JPMorgan trader Bruno Iksil, known as the London Whale because his bets this year were so large, has been a leviathan of a risk-taker since at least 2010.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Wal-Mart investor ire could cloud annual meeting
Growing concern over the past actions of Wal-Mart Stores Inc executives and board members threatens to cast a pall over the world's largest retailer's annual shareholder meeting and 50th anniversary party …
Court denies request to curb Human Genome takeover defense
A Maryland judge denied a request to temporarily restrain Human Genome Sciences from taking measures to fend off GlaxoSmithKline's hostile $2.6 billion takeover bid, according to a court notification. …
Spring Job Slump Still Looks Like an Improvement – ABC News
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Spring Job Slump Still Looks Like an Improvement
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Another year, another jobs slowdown. Is the US economy stalling again, as it did last year and the year before? Two straight months of disappointing job growth have raised fears that it is. But this time there's reason for hope: The 2012 slump isn't as …
Spring's job slump not so bad by comparisonHattiesburg American
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Spring Job Slump Still Looks Like an Improvement – ABC News
Spring Job Slump Still Looks Like an Improvement
ABC News
Another year, another jobs slowdown. Is the US economy stalling again, as it did last year and the year before? Two straight months of disappointing job growth have raised fears that it is. But this time there's reason for hope: The 2012 slump isn't as …
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Analysis: RIM’s new woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users
Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartphones …
Analysis: Nasdaq plays tough with clients angry over Facebook
It's crisis communications 101 for Corporate America: when a company bungles an event as big as the Facebook IPO, alienates customers, and spawns lawsuits and regulatory inquiries, the CEO apologizes and …
Job growth seen stepping up in May
Jobs growth probably snapped back in May from weather-related distortions that had slowed hiring, suggesting the economy was still expanding moderately despite strong headwinds from Europe. Employers probably …
Gold’s Having an Identity Crisis
If gold’s a safe haven, it certainly hasn’t been acting like one, marked by a 6% loss in May and fourth-straight monthly decline.
Shares, euro extend losses as weak China PMI aggravates mood
Asian shares and the euro extended losses on Friday as China's factory activity data delivered its weakest reading this year, highlighting concerns the worsening euro zone debt crisis will further undermine …
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