Today’s most shared: Banks and bribery in Beijing. German court deals blow to ECB’s OMT, and why Germans fear inflation more than cancer. Emerging markets hit once again by hot money flows. Is high frequency trading a form of cheating? … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Investors reverse course, exit stock funds for bond funds. Bankers say BOE told them front-running FX customers was OK. Trouble in Bitcoin world as largest exchange halts withdrawals, largest wallet target of thefts. Apple’s big share repurchase. … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: 17% of men, 30% of women in prime working years are not working. FX probe picks up steam amid mass exodus of senior traders. As banks delever, shadow banks step up to lend to mid-market corporate America. … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Another bailout for Greece. Obamacare’s impact on jobs market. What should incoming Microsoft CEO do? Buffett’s exotic options. Emerging markets turmoil, and the Fed’s global impact. EU Said to Weigh Extending Greek Loans to 50 Years Bloomberg … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Microsoft appoints Nadella CEO as big Dell layoffs suggest tough times for PCs. Fed study says economy may be closer to full employment than widely believed. Draghi seeks support for QE. Falling prices bode ill for profits, … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Businesses marketing to middle class are pinched. Yellen takes over at Fed, Bernanke joins Brookings to write a book. Who is to blame for emerging markets turmoil? Boards seek to check the power of activist investors. SAC … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: US banks open lending spigot. Central bankers ignore emerging market turmoil, focus on bigger problems at home; coordination missing in a world of competitive easing, every man for himself. CDS market shrinks by half as regulation, ‘Bernanke/Draghi … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Wall Street chop shops are a dying breed in the age of instant information, yet a few still manage to eke out a living scamming suckers, keeping bikini bars in business. Investors flee emerging market ETFs. Office … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: ‘Fragile Five’ troubled emerging markets. China’s Bear Stearns Moment? Janet Yellen, central planner? And what’s a central banker good for? Tackling inequality…Tobin tax, wealth tax, basic income guarantee? The Daily Show on the minimum wage. ‘Fragile Five’ … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: For investors, you can never be too rich, too thin, or have too low inflation. But deflation is potentially disastrous for a real economy fueled by the indebted. The proliferation of ETFs, including risky, complex levered ETFs, … Read more
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