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ft.com - 5 days ago
Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust
— ft.com — Since March there has been a massive rally in all sorts of risky assets – equities, oil, energy and commodity prices – a narrowing of high-yield and high-grade credit spreads, and an even bigger rally in emerging market asset classes (their stocks, ... (more) Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust

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Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
nytimes.com - 6 days ago
Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
— nytimes.com — OVER the past 80 years, the United States government has engineered not one, not two, not three, but at least four rescues of the institution now known as Citigroup . In previous instances, the bank came back from the crisis and prospered. Will ... (more) Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?

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online.wsj.com - 5 days ago
Goldman Looks to Buy Fannie Tax Credits
— online.wsj.com — WASHINGTON -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in talks to buy millions of dollars of tax credits from government-controlled mortgage giant Fannie Mae, but the potential deal is running into opposition from the U.S. Treasury, which could block the deal. A ... (more) Goldman Looks to Buy Fannie Tax Credits

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mcclatchydc.com - 6 days ago
How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send ... (more) How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash

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The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers
thereformedbroker.com - 5 days ago
The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers
— thereformedbroker.com — Click Image to Embiggen! I’ve been asked several times to update my finance blogger list, so I figured on the week of The Reformed Broker’s first anniversary, I’d oblige. Everyone listed on The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers has ... (more) The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers

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online.wsj.com - 5 days ago
Jittery Companies Stash Cash
— online.wsj.com — Stung by the financial crisis, companies are holding more cash -- and a greater percentage of assets in cash -- than at any time in the past 40 years. In the second quarter, the 500 largest nonfinancial U.S. firms, by total assets, held about $994 ... (more) Jittery Companies Stash Cash

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ft.com - 40 hours ago
Citi to relaunch troubled hedge fund unit
— ft.com — By Henny Sender and Francesco Guerrera in New York Published: November 6 2009 00:01 | Last updated: November 6 2009 00:01 Citigroup is poised to relaunch the unit containing its troubled hedge fund operations after nearly two years of poor ... (more) Citi to relaunch troubled hedge fund unit

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ft.com - 4 days ago
A fruitless clash of economic opposites
— ft.com — In the theory wars, which are as much wars over policy choices, two very bad kinds of theories are driving out good theories. Keynesian economics, which had been nearly forgotten inside the macro field, has found new voices from outside. They take the ... (more) A fruitless clash of economic opposites

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States Weigh Fraud Suits Against Banks
nytimes.com - 4 days ago
States Weigh Fraud Suits Against Banks
— nytimes.com — Lisa Madigan is the attorney general of Illinois. (more) States Weigh Fraud Suits Against Banks

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ft.com - 2 days ago
Goldman benefits from trading bonanza
— ft.com — By Francesco Guerrera and Michael MacKenzie in New York Published: November 4 2009 18:42 | Last updated: November 5 2009 00:13 Traders at Goldman Sachs recorded only one daily loss in the third quarter, highlighting the trading bonanza sweeping Wall ... (more) Goldman benefits from trading bonanza

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Pandit ‘Near Death’ Cash Hoard Signals Lower U.S. Bank Profits
bloomberg.com - 5 days ago
Pandit ‘Near Death’ Cash Hoard Signals Lower U.S. Bank Profits
— bloomberg.com — Pandit ‘Near Death’ Cash Hoard Signals Lower U.S. Bank Profits (more) Pandit ‘Near Death’ Cash Hoard Signals Lower U.S. Bank ...

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online.wsj.com - 5 days ago
BNY Mellon CEO Kelly Tells BofA: No, Thanks
— online.wsj.com — Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Chief Executive Robert Kelly recently was approached about becoming the next CEO of Bank of America Corp., said people familiar with the situation. But Mr. Kelly has shown no interest in the job, said a person familiar ... (more) BNY Mellon CEO Kelly Tells BofA: No, Thanks

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The Easy Money's Been Made
online.barrons.com - 6 days ago
The Easy Money's Been Made
— online.barrons.com — FRIDAY'S SURPRISING 3% SELLOFF NOTWITHSTANDING , the market's treacherous months of September and October have given investors a treat this year, rising almost 2%, unlike last year's scary trick, a 25% decline. The month just ended, however, was the ... (more) The Easy Money's Been Made

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howardlindzon.com - 4 days ago
The Top Ten Reasons You Sold Stocks on March 9th, 2009
— howardlindzon.com — It’s a busllshit headline and I won’t really list top 10 reasons. They are a weak tool. David Letterman owns it and they should only be allowed for comedy and sarcasm. WorldWide Pants should sue every blogger using my headline. But I ... (more) The Top Ten Reasons You Sold Stocks on March 9th, 2009

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If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.
slate.com - 3 days ago
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.
— slate.com — Here's a puzzle: The stock markets are doing very well, yet the performance of the underlying economy doesn't seem to justify optimism. The buoyant S&P 500 has risen 53 percent since the March bottom . And while the economy expanded at a 3.5 percent ... (more) If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer ...

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online.wsj.com - 3 days ago
Hedge Fund Counsel to Lead SEC's New York Examinations Group
— online.wsj.com — Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. Forgot your username or password? This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Please try again later. The username entered ... (more) Hedge Fund Counsel to Lead SEC's New York Examinations Group

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online.wsj.com - 2 days ago
Big Bonuses Are Back for Many on Street
— online.wsj.com — Incentive pay on Wall Street is set to rise by about 40% as stronger financial markets collide with the political backlash over bonuses, according to a closely watched survey set to be released Thursday. Johnson Associates, a compensation consulting ... (more) Big Bonuses Are Back for Many on Street

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Wells Fargo Takes Chance With a Loan Exchange
online.wsj.com - 33 hours ago
Wells Fargo Takes Chance With a Loan Exchange
— online.wsj.com — [wells fargo] Associated Press Wells Fargo's interest-only loans will defer balances for up to six to 10 years. Here, a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage location in Springfield, Ill. (more) Wells Fargo Takes Chance With a Loan Exchange

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econlog.econlib.org - 6 days ago
Did the Lehman Failure Do It?
— econlog.econlib.org — (October 31, 2009 08:39 PM, by Arnold Kling) William Sterling writes, In contrast to the analysis of Lehman skeptics such as John Taylor (2008, 2009) and John Cochrane and Luigi Zingales (2009), the evidence we present supports the view of many ... (more) Did the Lehman Failure Do It?

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baselinescenario.com - 5 days ago
Paper of the Year
— baselinescenario.com — As bankers’ pay, at least for the fortunate ones at Goldman and JPMorgan, returns to pre-crisis heights, a paper by Thomas Philippon and Ariell Reshef is becoming everyone’s favorite citation. The paper, “ Wages and Human Capital in the U.S. Financial Industry: 1909-2006 ... (more) Paper of the Year

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