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IMF Says UK Must Keep Focus on Economic Growth (Correct) – Businessweek

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:03 +0000

Telegraph.co.ukIMF Says UK Must Keep Focus on Economic Growth (Correct)BusinessweekThe International Monetary Fund said Britain should stay focused on policies to foster economic growth and keep monetary policy loose, as it acknowledged some improvemen... … Read More ...

Lowe’s net misses view, underperforms Home Depot again

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:10 +0000

Lowe's Cos Inc reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot ... … Read More ...

BNY Mellon to add up to 100 positions at wealth management unit

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:14 +0000

BNY Mellon Corp , the world's largest custody bank, said it would add up to 100 positions at its wealth management unit, expanding the sales force at the unit by 50 percent in the next two years. Banks ... … Read More ...

Too soon to dial back Fed stimulus: Dudley

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:12:17 +0000

It is too soon to determine whether to dial down the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program, and the economic picture may not be clear enough to make that decision for another three or four months, ... … Read More ...

Lessons at the Zero Bound: The Japanese and U.S. Experience

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:31 +0000

Lessons at the Zero Bound: The Japanese and U.S. Experience William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, NY Fed Remarks at the Japan Society, New York City May 21, 2013 It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak today at the Japan Society.1 Our countries have very close relations and...Read More … Read More ...

Investors Edgy Ahead of Bernanke Testimony

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:05 +0000

Investors were edgy Wednesday ahead of the appearance of U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke before lawmakers in Congress. … Read More ...

Lowe’s 1Q Profit Rises, but Results Miss Street

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:02 +0000

Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products. But the home improvement chain's quarterly performance missed Wall Street's expectations. … Read More ...

Staples Quarterly Profit Misses Analysts’ Estimates

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:48 +0000

Staples Inc reported a slightly lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by a stronger dollar and weak sales in Europe and Australia. The largest U.S. office supplies retailer said income ... … Read More ...

Toll Brothers profit rises 46 percent

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:12 +0000

Toll Brothers Inc posted a 46 percent rise in quarterly profit as the largest U.S. luxury homebuilder sold more homes at higher prices, indicating that the housing recovery is spreading across the industry. ... … Read More ...

EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:25 +0000

European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses ... … Read More ...

U.S. Auto Factories Cutting Back on Summer Downtime

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:45 +0000

The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. … Read More ...

First Look: New Xbox Elegant, but Much Unknown

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:45 +0000

Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything ... … Read More ...

UK regulator says satisfied with Lloyds, RBS capital plans

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:12 +0000

Britain's financial regulator said it had finalized capital requirements for Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group and was comfortable with their plans. The Prudential Regulation Authority said ... … Read More ...

Dylan Ratigan: Life After Cable News

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:51 +0000

Al Madrigal questions former MSNBC pundit Dylan Ratigan about leaving cable news for the less angry world of hydroponic farming. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook ... … Read More ...

Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:54:51 +0000

How many Mercedes staff does it take to sell a car? The answer, in the luxury carmaker's German showrooms, is more than it takes to shift an Audi - just part of the cost gap Daimler wants to close with ... … Read More ...

Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:54:51 +0000

Sony Mulls Hedge Fund’s Entertainment Sale Idea

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:54:45 +0000

Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division. … Read More ...

SocGen CEO to face shareholders after Rosbank arrest

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:33:25 +0000

Societe Generale management will face investors later on Wednesday for the first time since the shock arrest of the French bank's top Russian executive on charges of bribery. The annual shareholder meeting ... … Read More ...

DBS-Danamon deal hinges on Singapore’s invite to Indonesian banks

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:28:49 +0000

Southeast Asia's largest bank merger now depends largely on cooperation between Singaporean authorities and Indonesian politicians. Indonesia's central bank gave Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd its ... … Read More ...

Why BOJ Was Right Not to Talk Up Bonds – CNBC.com – CNBC.com

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:13 +0000

CNBC.comWhy BOJ Was Right Not to Talk Up Bonds - CNBC.comCNBC.comThe Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended a two-day meeting on Wednesday, taking some market participants by surprise with a decision not to take any steps to ease heightened uncertainty in bond mark... … Read More ...

Japan Nuclear Regulator Says Tsuruga Reactor Sits on Active Fault – Wall Street Journal

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:32 +0000

MiamiHerald.comJapan Nuclear Regulator Says Tsuruga Reactor Sits on Active FaultWall Street JournalTOKYO--Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday unanimously accepted a report by a panel of experts that an active fault line runs directly ... … Read More ...

Do Extended Unemployment Benefits Lengthen Unemployment Spells?

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:10 +0000

Airbus wins Oman Air order for three A330 planes

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:24:56 +0000

Airbus has won an order for three A330-300 aircraft from Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, the European planemaker said on Wednesday. The order, which Airbus said would bring Oman ... … Read More ...

Solar Powered Window Socket

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:55 +0000

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Abenomics in Review: Yen, Inflation, Exports, Imports

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:52:00 +0000

With the Yen collapsing vs. all other currencies, inquiring minds may be wondering how prime minister Shinzo Abe's inflation policy is working out in practice. Let's start with a look at the Yen. Yen Daily Chart for One Year In the last year, the Y... … Read More ...

Rolls-Royce wins engine order from U.S. lessor CIT

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:07 +0000

Britain's Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply engines to power 23 Airbus aircraft ordered by U.S. leasing company CIT Aerospace, it said on Wednesday. Rolls, the world's second-largest maker of aircraft ... … Read More ...

Western NY project featured in EPA video – Wall Street Journal

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:02:35 +0000

Western NY project featured in EPA videoWall Street JournalTONAWANDA, N.Y. — A citizen science project monitoring pollution in western New York is featured in a new Environmental Protection Agency video. The video highlights the role citizen science ... … Read More ...

Prosecutors Consider Use of Organized Crime Law Against SAC

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:00 +0000

Federal prosecutors are considering charging hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP as a criminal enterprise through a powerful legal tool used against the Mafia and drug gangs, people familiar with the probe said. … Read More ...

Insight: No more easy pickings in Russia’s banking market

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:46 +0000

Foreign banks that once treated Russia as virgin land where easy money could be made are now finding it a cut-throat market tougher than some bargained for. While players such as Citi and Austria's Raiffeisen ... … Read More ...

23 Things We’re Telling You About Capitalism XII

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:30 +0000

Our twelfth thing about capitalism that we're not told is a masterpiece of straw manning. We're told that the free marketeers insist that government can never pick winners and are then presented with a couple of examples of supposed winners that hav... … Read More ...

Asian stocks cheered by Fed reassurance; BOJ stands pat

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:30 +0000

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street, with Japan's Nikkei reaching a fresh 5-1/2 year high and clinging to its gains as the Bank of Japan stood pat after unleashing ... … Read More ...

BoJ holds amid signs of economy ‘picking up’ – Financial Times

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:25 +0000

Economic TimesBoJ holds amid signs of economy 'picking up'Financial TimesThe Bank of Japan kept its monetary settings on hold on Wednesday, judging that the huge stimulus unveiled in April will be enough to spur price gains in the world's t... … Read More ...

Ford Adding 200000 to Capacity as Fusion, F-Series Gain – Bloomberg

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:52 +0000

Philly.comFord Adding 200000 to Capacity as Fusion, F-Series GainBloombergFord Motor Co. (F), gaining more U.S. market share than any other automaker this year, will add capacity to build 200,000 more vehicles annually in North America on demand for F-... … Read More ...

4 falcon chicks living on NY-NJ bridge are banded – Wall Street Journal

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:33 +0000

Montreal Gazette4 falcon chicks living on NY-NJ bridge are bandedWall Street JournalNEW YORK — Four peregrine falcon chicks roosting high above the Hudson River on the George Washington Bridge were pronounced healthy Tuesday and fitted with tracking ... … Read More ...

Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:13:04 +0000

Prosecutors are considering charging Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors as a criminal enterprise engaged in a long pattern of insider trading in stocks, according to a person familiar with the matter. ... … Read More ...

Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:03:07 +0000

Ford Motor Co is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market share. The second-largest U.S. automaker ... … Read More ...

BOJ keeps policy on hold; Kiuchi proposes looser price target timeframe

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:32:28 +0000

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday decided to keep monetary policy on hold, but one board member tried unsuccessfully to loosen the central bank's commitment to achieving its 2 percent inflation target within ... … Read More ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Lawmakers Square Off Over Taxes

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:51:00 +0000

WASHINGTON—Apple Inc.'s tax strategies came under harsh scrutiny Tuesday in the Senate, where lawmakers are finding it far easier to call for a simpler tax code than to produce one. Tim Cook, Apple's chief ... … Read More ...

Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:33:18 +0000

Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers ... … Read More ...

Nikkei scales 5-1/2-year high ahead of BOJ meeting, Sony surges – Reuters

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:30 +0000

BloombergNikkei scales 5-1/2-year high ahead of BOJ meeting, Sony surgesReutersTue May 21, 2013 8:52pm EDT. * Sony jumps on report of assessing spin-off proposal * BOJ set to stand pat but may seek to ease bond market jitters By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May ... … Read More ...

Japan exports disappoint, full benefits of weak yen yet to show

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:20 +0000

Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's third-biggest economy as policymakers ... … Read More ...

Japan exports disappoint, full benefits of weak yen yet to show

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:20 +0000

The Irish loophole behind Apple’s low tax bill

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:33:22 +0000

Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A ... … Read More ...

The Irish loophole behind Apple’s low tax bill

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:33:22 +0000

Japan Exports Miss Estimates After Yen Slides to 4-Year Low – Bloomberg

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:32:03 +0000

BloombergJapan Exports Miss Estimates After Yen Slides to 4-Year LowBloombergJapan's exports missed estimates in April and the trade deficit swelled, highlighting weakness in global demand that may weigh on efforts to revive the world's third-b... … Read More ...

Ex-strategist can sue UBS as whistleblower: U.S. judge

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:26:15 +0000

UBS AG lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit by a former commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist who said he was fired for refusing to publish misleading research reports. U.S. ... … Read More ...

Ex-strategist can sue UBS as whistleblower: U.S. judge

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:26:15 +0000

Sony shares hit two-year high on report of spin-off proposal

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:46 +0000

Shares of Sony Corp rose 6.3 percent to 2,300 yen, a two-year high, on Wednesday after the Nikkei newspaper reported Sony is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin ... … Read More ...

Sony shares hit two-year high on report of spin-off proposal

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:46 +0000

Demand for Storm Shelters Surges After Deadly Tornadoes

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:06:38 +0000

As a result of the powerful and deadly tornadoes that have torn through Granbury, Texas, and Moore, Okla., in the last week, storm-shelter makers are reporting record setting interest in their products. … Read More ...

Dimon clings to JPMorgan chairman title, after fight

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:51 +0000

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co took an unusual step to fight off investors seeking more oversight of his activities - he hinted he might quit. And it worked. At the bank's ... … Read More ...

Dimon clings to JPMorgan chairman title, after fight

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:51 +0000

Chart of the week: UK inflation dips in year to April

Leon — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 +0000

Summary: UK trimmed mean inflation is 2% - exactly What the chart shows: The chart shows UK headline consumer price inflation, the old RPI-X measure and trimmed mean inflation, all as 12-month % changes … Read More ...

Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:50:34 +0000

Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:50:34 +0000

Scandal or not, one SAC investor can’t get enough of Steve Cohen

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:53 +0000

As federal prosecutors circle Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund in a long-running insider trading probe, one financial adviser in Texas is so devoted to the billionaire investor that he may give ... … Read More ...

Scandal or not, one SAC investor can’t get enough of Steve Cohen

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:53 +0000

Buffett, With His Magic Touch, May Be Irreplaceable – New York Times

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:23 +0000

New York TimesBuffett, With His Magic Touch, May Be IrreplaceableNew York TimesAcquisitions usually come with a nice premium for the seller. But when Warren E. Buffett is the buyer, there is typically something of a discount. The ability to make acquis... … Read More ...

Think Piece: Regulation and the UK’s energy market

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:00 +0000

Stephen Littlechild, Professor emeritus at the University of Birmingham, fellow of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and a top regulatory from 1983 to 1998, explains how politicians and regulators have, by misunderstanding how market... … Read More ...

As Abercrombie Faces Criticism, the Truth About Sizing Tells a Different Story

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:01 +0000

Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is taking heat for comments its CEO made about going after "the cool kids" and marketing to a certain sized customer, but is the venom in this instance misplaced? … Read More ...

NY/NJ/CT Congressional Delegation Should Demand Apology from Oklahoma Senators Inhofe and Coburn

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:08 +0000

A brief reminder: Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane in decades. It caused 285 total fatalities and was the second-costliest hurricane in United States history. During the immediate aftermath of this act of Nature, these 2 dimwits were among many who decided to use the disaster as a political platform. They voted...Read More … Read More ...

NetApp speeds up share buyback, starts dividend – Reuters

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:42:08 +0000

ZDNetNetApp speeds up share buyback, starts dividendReutersBy Lehar Maan and Sagarika Jaisinghani. Tue May 21, 2013 6:18pm EDT. (Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc (NTAP.O), under pressure from activist shareholder Eliott Management, sa... … Read More ...

IRS Official to Take the 5th at House Hearing

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:03:16 +0000

Summoned by Republicans, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a ... … Read More ...

Bernanke Expected to Deliver Dovish Message – CNBC.com – CNBC.com

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:53:58 +0000

CNBC.comBernanke Expected to Deliver Dovish Message - CNBC.comCNBC.comFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to maintain his dovish tone when he speaks to Congress Wednesday, and he is likely to dispel any notion that the Fed is ready to cut... … Read More ...

Best Buy, Carnival, Saks Are Tuesday’s Big Movers

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:14:42 +0000

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market include Best Buy, down $1.17; Carnival Corp., down $1.51; and Saks, up $1.39. … Read More ...

Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in Illinois – Chicago Tribune

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:55:06 +0000

Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in IllinoisChicago TribuneMore than 25,000 Illinois residents have received approximately $1.8 billion from the landmark national mortgage settlement, but servicer compliance with the pact remains an issue for s... … Read More ...

A Day Later. . . It’s All About Ads on Tumblr – Marketing Pilgrim – Marketing Pilgrim

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:53:33 +0000

Marketing PilgrimA Day Later. . . It's All About Ads on Tumblr - Marketing PilgrimMarketing PilgrimWe promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain... … Read More ...

10 Tuesday PM Reads

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:31 +0000

My afternoon train reading: • S&P 500 Returns to Record While U.S. Treasuries Advance (Bloomberg) but see S&P 500 Revenues Disappoint (Dr.Ed’s Blog) • I Was Wrong: Doug Kass Gives Mea Culpa on Bearish Views (Moneybeat) • The New Buyers of ETFs (Wealth Management) • Alternative Marketing for Alternative Investments (Social Science Research Network) •...Read More … Read More ...

Gap Willing to Sign Bangladesh Safety Accord, If Tweaked

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:09:41 +0000

Gap Inc's chairman and CEO said on Tuesday the U.S. retailer was ready to sign a global accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry, provided there were some "very ... … Read More ...

Moniz: LNG exports on hold until he reviews data – Businessweek

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:19 +0000

San Francisco ChronicleMoniz: LNG exports on hold until he reviews dataBusinessweekWASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the ... … Read More ...

Sony to Assess Spin-Off Proposal for Entertainment Business

Leon — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:58:26 +0000

Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. … Read More ...

Fed officials dampen speculation of imminent bond tapering