More in London
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Whither Silver?
The recent run-up in the price of silver, in response to the Fed unleashing the dogs of QE3, has reignited interest in silver as an investment. Can the run-up continue?...
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Floating Path Responds To Irene Aldridge
First and to the point, from Irene: On the other extreme are employers in the financial services industry. Just open the “Jobs” page in “Money and Investment” section in The...
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Word But No Deeds Yet From The ECB
A short report from Jürgen Michels of Citi provides a quick summary of the ECB’s statements today regarding interest rates. As with many central bank announcements lately, there is much talk...
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Euro Area Sovereign Debt Crisis Update
A new report from Citi provides a well rounded update on the sovereign debt crisis going on in Europe. You don’t have to read much to see that there is...
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FOMC Minutes From June 19-20
Below are the FOMC minutes from June 19-20. June 19-20, 2012 FOMC Minutes Summary of Economic Projections A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices...
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Barclays, LIBOR, And Rigging The Bank Rates
Well, this disaster is unfolding quickly. So far, we know that some bad people did some bad things. Barclays CEO Robert Diamond has resigned. COO Jerry Del Missier has resigned. Chairman...
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Mapping The Financial Blogosphere
Greetings good folks! What follows is a post I’ve been meaning to do for a while, and I was especially encouraged to do after the ridiculous success of my satirical...
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How Old Is Too Old To Be An Olympic Athlete?
These days we see a growing number of young guns competing in the Olympics, and it is becoming common practice to retire from Olympic sports as athletes approach their early thirties, if not...
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Virgin Atlantic Introduces Cell Phone Use At 30,000 Feet
Crossing another milestone in commercial air, Virgin Atlantic will now be offering a phone service to its flyers between New York and London. The introduction of this new feature, which will include...
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Silly Investment Bank Stuck Hedging Hedges
The story of the week has been JP Morgan’s disastrous earnings call that spilled the beans about a $2 billion loss in its investments division. The losses were presumably orchestrated...
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Confucius Say…Buy Low, Sell High
Investing philosophy words of wisdom.
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Carnival Extends Insulting Offer To Survivors Of The Costa Concordia
Carnival is really, really botching this fiasco.
