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CBC.ca Hungary to publish budget report after mkt turmoil Reuters BUDAPEST June 5 (Reuters) – Hungary's government will release a report on the state of the economy and budget at 0830 GMT on Saturday, after its highly confusing comments on public finances drove down the currency and markets sharply on Friday. …
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Markets at a turning point
Posted by Joel Backman on May 2nd, 2010
The Dow Jones industrial average broke its 8-week winning streak last week, ending its longest run of gains in six years and setting stocks up for what could be a bigger pullback.
CORRECT: Euro Stumbles, Greek Bonds Strained After Aid Request
Posted by Joel Backman on April 26th, 2010
Globe and Mail CORRECT: Euro Stumbles, Greek Bonds Strained After Aid Request Wall Street Journal (“=2nd UPDATE: Euro Stumbles, Greek Bonds Strained After Aid Request,” at 0950 GMT, misstated the level hit by the euro against the pound in the first paragraph.
Posted in General, Markets 
Tags: aid, bonds, business, correct-version, europe, Greece, Markets, michael-wilson, result, rogoff-says, stumbles 
No Comments »Greek minister says IMF debt talks are ‘going well’
Posted by Joel Backman on April 25th, 2010
BBC News Greek minister says IMF debt talks are 'going well' BBC News Greece's talks with the IMF on emergency loans to finance its debt are going well, its finance minister says.
Posted in Markets, Stock Market Tags: business, critics-com, going-well, Greece, Markets, minister-says, result No Comments »Wall Street Claws Its Way To Gains After Obama Speech
Posted by Joel Backman on April 22nd, 2010
Globe and Mail Wall Street Claws Its Way To Gains After Obama Speech Forbes Mixed earnings and lower jobless claims did less to lift stocks than the president's mild push for financial reform.
Posted in Markets, Stock Market Tags: angeles-times, business, Markets, obama, obama-speech, online, president-obama, procedural-vote, speech-pushing No Comments »Wall Street to Obama: Hands off! – CNNMoney
Posted by Joel Backman on April 22nd, 2010
ABC News Wall Street to Obama: Hands off! CNNMoney President Obama, speaking in lower Manhattan, made his case for Wall Street reform. By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writerApril 22, 2010: 4:11 PM ET Wall Street was unimpressed by President Obama's argument for financial reform on Thursday.
Posted in Markets, Stock Market Tags: aaron-smith, Markets, obama, obama-calls, president, president-obama, staff-writer No Comments »Greek 2009 Deficit Was Wider Than Expected
Posted by Joel Backman on April 22nd, 2010
MiamiHerald.com Greek 2009 Deficit Was Wider Than Expected Wall Street Journal LONDON—The European Union's official statistics agency Thursday said the Greek budget deficit in 2009 was wider than the government had estimated, and added that it has reservations about the accuracy of Greek budget data that may lead … Euro-Area Deficit Widens to More Than Double Limit BusinessWeek Eurostat chides Greek data as bonds slammed again MarketWatch IMF/EU mission to Greece may last 2-3 weeks -source Reuters The Associated Press
Posted in General, Markets Tags: business, data-as-bonds, double-limit, european, government, Greece, Markets, the-government No Comments »BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Mixed; Banks May See Pressure
Posted by Joel Backman on April 21st, 2010
Reuters BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Mixed; Banks May See Pressure Wall Street Journal US stock futures were mixed Wednesday as optimism over Apple's blowout earnings was tempered with wariness over a proposal that could tax banks to the tune of $2 trillion. Futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 climbed 8.25 points to … US Stock Futures Drop on Greece; Apple, Morgan Stanley Jump BusinessWeek Stock futures mixed ahead of opening The Associated Press Before the Bell: Futures Mixed on Mixed Earnings BloggingStocks (blog) FOXBusiness
Posted in General, Markets Tags: Greece, Markets, morgan stanley, nasdaq, stock-futures, tech No Comments »Some Paulson clients mull withdrawing money: report
Posted by Joel Backman on April 21st, 2010
The Hindu Some Paulson clients mull withdrawing money: report Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some of John Paulson's clients are indicating they may withdraw money from the billionaire's hedge fund firm, after it was involved in a transaction that led the US government to file a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS. … Goldman Sachs SEC Fraud Lawsuit Makes My Eyes Burn: Ben Stein BusinessWeek In SEC vs.
Posted in General, Markets Tags: billionaire, business, fraud-lawsuit, Goldman Sachs, Markets, may-withdraw, really-at-fault, table-border, the-billionaire, york No Comments »US lawmaker probes SEC’s Goldman case
Posted by Joel Backman on April 20th, 2010
ABC News US lawmaker probes SEC's Goldman case Reuters * SEC asked to disclose communications with White House (Adds byline, comments from Rep.
Posted in General, Markets, Stock Market Tags: atlantic-online, business, cited-magnetar, energy, Goldman Sachs, Markets, stocks-close, white No Comments »
