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    Market manipulation: is it legal?

    Especially the overnight session WAS once the beloved playing field of Steve Cohen, CEO of SAC Capital. Don´t know whether Stevie is still "active" at night...:cool:
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    U.S. labor market is 'a national crisis' and housing market needs aid, Fed's Bernanke

    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The nation's weak labor market was "a national crisis" that required attention from the White House and Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday. "We've had close to 10% unemployment now for a number of years, and of the people who are...
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    Ford Said to Discuss Adding 10,000 Jobs

    Ford Motor Co. (F) is discussing adding as many as 10,000 jobs in the U.S. in negotiations with the United Auto Workers union on a new four-year contract, according to three people familiar with the talks. The job-creation discussion is part of high-level negotiations between Ford and UAW...
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    Barroso backs financial transactions tax

    Wrong conclusion. They are especially being targeted by this tax. Germany and France have been the masterminds of the tax draft.
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    Barroso backs financial transactions tax

    José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, has proposed a tax on financial transactions to help rebuild public finances across the bloc, calling it a matter of fairness. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/19c46aca-e9ad-11e0-adbf-00144feab49a.html#axzz1Yt34MJk3
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    Greece Passes Property-Tax Law, Clearing a Path for Additional Aid

    ATHENS—Greece's parliament approved a new property-tax law in a closely watched vote Tuesday, taking a key step in the country's efforts to secure further aid from its international creditors and avoid default. The measure was approved with 155 votes in favor and 142 votes against...
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    Germany rejects idea of further EFSF expansion

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- A German government spokesman on Tuesday ruled out plans to expand the scope of the euro-zone bailout fund beyond what European leaders agreed on in July, the Wall Street Journal reported. Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said the European...
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    Trader on BBC says Eurozone Market is Toast

    Unfortunately: YES.
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    European/Eu/Ecb/Greek Bailout - Update

    I recall the bailout in the US taking weeks. Who cares? Are you still short?
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Yep, I lost on that one 45 points after being up more than 130...maybe I will try next time 5000 as an entry. ;=)
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    Gold down 13,8% in 4 sessions...

    ...must be all Zerohedge readers liquidating their positions, or? :cool:
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    £1.75 trillion deal to save the euro

    2 trillion is peanuts to ring-fence Greece. Recapitalization, controlled default and let´s move on.
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    Betting on Bernanke Returns 28% for Treasuries

    Betting on Ben S. Bernanke has been the most profitable trade for government bond investors in 16 years, defying lawmakers in the U.S. and abroad who said the Federal Reserve chairman’s policies would lead to runaway inflation and the dollar’s debasement. Treasuries due in 10 or more...
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    CME raises margin requirements for gold, silver, cooper

    The most important news is that the braniacs on Zerohedge are again DEADWRONG with their calls...as usual. :cool: Maybe Zerohedge and Financial Times should form some sort of joint venture in their rantings against the European Union?
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    £1.75 trillion deal to save the euro

    The three-pronged deal would set up a massive fund to create a "firewall" around the most indebted eurozone countries, allow for an "orderly" Greek default on at least some of its liabilities, and bail out European banks most at risk from debt. German and French officials came up with the...
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    Russia says better to save Greece from a default

    (Reuters) - Saving Greece from a default would be better for the euro zone countries and ease the threat of similar developments in Spain and Italy, Russia's Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Saturday. "It is better to save (Greece)," Kudrin told journalists at the sidelines of global...
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    By Marshall Auerback: ECB as last resort lender to EU governments

    .... The question arises as to what form this quasi-fiscal role on the part of the ECB will take going forward. Warren Mosler has come up with the idea of “revenue sharing” proposal on the part of the European Central Bank, and this strikes me as the most technically feasible proposal...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Wallet opening day is welcome. Soon, FDAX will be below 5000...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    There is an easier way of risk free money: sell OTM calls, reinvest premium into ATM puts. If possible, do it in a High Frequency Trading manner. Result: tons of risk free money.
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    ECB's Knot says Greek default possible: reports

    FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot was quoted Friday as saying a default by Greece can no longer be ruled out. In an interview with Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad, Knot said a default is a possibility. "It is one of the scenarios, I'm not...
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