Frontrunning: August 11

Frontrunning: August 11

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/11/2014 06:24 -0500

Maliki digs in as U.S. pushes for new Iraq government (Reuters)
Ukraine's forces say close to taking rebel-held Donetsk (Reuters)
Anger Over Michael Brown Shooting Leads to Looting (WSJ)
German Economy Backbone Bending From Lost Russia Sales (BBG)
Kinder Morgan to Consolidate Empire (WSJ)
Early Failure to Detect Gaza Tunnel Network Triggers Recriminations in Israel (WSJ)
You’ll never guess how much BuzzFeed raised from Horowitz (FT)
The dumb money is now chasing Chinese oligarchs: Norway’s Wealth Fund Buys $576 Million of Mayfair Area (BBG)
Clinical trial to start soon on GSK Ebola vaccine (Reuters)
No drone skeet shooting any time soon (WSJ)

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Frontrunning: July 31

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/31/2014 06:48 -0500

Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site (Reuters)
On Hold: Merkel Gives Putin a Blunt Message (WSJ)
Argentina’s Default Clock Runs Out as Debt Talks Collapse (BBG)
Argentina braces for market reaction to second default in 12 years (Reuters)
Banco Espirito Santo Plunges After Posting 3.6 Billion-Euro Loss (BBG)
Adidas Plunges After Cutting Forecast on Russia, Golf (BBG)
GOP Says Lerner Emails Show Bias Against Conservatives (WSJ)
Londoners Cashing in Flee to Suburbs as Home Rally Wanes (BBG)
BNP Paribas Reports Record $5.79 Billion Quarterly Loss (WSJ)
Swiss Banks Send U.S. Client Data Before Cascade of Settlements (BBG)
Putin Sows Doubt Among Stock Bears Burned by 29% Rebound (BBG)

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Frontrunning: July 25

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 06:39 -0500

Argentine holdout NML says government "choosing" to default (Reuters)
Crunch time for Gaza truce talks as death toll passes 800 (Reuters)
Don’t Tell Anybody About This Story on HFT Power Jump Trading (BBG)
U.S. Accuses Russia of Shelling Eastern Ukraine (BBG)
France’s Wheat Exports in Question as Rain Spoils Quality (BBG)
Tapering in action: Lower printer sales hurt Xerox's revenue (Reuters)
No liquidity? No Problem, there's an ETF for that: Bond ETFs Swelling in Europe as Trading Debt Gets Tougher (BBG)
Herbalife hires ex-Biden chief to fend off regulators (NYPost)
GM recalls far from calamity for some dealers who find new customers, business (Reuters)
Bad weather likely cause of fatal Air Algerie crash: French officials (Reuters)

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Frontrunning: July 24

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/24/2014 07:03 -0500

EU to weigh extensive sanctions on Russia (FT)
U.S. lifts flight ban to Israel (Reuters)
Russia says will cooperate with MH17 probe led by Netherlands (Reuters)
Norway faces ‘concrete and credible’ terrorist threat (FT)
Don’t Tell Anybody About This Story on HFT Power Jump Trading (BBG)
But... but... PMI: Unilever Sales Growth Misses Estimates on Asian Slowdown (BBG)
World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Reviews $8 Billion Russian Stake (BBG)
Qualcomm latest US tech company to reverse in China (FT)
Hamptons Home Sales Rise as Buyers Find More Inventory (BBG)

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Frontrunning: July 23

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/23/2014 06:36 -0500

Here come the gates which we predicted in 2010: SEC Is Set to Approve Money-Fund Rules (WSJ)
Dick's cuts 400 jobs as golf now less popular (MW)
Kerry arrives in Israel, pushes for peace (Reuters)
Pay Penalty Haunts Recession Grads as U.S. Economy Mends (BBG)
Appeals Courts Issue Conflicting Rulings on Health-Law Subsidies (WSJ)
Rebel Stronghold Donetsk Holds Breath as Shellfire Mounts (BBG)
Business executive wins Georgia Republican runoff in U.S. Senate race (Reuters)
Five held in China food scandal probe, including head of Shanghai Husi Food (Reuters)
Jobs Hold Sway Over Yellen-Carney as Central Banks Splinter (BBG)

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Frontrunning: July 18

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/18/2014 06:44 -0500

Ukraine Says Malaysian Airliner Shot Down Near Russian Border (BBG)
Downing of airliner seen as pivotal moment in Ukraine crisis (Reuters)
Malaysian Air Flight Took Route Avoided by Qantas, Asiana (BBG)
Russian-Made Missile Hit Malaysia Jet, U.S. Officials Say (BBG)
Netanyahu Orders Military to Ready Wider Gaza Incursion (BBG)
Silvio Berlusconi Underage Sex Conviction Overturned (WSJ)
But... but... "economic patriotism" - AbbVie to Buy Shire for $54.8 Billion as Drug Deals Surge (BBG)
SEC targets 10 firms in high frequency trading probe - SEC document (Reuters)
Art bubble pop: Sotheby's to Lay Off 'Modest' Number of Employees (WSJ)
Moar Abenomics: Hermes Sales Trail Estimates as Japanese Revenue Declines (BBG)

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Frontrunning: July 16

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/16/2014 07:11 -0500

BRICS set up bank to counter Western hold on global finances (Reuters)
Fed's Yellen Hedges Her View on Rates (Hilsenrath)
China GDP Grows 7.5% in Second Quarter (WSJ)
Get More Acquainted With Your Knees as Boeing Reworks 737 (BBG)
Israel Warns Gazans of New Attack After Hamas Rejects Truce (WSJ)
Israel poised for Gaza incursions after truce collapses (Reuters)
China Housing Sales Fall in First Half of 2014 (WSJ)
IBM to offer iPads and iPhones for business users (Reuters)
Fed's George says strengthening economy warrants quick rate rise (Reuters)

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Frontrunning: July 14

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/14/2014 06:40 -0500

Secret Path Revealed for Chinese Billions Overseas (BBG)
Traders Flood U.S. With $3.4 Trillion of Bond-Auction Demand (BBG)
Just in time to cover bad earnings in a massive $3.8 billion "one-time charge": Citi says to pay $7 billion to settle securities investigation (Reuters)
Troubled Epirito Santo family loosens grip on Portugal's BES (Reuters)
BES puts in place new executives after central bank push (Reuters)
Bank of China-CCTV drama may reveal power struggle in Beijing (SCMP)
Portugal speeds up Banco Espírito Santo management changes (FT)
Dark pool probe builds pressure on Barclays boss (Reuters)
Russia Vows to Respond After Shelling From Ukraine (BBG)
Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade (Reuters)
Obama Contends With Arc of Instability Unseen Since '70s (WSJ)

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Frontrunning: July 11

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/11/2014 06:45 -0500

Carl Icahn says 'time to be cautious' on U.S. stocks (Reuters)
Banco Espirito Santo Lifts Lid on Exposure to Group (BBG)
Slowing Customer Traffic Worries U.S. Retailers (WSJ)
Insurgents enter military base northeast of Baghdad (Reuters)
Obama tells Israel U.S. ready to help end hostilities (Reuters)
Japan economics minister warns of premature QE exit, sees room for more easing (Reuters)
Greek Banks See Quadrupling of Housing Loans by Next Year (BBG) ... to fund buybacks like in the US?
Piggy Banks Being Raided Signal Swedish Housing Dilemma (BBG)
London Seeks New Spenders as Russians Skip $719 Champagne (BBG)

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Frontrunning: July 10

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/10/2014 06:48 -0500

Espirito Santo Financial Suspends Shares, Bonds on ESI Exposure (BBG)
Europe Stocks Drop for Fifth Day as Espirito Santo Sinks (BBG)
Espirito Santo Creditors Doubt Containment on Missed Payment (BBG)
French Stocks Seen Extending Losses on Economy Concern (BBG)
Stocks Slide With Portugal Bonds as Yen Gains; Oil Drops (BBG)
U.S. Probes Hacking of Government Computers at Personnel Agency (WSJ)... finds terabytes of porn
It's Congress' fault: Obama rejects criticism over border crisis (Reuters)
Israel Mobilizes 20,000 Troops for Possible Gaza Invasion (BBG)
Chinese hackers pursue key data on U.S. workers (NYT)
Donetsk Primed for Siege as Ukraine Army Hems In Rebels (BBG)

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Frontrunning: July 7

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/07/2014 06:45 -0500

Bond Anxiety in $1.6 Trillion Repo Market as Failures Soar (BBG), as reported first by Zero Hedge
As Food Prices Rise, Fed Keeps a Watchful Eye (WSJ)
Yellen’s Economy Echoes Arthur Burns More Than Greenspan (BBG)
Draghi’s $1.4 Trillion Shot: Silver Bullet or Misfire? (BBG)
Israel's Netanyahu phones father of murdered Palestinian teen (Reuters)
Ukraine says forces will press forward after taking rebel stronghold (Reuters)
Goldman Sachs Brings Forward Rate Forecast as Treasuries Drop (BBG)... you mean rise?
Super typhoon takes aim at Japan (Reuters)
Kidnapped Nigerian girls 'escape from Boko Haram abductors' (Independent)
Merkel says U.S. spying allegations are serious (Reuters)

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Frontrunning: July 2

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/02/2014 06:40 -0500

France's Sarkozy faces corruption probe in blow to comeback hopes (Reuters)
Ukraine Says Military Offensive Against Rebels Yielding Results (WSJ)
JPMorgan Investors Show Support for Dimon in Cancer Fight (BBG)
World’s ATM Moves to Frankfurt as Yellen’s Fed Slows Cash (BBG)
Argentina Seen Backtracking on Fernandez Vows as Legacy at Risk (BBG)
Palestinian teen killed in possible revenge attack (Reuters)
The Bill and Hillary Clinton Money Machine Taps Corporate Cash (WSJ)
London House Prices Surge the Most Since 1987, Nationwide Says (BBG)
Last Jew in Afghanistan faces ruin as kebabs fail to sell (Reuters)

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Frontrunning: June 26

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/26/2014 06:39 -0500

Minorities Seen Driving U.S. Household Growth (Reuters)
GM prepares to recall some Cruze sedans with Takata air bags (Reuters)
PBOC Halts Repos as China Money Rate Climbs to Seven-Week High (BBG)
Ukraine Optimism Wavers on Peace as Cease-Fire Winds Down (BBG)
Economic Rebound Seen Undercut by Weak Pay as Vote Winner (BBG)
Cracks Open in Dark Pool Defense With Barclays Lawsuit (BBG)
The Survivor: How Eric Holder outlasted his (many) critics (Politico)
IBM, Lenovo Tackle Security Worries on Server Deal (WSJ)
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session (Reuters)
Carney Surprises Confounding Markets as BOE Manages Guidance (BBG)

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Frontrunning: June 25

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/25/2014 06:38 -0500

Obama Administration Widens Export Potential for U.S. Oil (BBG)
WTI Pares Gains as U.S. Export Ruling Seen Limited (BBG)
Senator Cochran defeats Tea Party rival in Mississippi Republican runoff (Reuters)
Militants attack Iraq air base, U.S. assessment teams deploy (Reuters)
Maliki rules out national emergency govt (AFP)
Koch to Start EU Power Trading as It Plans LNG Expansion (BBG)
Obama Said to Ready Sanctions on Russian Industries (BBG)
Ghana Sends Plane With $3 Million to Calm World Cup Team (BBG)
Ghana’s First Hedge Fund Planned by Ex-Exchange Regulator (BBG)
SEC Is Gearing Up to Focus on Ratings Firms (WSJ)
Abe Declares Deflation End as Growth Plan Confronts Skeptics (BBG)

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Frontrunning: June 24

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2014 06:40 -0500

The Kerry Konfusion Kontinues: Kerry urges Kurds to save Iraq from collapse (Reuters)
Abe Unveils Japan’s New Growth Strategy (WSJ)
Because the recovery: Avon to Cut 600 Jobs as CEO McCoy Seeks to Trim Expenses (BBG)
Iraqi Parties Pressure Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to Step Down (WSJ)
Ukraine Rebels Call Cease-Fire to Match Government Truce (BBG)
IRS accused of obstruction over lost emails in Tea Party affair (Reuters)
IRS chief scorched as 'liar' (WND)
Big Investors Missed Stock Rally (WSJ)
U.K. Jury Finds Coulson Guilty of Conspiracy to Intercept Phone Voice-Mail Messages (WSJ)
HSBC to halve countries served by private bank, sells assets (Reuters)
Bond Market Has $900 Billion Mom-and-Pop Problem When Rates Rise (BBG)

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