Frontrunning: October 16
Dallas County May Declare State of Disaster From Ebola Virus (BBG)Markets on edge after worst turmoil in four years (Reuters)Central bankers may have no quick fix as markets swoon, economy weakens...
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Dow Drops 6th Day - Longest Losing Streak In 14 Months
An ugly dump in stocks early on sent all the major indices to yesterday's lows (and bond yields to yesterday's lows) but for a smorgasbord of reasons (pick from: Bullard "QE4", jobless claims,...
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Obama open to appointing Ebola 'czar', opposes travel ban (Reuters)Schools Close as Nurse’s Ebola Infection Ignites Concern (BBG)How the World's Top Health Body Allowed Ebola to Spiral Out of Control...
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Russia Loses Oil Ally in De Margerie After Moscow Crash (BBG)Austria's Erste denies report it has failed stress tests (Reuters)Sweden gets two new sightings, as hunt for undersea intruder goes on...
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Doctor with Ebola in New York hospital after return from Guinea (Reuters)Ebola Puts Spotlight on Bellevue, Key NYC Trauma Center (WSJ)Uber Driver Transported Ebola-Positive Doctor in New York (BBG)GOP...
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White House questions new Ebola rules, nurse plans to sue (Reuters)States stand firm on Ebola quarantines despite White House pressure (Reuters)Rousseff Naming Brazil Finance Minister Key to Regain...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 28
CDC says returning Ebola medical workers should not be quarantined (Reuters)Sweden’s central bank cuts rates to zero (FT)Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Experts Say (WSJ)Discount-Hunting Shoppers...
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Futures rally after BOJ ramps up stimulus (Reuters), Japan's central bank shocks markets with more easing as inflation slows (Reuters)Kuroda Jolts Markets With Assault on Deflation Mindset (BBG)Japan...
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Moar central banks! Asian Stocks Rise Amid Stimulus Speculation; Topix Jumps (BBG)Syria rebels in south emerge as West's last hope as moderates crushed elsewhere (Reuters)Bufett's Berkshire to Buy...
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"The hate us for our..." Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program (WSJ)Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20 (Reuters)Moscow and Kiev trade accusations; U.S....
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Scuttled deals worth $580 billion put hedge funds on back foot (Reuters)Mounting Pressure on OPEC Spurs More Wagers on Oil Rally (BBG)It's not just US real estate: Chinese Students at U.S. Universities...
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Calls Snap Election (WSJ) - as repeatedly priced in...Flash Boys Raising Volatility in Wild New Treasury Market (BBG)Not Greece again: Greek Bailout Review Stalls as...
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Banks Had Unfair Advantage From Commodity Units (Bloomberg)Report Notes Deals Between Goldman, Deutsche and Others Drove Up Aluminum Prices (WSJ)Goldman, Morgan Stanley Commodity Heyday Gone as Units...
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Grand jury expected to resume Ferguson police shooting deliberations (Reuters)PBOC Bounce Seen Short Lived as History Defies Bulls (BBG)Home prices dropped in September for the first time since January...
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Here Are The Most Popular "Hedge Fund" Stocks in The Third Quarter
As observed last week, 2014 will be the sixth (and record) consecutive year in a row in which the hedge fund community will generate lower returns than the S&P. Worse, as of November 19, the...
View ArticleFrontrunning: December 1
Moody’s Downgrades Japan’s Credit Rating (WSJ)China Factory Gauge Drops as Shutdowns Add to Slowdown (BBG)Euro zone factory growth stalls in November as new orders sink (Reuters)Espírito Santo Faces...
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Thanks Fed: Meet the high schooler who made $300K trading penny stocks under his desk (Verge)Protesters block NY streets after officer cleared in chokehold death (Reuters)U.S. Plans Probe of New York...
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Welcome to the recovery: Euro zone warning hits stocks, currency as oil plumbs depths (Reuters)Japan GDP Worse Than Initially Reported (WSJ)China trade data well below expectations (BBC)German...
View ArticleFrontrunning: December 11
Shale operaters Goodrich, Oasis Petroleum cut spending for 2015 as oil slides (Reuters)Greece to hold elections in January if president vote fails (Reuters)Norway’s Shock Rate Cut Drives Krone to...
View ArticleFrontrunning: December 12
Oil slide hits European stocks, safe-haven assets sought (Reuters)IEA Cuts Global Oil Demand Forecast for 4th Time in Five Months (BBG)Cue constant pro-Abe propaganda out of Japan: Japan’s Secrecy Law...
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