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Earnings season: Here's what we’ve learned 

What have we learnt from the recent reporting flurry? Societe Generale has put together a list of conclusions to be drawn from this earnings season.

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• • Putin, Poroshenko meet in bid to end Ukraine war

  • New Israel, Palestinians reach new Gaza cease-fire deal

  • France awaits new government in austerity row

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  • Mozilla taps India market with $33 smartphone

  • Pfizer/AstraZeneca: Ready for round 2?

  • Whoa London property millionaire? You’re not alone

  • Buffett greases $11B Burger King-Tim Hortons deal

  • WPP CEO: Russia sanctions will start to have an impact

  • Dollar stores find fans in Asian penny pinchers

  • Scotland's pro-independence leader steamrolls TV debate

  • Cool Ice to... rice? India's twist to the bucket challenge

  • Russia hikes inflation forecast, cuts 2015 growth

  • Geopolitics back in focus as S&P reaches for 2,000

  • Amazon snaps up video start-up Twitch for $970M

  • Ukraine & Russia talks: Don't get your hopes up

  • Hot Balmy Singapore contends with rising protests

  • Asia airlines enjoy demand, but where is the profit?

  • Ukraine parliamentary election set for October 26

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Europe News

Russian, Ukrainian leaders hold summit

• London property millionaire? You’re not alone
• France awaits new government in austerity row
• WPP CEO: Russia sanctions will start to have an impact
• Russia hikes inflation forecast, cuts 2015 growth
• Scotland's pro-independence leader steamrolls TV debate

Asia-Pacific News

India’s twist on the ice bucket challenge

• Dollar stores find fans in Asian penny pinchers
• Asia airlines enjoy demand, but where is the profit?
• Balmy Singapore contends with rising protests
• Indonesia grows protective of gas-rich islands
• Malaysia Airlines to cut about 25% of jobs: Source

Innovation Cities

Amsterdam's electrifying cars

• Is this the world’s most innovative city?
• Higher education: Tokyo's 50-story university
• Lessons in lighting: ambience for learning
• Malmö: Home of the invisible cycle helmet
• Barcelona is bringing 3-D printing to the masses

Emerging Europe

Euro zone can learn from us: Lithuania

• Ukrainian prime minister resigns
• Eastern Europe battles ‘Wild West’ image
• Ukraine leader pushes for tough action on Russia
• Serbia comes in from the cold with EU ambitions
• Polish central bank chief 'embarrassed' by leaks

Energy Future

10 countries hit hard by climate change

• Ten of the world's most sustainable buildings
• EDF Energy shuts down four UK nuclear reactors
• UK looks to fracking - Will it work?
• Sunny side up: World's staggering solar plants
• Australia drops carbon tax, emissions trading plans

CNBC25: Rebels, Icons and Leaders

The world's worst cities for travel

• Ready for a ride on a space elevator?
• Why America has a shortage of truck drivers
• Why today's transport stocks will still matter
• Why Wall Street is betting on infrastructure fixes
• The final frontier: Space travel for the masses

Best of CNBC

Will.i.am's friendship with royalty

• Forget passwords: This is the future of logging in
• More iPhone 6 images leak
• World's worst cities for travel ... now and later
• Superman comic fetches record-smashing $3.2M
• The final frontier: Space travel for the masses

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The challenges that Nok Air faces in 2014    

• Scentre CEO: Positive on Australia, New Zealand    
• Obama won't consider troops in Iraq: Pro    
• Asian airlines face heavy earnings week    
• Ralph Lauren goes high-tech    
• What is ISIS?    

Investing

S&P surges again, but can it stay there?

• Earnings season: Here's what we’ve learned
• 3 reasons advisors should court younger clients
• Skeptics seize opportunity to scare you: Cramer
• Geopolitics back in focus as S&P reaches for 2,000
• Once promising, 5 stocks give Cramer indigestion

Charting Asia with Daryl Guppy

Don't lose faith, the Dow uptrend is intact

• Are Aussie dollar bears right?
• Why more upside is in store for the S&P 500
• Is the dollar-yen uptrend a false dawn?
• Correction coming for Chinese stocks, chart shows
• Is gold on the verge of a breakout rally?

Technology

Mozilla taps India with $33 smartphone

• Use a Windows phone? Here's some good news
• These start-ups make your smartphone, smarter
• What your Facebook friends aren’t sharing online
• Amazon snaps up video start-up Twitch for $970M
• You'll NEVER believe what Facebook's doing now

Economy

Durables surge by nearly 23 pct in July

• Earnings season: Here's what we’ve learned
• US consumers get happier in Aug.: Conference Board
• US home prices slow down in June: S&P/Case-Shiller
• Fewer economists believe US policy on right track
• New US home sales slump to weakest since March

Finance

Muni bonds excluded from bank liquidity rule

• Early movers: BKW, BBY, AMZN, CVX, TWX, DIS & more
• Espirito Santo clan in 11th-hour borrowing spree
• S&P 2,000 signaling further gains (amid warnings)
• Can France pirouette?
• Burger King needs to pay up for Canadian conquest

Wealth

Suit up: China eyes luxe tailors

• Most expensive house (we could get into): Celina, TX
• Wealth gap widened over past decade: Report
• $900 for a cupcake? This one's topped with gold
• 5 wealthy families who lost it all
• Paul Ryan's new view on charitable donations

Commentary

Obama's magic number is 40

• S&P 2,000 isn't the top: Kenny Polcari
• Can France pirouette?
• Why S&P 2,000 milestone has Art Cashin unimpressed
• Kudlow: The Obama bank shakedown
• 7 things I miss about Wall Street: Ex-trader

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• Dollar rally takes a pause offers little support for Euro
  USD/JPY 103.96

   

  -0.07 -0.07%

  AUD/USD 0.9321

   

  +0.0029 +0.31%

  USD/SGD 1.2482

   

  -0.0011 -0.09%
  US Dollar / Japanese Yen FX Spot Rate
  
• Europe shares higher; Ukraine meeting in focus; WPP shares up
  DAX 9565.87

   

  +55.73 +0.59%

  FTSE 6812.85

   

  +37.60 +0.55%

  CAC 40 4384.16

   

  +42.05 +0.97%
  DAX Index
  
• Asia stocks fall as investors watch Ukraine; earnings in focus
  NIKKEI 15521.22

   

  -92.03 -0.59%

  SHANGHAI 2207.11

   

  -22.17 -0.99%

  HSI 25074.50

   

  -92.41 -0.37%
  Nikkei 225 Index
  
• S&P 500 furthers record rise above 2,000 amid data
  DJIA 17141.29

   

  +64.42 +0.38%

  S&P 500 2003.64

   

  +5.72 +0.29%

  NASDAQ 4565.60

   

  +8.25 +0.18%
  Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
• Gold bounces from 2-month lows, dollar caps gains
  GOLD 1284.80

   

  +5.90 +0.46%

  SILVER 19.465

   

  +0.107 +0.55%

  COPPER 3.2045

   

  -0.0135 -0.42%
  Gold (Dec'14)
  
• Oil claws higher after US data, extends win streak
  OIL 94.04

   

  +0.69 +0.74%

  BRENT 103.21

   

  +0.56 +0.55%

  NAT GAS 3.94

   

  +0.003 +0.08%
  WTI Crude Oil (Oct'14)
  
• US yields stay low despite data barrage
  US 10-YR YIELD2.3856

   

  -0.003

  GER 10-YR YIELD0.952

   

  -0.001

  JPN 10-YR YIELD0.499

   

  -0.003
  U.S. 10 Year Treasury
  
• Dollar rally takes a pause offers little support for Euro
  EUR/USD 1.3207

   

  +0.0016 +0.12%

  GBP/USD 1.6583

   

  +0.0006 +0.04%

  USD/CHF 0.915

   

  -0.0003 -0.03%
  Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate