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If European Countries Were US Corporations
While AAPL may well become the first $1 trillion market cap company (Carl Icahn’s recently top-ticking tweets notwithstanding), did you know that AAPL is now bigger than the entire market cap of all...
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Here We Go Again: Verizon To Buy AOL Marking Another Tech Bubble Top
The last time AOL was involved in a mega merger was January 2000, when AOL acquired Time Warner for $182 billion in what was the mega deal of the last tech bubble, creating a $350 billion behemoth....
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Frontrunning: May 12
Bonds Extend Global Rout as Europe Stocks Slide, Dollar Weakens (BBG) Verizon Communications to Buy AOL for $4.4 Billion (BBG) Fresh Nepal earthquake kills dozens, triggers panic (Reuters) Sen. Shelby...
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Frontrunning: May 13
Obama, McConnell missteps undercut trade pact in U.S. Senate (Reuters) Bears Beware: Rout Puts Investors on Wrong Side of Central Banks (BBG) U.S. Set to Rip Up UBS Libor Accord, Seek Conviction (BBG)...
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Frontrunning: May 14
Amtrak train in Philadelphia wreck was traveling at twice speed limit (Reuters) The engineer has no recollection of the crash and “no explanation” for what happened (WSJ) Taliban claim attack on...
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Constitution 1 – 0 Government: NSA Starts Winding Down Bulk Data Collection
As we detailed earlier, in a chaotic scene during the wee hours of Saturday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill known as the USA Freedom Act - backed by President Barack Obama, House Republicans and the...
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FBI Confirms No Major Terrorism Cases Cracked Via Unconstitutional Patriot...
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, FBI agents can’t point to any major terrorism cases they’ve cracked thanks to the key snooping powers in the Patriot Act, the Justice Department’s...
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Frontrunning: June 19
Greek PM optimistic on debt deal as banks bleed (Reuters) Greek central bank chief says banking system stable (Kathimerini) ECB Said to Confer on Emergency Greek Aid Amid Cash Flight (BBG) More tax...
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Michael Whalen: Why the Streaming Music Business is Broken
With Apple Computer (NYSE:AAPL) finally wading into the streaming music fray, it is time to check in with my brother Michael Whalen, the Emmy® Award Winning composer, music supervisor, copyright and...
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Frontrunning: July 15
Tsipras Braves Parliament on Aid as Greek Outlook Worsens (BBG) European markets rise before Yellen speech, Greek vote (Reuters) China’s Growth Beats Economists’ Forecast as Stimulus Kicks In (BBG)...
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Futures Levitate After Greek Creditors Repay Themselves; Commodities Tumble...
As we said in our Friday morning wrap, a low volume levitation coupled with a stronger dollar managed to lift stocks to yet another green close, while the Nasdaq soared to a new all time high on...
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Key Events In The Coming Snoozer Of A Week
With Greece in the rearview mirror, and no Tier 1 economic updates in the coming week, it is likely that traders will finally head for the beach as summer is peaking and so far everyone wasted it...
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Commodity Rout Halted On Dollar Weakness, Equities Unchanged
If yesterday’s market action was boring, today has been a virtual carbon copy which started with the usual early Chinese selloff levitating into a mildly positive close, with the SHCOMP closing just...
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Apple, Microsoft Plunge Drags Global Markets Lower, Oil Resumes Slide
While this week has been, and continues to be, devoid of macro updates, yesterday’s flurry of mostly disappointing earnings releases both before and after the open, including some of the biggest DJIA...
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Frontrunning: July 27
Chinese shares tumble 8.5 percent in biggest one-day drop since 2007 (Reuters) Japan’s Economy Shrank Last Quarter, Top Forecaster Says (BBG) Creditor teams in Athens to work on third bailout (AFP)...
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Frontrunning: July 31
U.S. stock futures slip amid lukewarm earnings, fall in commodities (Reuters) Stressful times for low-polling Republicans who may miss debate stage (Reuters) Trump shows staying power with surge ahead...
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New Snowden Leak Exposes AT&T’s “Extreme Willingness To Help” NSA Spy On...
Newly disclosed NSA files expose the spy agency's relationship through the years with American telecoms companies. As NYTimes reports, The National Security Agency’s ability to spy on vast quantities...
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Paul Craig Roberts: Central Banks Have Become A Corrupting Force
Authored by Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler via PaulCraigRoberts.org, Are we witnessing the corruption of central banks? Are we observing the money-creating powers of central banks being used to...
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Frontrunning: August 26
Global Stocks Struggle to Shrug Off China Fears (WSJ) Brief Respite Ends for European Stocks Amid Renewed Retreat (BBG) Stock futures rise after China injects $21.8 billion (Reuters) China turmoil...
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Fed Kocherlakota: 2015 Rate Rise Not Appropriate, Open To More Stimulus
EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 21/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 33/100 FEAR Put and Call Options:...
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