Frontrunning: July 25
Argentine holdout NML says government "choosing" to default (Reuters)Crunch time for Gaza truce talks as death toll passes 800 (Reuters)Don’t Tell Anybody About This Story on HFT Power Jump Trading...
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Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site (Reuters)On Hold: Merkel Gives Putin a Blunt Message (WSJ)Argentina’s Default Clock Runs Out as Debt Talks Collapse...
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Maliki digs in as U.S. pushes for new Iraq government (Reuters)Ukraine's forces say close to taking rebel-held Donetsk (Reuters)Anger Over Michael Brown Shooting Leads to Looting (WSJ)German Economy...
View ArticleFrontrunning: August 13
Obama says Missouri shooting death tragic, reflection needed (Reuters)U.S. Weighs Iraq Rescue Mission to Save Yazidis (WSJ)Maliki says Abadi's appointment as Iraqi PM 'has no value' (Reuters)Iran Joins...
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Police fire tear gas, stun grenades at Missouri protesters (Reuters)Putin’s Pipeline Bypassing Ukraine at Risk Amid Conflict (BBG)Russia's Largest Oil Company Seeks $42 billion to Weather Sanctions...
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David Tepper Unwinds S&P, Nasdaq Calls; Liquidates QCOM, JPM; Adds To AAL,...
For everyone curious how the market's favorite "balls to the wall" barometer did in the second quarter (which ended 45 days ago), here is the full breakdown. First the notable liquidations: in the...
View ArticleWhat Hedge Funds Did In Q2: Complete 13-F Highlights
Curious what (long) positions hedge funds bought, sold, initiated or liquidated in the second quarter? Then the following summary, courtesy of RanSquawk is for you. And while these 13F reports are far...
View ArticleFrontrunning: August 15
Barack Obama's 'vacation from hell' (Politico)Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine (Reuters)Ukraine Says APCs Entered From Russia to Aid Insurgents (BBG)Islamic State Said to...
View ArticleFrontrunning: August 19
Just how many rats are there? Steven Cohen's Firm Loses Another Top Executive (WSJ)Iceland Sees a Potential Volcanic Eruption, and Airlines Cower (Bloomberg)Iraqi forces battle to drive jihadists from...
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Jackson Hole Theme: Labor Markets Can’t Take Higher Rates (BBG), or anything else for that matterKidnappers free American missing in Syria since 2012 (Reuters)More unpatriots: Burger King in merger...
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Obama Cools Talk of Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq or Syria (WSJ)Separatists say will allow 'trapped' Ukrainian forces to withdraw (Reuters)Ukraine Fighting Surges as Russian-Backed Forces Gain...
View ArticleFrontrunning: September 5
Euro left reeling after ECB's liquidity splurge (Reuters)Coalition Emerges to Battle Islamic State Militants (WSJ)Ukraine Gas Chief Takes on Gazprom in Race With Winter (BBG)Nato leaders fail to agree...
View ArticleFrontrunning: September 16
Thank you market Chief Risk Officer Bernanke/Yellen: Calpers to Exit Hedge Funds, Divest $4 Billion Stake (BBG)World stocks hit one-month low, caution ahead of Fed (Reuters)U.S. Efforts to Build...
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With A Market Cap Of $168 Billion, Alibaba Is Bigger Than...
With a market capitalization of $168 billion after its pricing at $68/share, the upper end of the range which makes this the largest US IPO in history and would be the largest in the world if the...
View ArticleFrontrunning: September 19
Scots spurn independence in historic vote but demand new powers (Reuters)Salmond’s Journey as Scotland’s Leader Ends Short of Destination (BBG)European Stocks Rally to 6 1/2-Year High on Scottish Vote...
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Quid pro quo Clarice: Iran seeks give and take on Islamic State militants, nuclear program (Reuters)Alibaba’s Banks Said to Boost IPO Size to Record $25 Billion (BBG)European Stocks Fall Amid China...
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U.S., backed by Arabs, launches first strikes on fighters in Syria (Reuters, BBG)But not all all back: Turkey Bars Kurds From Entering Syria to Fight Islamic State (BBG)Dollar Weakens on Airstrikes;...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 10
It wasn't Obama this time: Pakistani teen, Indian activist win Nobel Peace Prize (Reuters)Surging VIX Shakes Bulls as S&P 500 Charts Go Haywire (BBG)Global shares hit six-month low as growth...
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No Happy Ending for Investors in Central Bank Fairy Tale (BBG)Ebola Response Strains Hospitals (WSJ)Obama, foreign military chiefs, to thrash out Islamic State plans (Reuters)Draghi’s ‘Whatever It...
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M&A Bubble is bursting: AbbVie Says It Reconsiders Merger Pact With Shire (WSJ)Winner of bad headline timing award: Spinoffs Could Set Stage for Next Merger Wave (BBG) - and now wait for the...
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