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06 December 2013

Reactions to “10 Pet Peeves” from Cliff Asness

Clifford S. Asness, co-founder of AQR, recently shared a list of his top 10 pet peeves in the Financial Analysts Journal. It has drawn several comments from the financial community.

14 November 2013

Linkfest: JPMorgan’s China, Twitter woes; Yellen’s confirmation; ‘Messaging’ startup turns down $3b

Today’s most shared: JPMorgan’s efforts to woo China leaders, Twittersphere go awry… Yellen confirmation hearings… Snapchat secure messaging (a/k/a sexting) startup flirts with Facebook, spurns $3b cash buyout… Lindzon on social investing… Meredith Whitney’s hedge fund promises high returns,… READ MORE ›

08 November 2013

Linkfest: Jobs report beats expectations; Twitter pops, but doesn’t party like it’s 1999; NY Fed chief says banks lack respect for law

Today’s most shared: Jobs report beats expectations: redefining ‘rosy’ downward… Labor force leavers, loss of experience and human capital take long-term toll on potential growth… Food stamps cut, but on the plus side subprime auto loans… READ MORE ›

07 November 2013

Linkfest: ECB’s surprise rate cut; Twitter’s IPO; Wall Street bonuses up, except for bond traders

Today’s most shared: Triumph of the doves: reaction to ECB’s surprise rate cut… Triumph of the nerds: Twitter goes public… Wall Street bonuses predicted to rise, except for sell-side bond traders… NYC Police Commissioner to… READ MORE ›

06 November 2013

Linkfest: MF Global investors finally get money back; Brent crude benchmark rigged? Wealth tax proposals

Today’s most shared: MF Global customers made whole, 2 years later… Another day, another claim of benchmark-rigging, this time it’s Brent crude… Wealth tax proposals gain currency… Will Fed taper, but lengthen low-rate guidance, lower… READ MORE ›

05 November 2013

Linkfest: SAC settlement; Fed pivot to dovish stance? Financial mistakes women make; The ‘Bartiromo Effect’

Today’s most shared: Did Steve Cohen buy off the Feds? … Financial mistakes women make… Fed economists suggest new Evans rule target of 6% unemployment… New bank rules may pressure Italian deficit sustainability… Bill Gross loses largest fund title… READ MORE ›

29 October 2013

Linkfest: Crisis dogs European banks; Dealmaking, bond trading, commodities fizzle; Goldman: take the weekend off

Today’s most shared: Euro bank recovery on hold amid bad loans, legal issues, slow… READ MORE ›

28 October 2013

Linkfest: Does Wall Street taper expectation misread dovish Fed? Euro in the eye of the storm; Is Amazon really ‘profitless?’

Today’s most shared: Wall Street focuses on Fed, but few listen when doves cry… Euro not out of the woods… Amazon keeps swallowing the retail world, without reporting a profit… Goldman Sachs buys redemption…… READ MORE ›

25 October 2013

Linkfest: Strong economic recovery MIA amid financial market recovery; Flawed punditocracy; JPMorgan too big to manage?

Today’s most shared: So far, strong global economic recovery is the dog that didn’t bark amid financial market recovery… Did China kill your dog (literally)? …. Shades of Internet bubble with hot IPOs, raised price targets, silly season…… READ MORE ›