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    New York Fed Factory Index Unexpectedly Rose in April

    A measure of manufacturing in New York state unexpectedly showed growth in April as new orders and shipments improved. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's general economic index rose to 0.63 from a March reading of minus 22.2 that was the lowest on record, the bank said today. Readings...
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    U.S. Treasury Panels Lay Out `Best Practices' for Hedge Funds

    Two panels appointed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson advised hedge funds to adopt guidelines including increased disclosure and strengthened management of risk in the aftermath of the rout in credit markets. ``Hedge funds, along with other market participants'' need to ``better evaluate...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    I am a little bit bored about the markets recently....everybody who is not hedged until now and has not anticipated a recession in the U.S. must be blamed for not responding to the situation that the media and macro economists want to believe us... Doesn´t matter, I am hedged and just...
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    Stock screener for Japanese Stocks

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    Goldman Strategist Says U.S. Earnings Are `Awful'

    The U.S. corporate earnings season got off to an ``awful'' start and stocks will continue to fall, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ``Early signs are awful,'' a team led by New York-based David Kostin, Goldman's U.S. investment strategist, wrote in a note today. ``We expect generally...
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    U.S. March retail sales up 0.2%, a bit better than expected

    ATTENTION...ATTENTION...ATTENTION....here comes the recession ! :D :D :D http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-march-retail-sales-up/story.aspx?guid=%7B7158BD98%2D9F0A%2D4608%2DBA47%2D42E686E038A1%7D&dist=msr_9
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    Lehman Brother financial "value" stocks

    Not for the faint-hearted. Lehman is making the case for shifting away from growth stocks and towards value. Which means financials. Just as Meredith Whitney gets going on her latest round of predicting outsize writedowns. Lehman doesn’t believe that the period of growth outperformance...
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    WaMu Falls on Goldman's Short Sale Recommendation

    Washington Mutual Inc.'s full-year loss will be wider than first estimated, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts, who recommended selling the shares short. The lender declined 6 percent in early trading. Washington Mutual, the nation's biggest savings and loan, may lose $3.30 a...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Long FDAX 6713.00....
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    Goldman's Blankfein Says Credit Crisis Close to End

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein said the credit crisis that's forced almost $250 billion in losses and writedowns at the world's biggest finance companies may be approaching an end. ``We're closer to the end than the beginning,'' Blankfein, 53, said today in...
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    Wal-Mart ups Q1 EPS from continuing ops view 74-76 cents

    Wal-Mart March U.S. same-store sales without fuel up 0.7% Wal-Mart ups Q1 EPS from continuing ops view 74-76 cents http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/wmt I like that....:p
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Long FDAX 6686.00...prepared to buy more....dynamic hedge in place....:D
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    Banc of America Securities upgrades Intel, other chip stocks

    Banc of America Securities upgraded a slew of chip stocks Thursday, saying the inventory buildup that prompted its sector downgrade in January has worked its way through company fundamentals and Wall Street estimates. The broker upgraded Intel Corp. to buy from neutral, citing market share...
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    Ponzi Financing At Citigroup

    Citigroup is cash strapped. To raise cash it has agreed to sell $12 billion worth of leveraged loans it was holding at a reported 90 cents on the dollar. Earlier today in Less Than Meets The Eye at Citigroup, Goldman I noted that in order for Citigroup to get a price of $12 billion for the loan...
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    Man's AHL, Winton Funds Ride Futures to Best Start Since 2001

    Man Group Plc and Winton Capital Management Ltd. are off to their best start in seven years as falling stock markets and soaring gold and wheat prices propel profits for funds that trade commodities and financial futures. Managed futures funds gained by an average 6.3 percent in the first...
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    Alpha Magazine Hedge Fund Compensation Report

    Absolutely worth reading it ! :) http://www.alphamagazinerankings.com/compensation/article1.asp Have fun !
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    Oasis Hong Kong Halts Flights Amid Surging Fuel Costs

    Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Ltd., the city's 17-month-old budget carrier, said it will stop flying today, becoming at least the fourth airline worldwide to halt operations in less than two weeks amid surging fuel costs. The carrier has applied for a voluntary liquidator and is seeking new...
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    Banque de France sees no credit crunch in Europe

    here is no credit crunch in Europe and the International Monetary Fund has been too pessimistic in its growth forecasts for the region, a senior Banque de France official said on Tuesday. "Today in Europe there is no credit crunch," Jean-Pierre Landau, second deputy governor of Banque de...
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    IMF Says Financial, Economic Losses May Swell to $945 Billion

    The International Monetary Fund said financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis may approach $1 trillion, citing a ``collective failure'' to predict the breadth of the crisis. Falling U.S. house prices and rising delinquencies may lead to $565 billion in mortgage-market losses...
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    Simons, Mandel Post Biggest Drop in Hedge Fund Slump

    I shall bill also 5 / 44....:) I like uneven numbers....:D
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