing the signs of anticipating the possibility of inflation in the future. Meanwhile, as some companies announce promising earnings, others, such as Monster Worldwide Inc (MWW) and Ford (F) are seeing dramatic losses in the market due to poor performance.

Word on the Street

• Bond markets seem to be signaling possible inflation in the future.
• A man was sentenced to 2 years jail time for attempting insider trading at Walt Disney Co (DIS).
• The turbulence in Egypt is causing turbulence in world stock markets.
• Monster Worldwide Inc’s (MWW) shares fell 22 percent.
• After failing to meet analyst expectations, Ford (F) shares fell more than 13 percent.
• Microblogging service Tumblr is growing by a reported 250 million impressions a week.
• Google (GOOG) is reportedly showing display ads in some Gmail accounts.

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