ForbesBank Breakups Make Sense to Investors as Boards Defy MarketSan Francisco ChronicleWhen JPMorgan last month disclosed a $2 billion trading loss, it reignited concerns that a bank with $2.3 trillion of assets has too much risk for managers and …B…
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Euro crisis hits Global Profits says Bloomberg, but June US tax collections hit 4 year record
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Bloomberg says that global corporate profits are being hit by the Euro crisis. Maybe so, but second quarter corporate taxes in the US hit a 4 year record. Europe’s debt crisis is putting pressure on corporate earnings globally with companies from Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) to Danone (BN) cutting forecasts and signaling profits will…
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The End Of The Euro: What’s Austerity Got To Do With It? – Simon Johnson
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By Simon Johnson Most of the current policy discussion concerning the euro area is about austerity. Some people – particularly in German government circles – are pushing for tighter fiscal policies in troubled countries (i.e., higher taxes and lower government … Continue reading →
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NAHB Data Shows Increasing Model Home Traffic, Sales Should Follow
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Wall Street Examiner Home Sales Charts updated June 18 showing traffic improving with a widening gap over sales, suggesting increased sales to come. – Lee Adler Unedited NAHB Press Release June 18, 2012 – Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained one point in June from a slightly revised level in the previous…
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Initial Claims Improved over Last Year, But Weakening Momentum is a Yellow Flag
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This post is an update excerpt of the permanent page of Employment Charts, which is updated regularly whenever new data is released. Bookmark that page for future reference. This week’s data on first time unemployment claims was slightly weaker, but not terrible. The gross numbers are still a big improvement over last year, but the…
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Pew survey: Partisan polarization in US hits 25-year high – Full story
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Pew survey: Partisan polarization in US hits 25-year high (via The Christian Science Monitor) Americans have become more politically polarized than at any time in the past 25 years, according to a major survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center. Pew measured partisan differences on 48 areas that it has tracked since 1987, and…
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Gap profit flat, company raises guidance – Los Angeles Times
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Bellingham HeraldGap profit flat, company raises guidanceLos Angeles TimesAP Clothing seller Gap Inc. said Thursday that sales improved at its Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic chains and online. But its first-quarter net income was unchanged from a ye…
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Gap First-Quarter Profit Beats Analysts’ Estimates – Bloomberg
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BloombergGap First-Quarter Profit Beats Analysts' EstimatesBloombergGap Inc. (GPS), the largest US specialty- apparel retailer, posted first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates after sales for the period advanced to the highest level i…
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Banks May Need $566 Billion to Plug Capital Gap, Fitch Says – Bloomberg
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BloombergBanks May Need $566 Billion to Plug Capital Gap, Fitch SaysBloombergThe world's biggest banks may have to raise about $566 billion of common equity to meet rules on capital to be implemented by 2019, curtailing shareholder returns, accordi…
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Banks May Need $566 Billion to Plug Capital Gap, Fitch Says – Bloomberg
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BloombergBanks May Need $566 Billion to Plug Capital Gap, Fitch SaysBloombergThe world's biggest banks may have to raise about $566 billion of common equity to meet rules on capital to be implemented by 2019, curtailing shareholder returns, accordi…
