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Goldman’s Blankfein Gets a Break – ABC News
Goldman's Blankfein Gets a BreakABC NewsEarlier this month, JPMorgan announced a surprise $2 billion trading loss, which has bolstered the banking industry's critics but also taken pressure off Goldman. Last week, police with guns stood guard o...
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UK Retail Sales Fall Most in Two Years on Rain Effects – Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.ukUK Retail Sales Fall Most in Two Years on Rain EffectsBloombergMay 23 (Bloomberg) -- UK retail sales fell the most in more than two years in April as record rainfall reduced demand for clothing and fuel sales plunged. Sales including aut...
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Dollar Falls Vs Yen As BOJ Holds Steady – Wall Street Journal
Yahoo!7 NewsDollar Falls Vs Yen As BOJ Holds SteadyWall Street JournalBy TAKASHI MOCHIZUKI TOKYO–The dollar fell against the yen on Wednesday in Asia as the Bank of Japan's wait-and-see stance disappointed some short-term traders who had position...
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JPMorgan sued over employee retirement plan losses – Reuters
CBS NewsJPMorgan sued over employee retirement plan lossesReutersBy Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a lawsuit brought on behalf of employees whose retirement holdings fell in value after the largest US bank reveal...
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JPMorgan sued over employee retirement plan losses – Chicago Tribune
JPMorgan sued over employee retirement plan lossesChicago Tribune(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a lawsuit brought on behalf of employees whose retirement holdings fell in value after the largest US bank revealed a surprise $2 bil...
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Revived focus on regulation after JPMorgan loss – The Associated Press
Sydney Morning HeraldRevived focus on regulation after JPMorgan lossThe Associated PressBy MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer – 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators and lawmakers are renewing the focus on financial regulation in the wak...
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Revived focus on regulation after JPMorgan loss – BusinessWeek
CBS NewsRevived focus on regulation after JPMorgan lossBusinessWeekBy MARCY GORDON Federal regulators and lawmakers are renewing the focus on financial regulation in the wake of a multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. News of the...
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Spanish banks don’t need European rescue: PM – Full Story
Spanish banks don’t need European rescue: PM (via AFP) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he did not believe that Spain’s banks would need rescuing by Europe. “I don’t think so,” Rajoy told journalists on Saturday after arriving in Chicago to take part in a two-day NATO summit, expressing surprise after French President Francois...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ rallies on risk recovery, inflation surprise – Reuters
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ rallies on risk recovery, inflation surpriseReuters* C$ hits session high of C$1.0139 vs US$, or 98.63 US cents * 2-yr bond yield climbs after stronger-than-expected inflation * Total inflation 2.0 pct annually By Claire Sibonney TORO...
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Big investors bought JPMorgan shares in 1st qtr | Reuters
May 15 (Reuters) – Noted investors including mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments and hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman bought shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co in the first quarter, just before the stock was rocked by revelations of a surprise $2 billion trading loss… Boston-based Fidelity, one of the largest managers of U.S. mutual...
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India inflation posts surprise 7.23 percent jump (via AFP) Full Story
India inflation posts surprise 7.23 percent jump (via AFP) India’s inflation unexpectedly accelerated in April to over seven percent as food bills soared, data showed on Monday, diminishing chances of swift interest rate cuts to boost a stumbling economy. The closely watched Wholesale Price Index rose to 7.23 percent in April from the same...
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India Inflation Accelerates – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalIndia Inflation AcceleratesWall Street JournalBy ANANT VIJAY KALA, NEW DELHI – India's inflation accelerated to 7.23% in April from a year earlier, and up from 6.89% in March, as prices of most commodities rose, adding to conce...
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MSG 3Q Net Jumps 63% On Arena Renovations, Ticket Sales – Wall Street Journal
Hollywood ReporterMSG 3Q Net Jumps 63% On Arena Renovations, Ticket SalesWall Street JournalBy William Launder Madison Square Garden Co.'s (MSG) fiscal third-quarter profit gained 63% as the surprise sensation of the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin...
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Economists Surprised Again By Unemployment Claims, Should Not Have Been
The mainstream media proclaimed an unexpected “beat” of the first time unemployment claims number today. The fake, seasonally fudged number dropped to 358,000 in the week ended February 4. According to Bloomberg, the consensus of economists’ expectations was for 370,000. Aside from the fact that whether economists get a forecast right or not seems...
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Treasury Running Out of Cash, Announces 64-Day CMB In Addition To Usual Weekly Bill Offerings
Apparently seeing revenues falling well short of forecasts, the US Treasury today announced a surprise $20 billion Cash Management Bill (CMB). This bill was not included in the TBAC (Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee) forecast schedule posted just last week. The simultaneously announced regular 6 month bill was $1 billion above the TBAC forecast. Here...
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Byron Wien’s Surprises of 2012
Byron Wien, vice chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners, today published his list of surprises for 2012 -- following a 25-year tradition he began while still chief U.S. investment strategist at Morgan Stanley.
Byron defines a "Surprise" as an ev...
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How much longer?
Will they paint this tape until year end,or will a surprise appear to burn the bulls?
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Run on William the Gross Funds
Bill Gross's PIMCO Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, keeps shrinking as investors look to put their money with some of his competitors.
PIMCO did not immediately return calls or emails seeking comment.
Gee, what a surprise.
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Europe Friday: Over promise, Under Deliver Again?
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Europe Friday: Over promise, Under Deliver Again?
by CalculatedRisk on 12/08/2011 11:51:00 PM
The ECB disappointed today, and the EU will probably under deliver again tomorrow.
The following is no surprise - no one expe...
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Waxing wave
Early openers lifted by a king tide: Kiwis +0.4%, Aussies +2%, Nikkers +2.4% and Sth Korea +3.5%.
In Aussie sectors it's no big surprise the Miners are stepping out, +3.4% followed by Materials +3.3%, Financials +2.3% and Gold +2.2%.
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Is Today’s Market Going to Sucker You into the Wrong Side of the Trade?
What if, today or Monday, the S&P 500 (SPX) suddenly broke out of the trading range it's been in since August?
Weak bears would likely cover their shorts immediately, and bulls would almost certainly add to the...
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You Know Things Are Bad When Doctor Visits Plunge
A lot fewer people are going to the doctor this year, and no, that's not a good thing.
Here's JP Morgan's John Rex: Sept ’11 office visit volumes down 8% y/y, while the sequential throughput measure increases 6% from August.... Primary care trend...
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Fascinating Thing About Epic Failures
The fascinating thing about "epic failures" is that they are really "never" a surprise.
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Treasury Paydown Turns Into a Drain
Fed pumped $6.9 billion today. However, what was originally scheduled as a $9 billion paydown at today's T-bill settlement instead becomes a $6 billion drain because of the surprise $15 billion CMB the Treasury had to flog this week because revenue ...
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Ugly, Disappointing Jobs Report from ADP
With the May non-farm payroll report coming out Friday morning, the market's focus remains on the labor market. And we got a less-than-reassuring glimpse of the jobs picture through the weaker-than-expected report this morning from payroll processor...
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Debt Ceiling Charade: Vote to Fail Next Week
Debt Ceiling Charade: Vote to Fail Next Week
by CalculatedRisk on 5/25/2011 11:49:00 AM
Stan Collender writes: Not A Surprise: GOP Plans Vote On Debt Ceiling Bill Next Week
House Republicans announced yesterday that they would bring a "clean" debt ...
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The Benefits of Telling the Ugly Truth
YOUR stock portfolio has been climbing like a rocket, and you’re beginning to think that your financial adviser is a genius.
hen he tells you he’s not. “It was just luck,” he says. That oil stock, the one that...
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SPX Update: Bears Need to Get ‘er Done, or Go Home
Yesterday's count expected further upside, which is what the market provided. At this stage, there's just not much to add. This remains one of the more challenging structures I've had to decipher in some time, but if the expanded ...
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