Monthly Archives: May 2012

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JPMorgan’s Iksil Said to Take Big Risks Long Before Loss

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.

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Wal-Mart investor ire could cloud annual meeting

A general view of a Wal-Mart store in Mexico CityGrowing 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 …


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Court denies request to curb Human Genome takeover defense

Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west LondonA 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. …


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Spring Job Slump Still Looks Like an Improvement – ABC News

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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 …
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

A man walks out of the Blackberry maker's Research in Motion RIM campus in WaterlooResearch 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 …


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Analysis: Nasdaq plays tough with clients angry over Facebook

Recent activity lists 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 …


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Job growth seen stepping up in May

Job seekers speak with with job recruiters while they attend the Coast to Coast job fair in New YorkJobs 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 …


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Gold’s Having an Identity Crisis

A local gold trader shows two pieces of gold after he purchased them from gold miners in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi provinceIf 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.


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Shares, euro extend losses as weak China PMI aggravates mood

A worker puts finishing touches to a stage next to a graph at the Madrid stock exchangeAsian 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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