Abrams Market Share in World Tank Market Continues to Diminish
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| In terms of sheer numbers, the Type 98 of the People's Republic of China, Pakistan's Al-Khalid, and the Russian Federation's T-90 (including India's licensed T‑90S) will continue to dominate the market, accounting for 54.73 percent of all new tanks rolling out worldwide, worth 43.79 percent of the market, through 2021. |
Markets Focus on Europe, but China May Be Bigger Worry (What happens if China's economy crashes?)
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| China's move this week to keep its economy afloat isn't generating the big headlines that Europe's actions got, but is no less important in keeping the world's economic engine churning. While coordinated action by the world's other central banks to enhance liquidity for Europe's banks stole the focus Wednesday, China's decision to cut reserve requirements for banks was even more important, some believe. That's because the developed world has come to depend on China for a variety of reasons — from buying up American debt to providing loans to growing businesses to keeping its mighty manufacturing base growing. Easing the... |
$707,568,901,000,000: How (And Why) Banks Increased Total Outstanding Derivatives
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| While everyone was focused on the impending European collapse, the latest soon to be refuted rumors of a quick fix from the Welt am Sonntag notwithstanding, the Bank of International Settlements reported a number that quietly slipped through the cracks of the broader media. Which is paradoxical because it is the biggest ever reported in the financial world: the number in question is $707,568,901,000,000 and represents the latest total amount of all notional Over The Counter (read unregulated) outstanding derivatives reported by the world's financial institutions to the BIS for its semi-annual OTC derivatives report titled "OTC derivatives market activity... |
What happened to wages of native-born workers after Arizona passed E-Verify?
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Lawmakers in several states have vowed to pass undocumented employer sanction laws after the Supreme Court upheld Arizona's this year. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has drummed up some support to pass a federal version in Congress that would require all employers to use the government's E-Verify database to ensure their employees are authorized to work--or risk losing their business license. Arizona provides a case study for the effects of a tough E-Verify law on the labor market. According to a study released this year by the Public Policy Institute of California, about 92,000 or 17 percent of the Hispanic non-citizen... |
Tide turns against dark pools (non-finance sector worried))
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Tide turns against dark pools Shanny Basar and Giles Turner 25 Oct 2011 Some of the world’s largest corporates have expressed concern regarding the growth of trading on dark pools, amid an increase in regulatory activity against the trading venues. A BNY Mellon Global Trends in Investor Relations survey of 650 companies across 53 countries, published today, discovered that a third of respondents believed dark pools “negatively impact global trading markets and that more oversight is necessary.” Peter Kondrup from drinks company Carlsberg said in the survey: “If you take it from our view point, we believe that it definitely... |
The decadence of 'dark pool' markets
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| The decadence of 'dark pool' markets Updated: 2011-11-07 07:49 By Daryl Guppy (China Daily) The collapse of MF Global Holdings again highlights the perils of derivative leverage in a loosely regulated market. It shows the need for genuine transparency in financial markets. The decadence of 'dark pool' markets MF Global had $1.4 billion in equity which it used to run up $44.4 billion in liabilities largely in trading European debt. The collapse of MF Global also dragged down its other trading operations, hitting individual investors and traders who found their accounts frozen and positions liquidated at unfavorable prices. MF Global... |
Stocks head for big losses
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Stocks head for big losses NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks headed for a big drop at Wednesday's open after Italy's key bond rate rose above a critical 7% level -- a sign that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pledge to step down failed to calm world markets. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures fell more than 2%. Stock futures indicate the possible direction of the markets when they open at 9:30 a.m. ET. Berlusconi's departure could come as late as the first week of December, after a final vote on the budget. And... |
Home prices heading for triple-dip
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The besieged housing market has even further to fall before home prices really hit rock bottom. According to Fiserv (FISV), a financial analytics company, home values are expected to fall another 3.6% by next June, pushing them to a new low of 35% below the peak reached in early 2006 and marking a triple dip in prices. Several factors will be working against the housing market in the upcoming months, including an increase in foreclosure activity and sustained high unemployment, explained David Stiff, Fiserv's chief economist. |
Dow tumbles 300 points on Greece's curveball
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks sold off sharply Tuesday after Greece's prime minister called for an unexpected public vote to approve Europe's debt deal. Investors fear the referendum will jeopardize the deal, since it includes austerity cuts that have not been popular with the Greek public. At midday, the Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) was down 302 points, or 2.5%, the S&P 500 (SPX) sank 36 points, or 2.9%, and the Nasdaq (COMP) lost 83 points, or 3.1%. Bank stocks were hit especially hard, with shares of Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) down more than 9% and Citigroup (C,... |
An Example Of What Should Lead To Handcuffs
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| The SEC alleges that Citigroup Global Markets structured and marketed a CDO called Class V Funding III and exercised significant influence over the selection of $500 million of the assets included in the CDO portfolio. Citigroup then took a proprietary short position against those mortgage-related assets from which it would profit if the assets declined in value. Citigroup did not disclose to investors its role in the asset selection process or that it took a short position against the assets it helped select. Citigroup has agreed to settle the SEC’s charges by paying a total of $285 million, which will... |
Stripper-turned-hedge funder sues ex-bosses for sexual harassment
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Strippers with sob stories or hookers with hearts of gold are often the way that Hollywood glamorizes the career paths of exotic dancers. One combination that you don't hear about often is the stripper turned Wall Street trader. Niki Marx, 27, is that case. |
Three-record jukebox, three-ring circus
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Since the Affordable Health Care Act’s passage, the Obama administration has been a three-record jukebox: “Tax the Rich,” “Save the Unions” and “Green Economy.” The first two selections are broken records, stuck on “Pass this bill now.” The last is just stuck on stupid. Its main defect is the current administration’s methodology. The evidence is the Solyndra scandal. |
European Markets Plunge As Economic Worries Continue To Dominate (Europe getting hammered AGAIN)
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| The European markets are notably lower in afternoon trading Friday, as economic worries continued to haunt markets globally. Yet, some buying was seen in early trade with investors looking to buy shares cheap amid some encouraging remarks from the G20 meeting. Asian markets fell and the U.S. index futures are lower. Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 nations vowed "strong and co-ordinated international response" to tackle the renewed risks facing the global economy and offered to support banks, if required. However, the leaders offered no immediate policy response to the crisis. French market regulator Jean-Pierre Jouyet reportedly said that... |
Prove market is manipulated - post stocks NOT falling hard today!
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Post stocks which didn't fall dramatically today.... if we were REALLY having a market crash, everything across the board would fall. Example... Auto Zone Inc. (AZO) -- only went down about $6 per share from $322...not much of a crash there...regular fluctuations. Must be hundreds of others just like it. The markets are nothing but pure manipulation. |
Stocks nosedive after Fed's gloomy assessment
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| The U.S. Federal Reserve's tacit acknowledgment that America's economic slowdown is likely to persist for quite a while sent global stock markets skidding Thursday as investors brushed off the central bank's efforts to spur growth and focused instead on its gloomy assessment. Oil tumbled too but the dollar held its own against the euro, which has been weighed down in recent weeks over concerns that Greece might go bankrupt. Hong Kong's Hang Seng led stock markets lower, with a near 5 percent dive. |
Questions about Investments: Roth 401K and Roth IRA
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| I am 26 and recently graduated from school. For the past almost 2 years I have been running a 401k with the tiny percentage of money I can afford to put into it with the full expectation that Social Security won't be around when I'm eligible for it, regardless of the fact I've had to pay into it. I find it really scary how many people I know around my age that aren't saving at all. At first my work only offered a regular 401 so I put in slightly above the % for employer matching. Then they offerred a... |
Deflation Is Here
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Deflation Is Here Graham Summers September 12, 2011 I’ve been warning that the markets were on the verge of another round of Deflation. By the looks of things, it’s here with the US Dollar breaking out of its massive wedge pattern. The ultimate target for this pattern is the mid-80s. So consider this latest breakout the first leg up of a much larger move that will affect all other asset classes in a big way. In order for a move of that caliber to occur in the US Dollar, we’ll need to see a full-scale crisis hit the markets (the... |
Futures Slip After Obama Jobs Speech
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Futures were lower Friday, after President Barack Obama introduced a $447 billion plan to boost jobs on Thursday but did little to reassure concerns about the tepid economic growth. The jobs plan "will provide a jolt to an economy that has stalled and give companies confidence that if they invest and hire, there will be customers for their products and services," Obama said in an address to Congress Thursday evening. However, the bill's chances of passing Congress are uncertain. Republicans control the House and many of them oppose any new spending. The program is a credible attempt to address structural... |
US stocks fall sharply in early trading (DJIA -304)
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| U.S. stocks are sharply lower in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 260 points. All 30 stocks that make up the Dow average fell. The losses come after steep declines in European indexes. The Stoxx 600 Europe index fell 4.1 percent on Monday because of concerns that Europe's debt problems could slow growth around the world. The index fell another 1.4 percent Tuesday. The U.S. economy is also weak. A Tuesday report on the U.S. service sector is expected to show the fourth straight month of declining growth. It follows a jobs report Friday that that... |
Mortgage servicers still lying in court
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| American Banker’s Kate Berry has a fantastic piece of reporting today, under the headline “Robo-Signing Redux: Servicers Still Fabricating Foreclosure Documents”. Among her discoveries is this document, dated August 3, 2011, wherein Tonya Hopkins signed over a mortgage in her capacity as Assistant Secretary of Sand Canyon Corporation. The problem with this? Sand Canyon hasn’t been in the mortgage business since 2009, and Tonya Hopkins doesn’t work for Sand Canyon: she works for American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. |
Market crash 'could hit within weeks', warn bankers
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Market crash 'could hit within weeks', warn bankers A more severe crash than the one triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers could be on the way, according to alarm signals in the credit markets. The cost of insuring RBS bonds is now higher than before the taxpayer was forced to step in and rescue the bank in October 2008 By Harry Wilson, and Philip Aldrick 9:50PM BST 24 Aug 2011 Insurance on the debt of several major European banks has now hit historic levels, higher even than those recorded during financial crisis caused by the US financial group's implosion... |
Treasurys Head to Record Lows Gold breaks above $1800 & Politicians Refuse to Yield
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Gold and US Treasurys trading together illustrate the point that the BIG money has not begun to move and is still parking. Corporations are at record highs with over $2 trillion in cash holdings also parking in Treasurys fearful of investing with the future so uncertain. Those who try to predict the future with fundamentals get their head handed to them without exception because they become fixated largely on a couple of issues that are more often than not too domestic. Lacking worldly experience, they become just deer in headlights. A closing tomorrow on the Dow BELOW 10906 will warn... |
Stocks plunge on economic fears [Vacation Time!]
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| NEW YORK -- Turmoil returned to U.S. stock markets at Thursday's open as renewed concerns about the global economy sent major indexes plunging and pushed gold to a new record high. Investors were working through bad news on various fronts, including a dismal forecast from Morgan Stanley for global economic growth, and two U.S. government-issued reports on inflation and the job market. |
S&P down 5% this morning, Dow -500
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| DOW 10903.70 -506.51 -4.44% S&P 500 1137.74 -56.15 -4.7% |
Behind the Selloff: Stocks Are Pricing 'Worst Case Scenario'
Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:05:36 PM
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| Fears of a global banking crisis swept across markets, driving stocks sharply lower, Treasury yields to record lows, and gold to record highs. The dramatic reflex to run for safety also propped up the U.S. dollar, which was stronger against a whole group of currencies. The yield on the U.S. 10-year note fell below the psychologically key 2 percent level temporarily, a level it has not seen since possibly the Eisenhower era. The Dow tumbled more than 500 points at the day's lows, and the industrial and commodities stocks that rely on global growth fell the hardest. Like an out-of-control... |
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