Starwood
Frontrunning: July 31
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/31/2015 06:57 -0500- Barrick Gold
- China
- Comcast
- Copper
- Corruption
- Creditors
- Deutsche Bank
- European Union
- Eurozone
- Greece
- International Monetary Fund
- Iran
- LIBOR
- Market Manipulation
- Mortgage Industry
- Newspaper
- Private Equity
- RBS
- Real estate
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Starwood
- Starwood Hotels
- Verizon
- Wells Fargo
- World Trade
- Yuan
- 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 of first debate (Reuters)
- China Market Manipulation Probe Targets Spoofers After Crash (BBG)
- Beijing Chosen to Host 2022 Winter Olympics (WSJ)
- Obama Warns Support on Iran Deal ’Getting Squishy’ Amid Pressure (BBG)
- Pacific trade negotiators chase elusive final deal in tough talks (Reuters)
Frontrunning: March 3
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/03/2015 08:05 -0500- 3 days after Zero Hedge, here's Bloomberg: Company Cash Bathes Stocks as Monthly Buybacks Set Record (BBG)
- Israel's Netanyahu to address Congress in speech that has strained ties with Obama (Reuters), Risks Diplomatic, Political Pain If Speech Falls Flat (BBG)
- Before Key Speech, Netanyahu Hails U.S. Ties (WSJ)
- $1.92 bilion FX rigging charge: Barclays Posts Loss as Foreign-Exchange Provisions Rise (WSJ)
- Barclays Awards Jenkins First Bonus as CEO, Cuts Pay Pool (BBG)
- Exxon’s Russia Exposure Surges as Long View Outweighs Sanctions (BBG)
- Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade (Reuters)
- Yellen Turning from Friend to Foe for Dollar Bulls (BBG)
Frontrunning: February 18
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/18/2015 07:34 -0500- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bank of England
- Bank of Japan
- BATS
- BOE
- Carlyle
- Chesapeake Energy
- China
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse
- Creditors
- Design Development
- Devon Energy
- European Union
- Evercore
- Free Money
- Germany
- Global Warming
- Greece
- Greenlight
- Housing Starts
- Illinois
- Japan
- Legg Mason
- National Health Service
- New York Times
- Obama Administration
- Reality
- Restricted Stock
- Reuters
- SPY
- Starwood
- Starwood Hotels
- SWIFT
- Swiss Franc
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- W.P.Carey
- Wells Fargo
- Greece to submit loan request to euro zone, Germany resists (Reuters)
- Ukrainian forces start to quit besieged town (Reuters)
- Bank of Japan maintains policy, no surprises (FT)
- China Considering Mergers Among Its Big State Oil Companies (WSJ)
- Soros Shifts to Europe, Asia as Investors Cut U.S. Equities (BBG)
- Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels (Reuters)
- Venezuela Squanders Its Oil Wealth (BBG)
- Swiss prosecutor raids HSBC office, opens criminal inquiry (Reuters)
Frontrunning: February 17
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/17/2015 07:24 -0500- 8.5%
- Afghanistan
- American Express
- Apple
- Asset-Backed Securities
- Barclays
- Bond
- China
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse
- Creditors
- Crude
- Dollar General
- Empire State Manufacturing
- Eurozone
- Exxon
- Greece
- Housing Market
- Iran
- Iraq
- Merrill
- NAHB
- National Health Service
- Reuters
- Shadow Chancellor
- Starwood
- Transocean
- Ukraine
- Wells Fargo
- Markets From Stocks to Debt to Euro Show Little No Panic (BBG)
- Greek Euro Exit Risk Increases as EU Delivers Ultimatum (BBG)
- Oil rises to $62, near 2015 high as Mideast risks support (Reuters)
- Texas judge blocks Obama plan to protect undocumented immigrants (Reuters)
- Oil Train Derails and Ignites Forcing West Virginia Evacuations (BBG)
- Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire (BBG)
- Chinese Firms Tiptoe Back Into Europe’s Battered Financial Sector (WSJ)
- Putin’s Paradise Becomes Economic No-Go Zone Where Cash Is King (BBG)
- Emerging fund managers stuck in buy-and-hold as trading shrivels (Reuters)
Frontrunning: January 9
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2015 07:52 -0500- Apple
- B+
- BAC
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bank of England
- Barclays
- Bill Gross
- BRICs
- China
- Chrysler
- Citigroup
- Consumer Prices
- Corruption
- CPI
- Credit Suisse
- default
- Detroit
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Ford
- General Motors
- Insider Trading
- Janus Capital
- Jim O'Neill
- Market Manipulation
- Merrill
- Nelson Peltz
- Newspaper
- Nomura
- OPEC
- RBS
- Real estate
- recovery
- Reuters
- Standard Chartered
- Starwood
- Trian
- Unemployment
- Volatility
- Wells Fargo
- Yuan
- Police Surround Paris Terror Suspects Near CDG Airport (BBG)
- ECB Said to Study Bond-Purchase Models Up to 500 Billion Euros (BBG)
- How OPEC Weaponized the Price of Oil Against U.S. Drillers (BBG)
- German Industrial Production Falls Amid Plunge in Energy Output (BBG)
- Car Loans See Rise In Missed Payments (WSJ)
- Jim O'Neill threatens he will replace BRICs with ICs (BBG)
- Oil heads for seventh weekly loss as supply glut drags (Reuters)
- Armed man takes hostage in kosher grocery in Paris (AFP)
- Janus Chairman Didn’t Know Details of Gross’s Investment (WSJ)
- Kaisa Bondholders Dream of White Knight as Default Becomes Real (BBG)
Frontrunning: December 18
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/18/2014 07:53 -0500- American Express
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- Borrowing Costs
- Capital One
- China
- Citigroup
- Countrywide
- Deutsche Bank
- European Union
- Evercore
- Federal Reserve
- Japan
- Keefe
- KIM
- Lloyds
- Markit
- Merrill
- Morgan Stanley
- Natural Gas
- New York Stock Exchange
- Nomura
- North Korea
- Norway
- Obama Administration
- President Obama
- Reuters
- Starwood
- Swiss National Bank
- Tender Offer
- UK Financial Investments
- Ukraine
- Volatility
- Swiss National Bank Starts Negative Interest Rate of 0.25% to Stave Off Inflows (BBG)
- Putin Strikes Uncompromising Stance Over Crisis Gripping Russia (BBG)
- Sony cancels North Korea movie in apparent win for Pyongyang hackers (Reuters)
- U.S. Said Set to Blame North Korea for Sony Cyber Attack (BBG)
- China’s Short-Term Borrowing Costs Surge as Demand for Money Grows (WSJ)
- Russia Currency Market Bends But Doesn’t Break (BBG)
- Jeb Bush Puts Pressure on Chris Christie for 2016 (WSJ)
- From joy to outrage, Florida's Cuban-Americans greet new U.S. policy (Reuters)
- Russians Quit London Luxury Homes as Only Super-Rich Stay (BBG)
Frontrunning: November 21
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/21/2014 07:23 -0500- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- BBY
- Best Buy
- Blackrock
- Boeing
- Botox
- Carbon Emissions
- China
- Citigroup
- Evercore
- Federal Reserve
- France
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Hertz
- Las Vegas
- Merrill
- Morgan Stanley
- Newspaper
- Nomura
- Quantitative Easing
- Raymond James
- RBS
- recovery
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Starwood
- Ukraine
- They go all in: China’s PBOC Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2012 (BBG)
- And all in-er: ECB's Draghi throws door to quantitative easing wide open as recovery wanes (Reuters)
- Global Markets Rally: ECB Head Says Central Bank Is Ready to Expand Stimulus Program After China Cuts Rates (WSJ)
- Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans (Reuters)
- U.S. increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine (Reuters)
- Russia warns U.S. against arms to Ukraine as Biden due in Kiev (Reuters)
- Ukraine slashed gold holdings in October, Russia added more - IMF (Reuters)
- Abe Dissolves Japan’s Lower House of Parliament (WSJ)
Frontrunning: November 17
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/17/2014 07:40 -0500- Apple
- B+
- Bond
- Boston Properties
- Botox
- Brazil
- China
- Citigroup
- Comcast
- Credit Suisse
- Crude
- Deutsche Bank
- Empire State Manufacturing
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- fixed
- Ford
- Gambling
- Global Economy
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- GOOG
- Hertz
- Insider Trading
- JPMorgan Chase
- Keefe
- Market Manipulation
- Michael Jackson
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomination
- Obama Administration
- OPEC
- Raymond James
- RBS
- Real estate
- Recession
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Standard Chartered
- Starwood
- Third Point
- Transocean
- Wells Fargo
- Yuan
- Scuttled deals worth $580 billion put hedge funds on back foot (Reuters)
- Mounting Pressure on OPEC Spurs More Wagers on Oil Rally (BBG)
- It's not just US real estate: Chinese Students at U.S. Universities Jump 75% in Three Years (BBG)
- Frankfurt Open for Yuan Clearing as Liquidity Rises (BBG)
- Obama defends healthcare law after adviser criticism (Reuters)
- Michael Hasenstab Bets Big in Controversial Places (WSJ)
- Facebook seeks foothold in your office (FT)
- Russia Seen as Greatest Threat in Poll as Oil Erodes Putin Power (BBG)
- Falling Oil Prices Test OPEC Unity (WSJ)
Frontrunning: October 16
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/16/2014 06:26 -0500- American Express
- Apple
- BAC
- Baidu
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Boeing
- China
- Citigroup
- Cohen
- Credit Suisse
- dark pools
- Dark Pools
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Eurozone
- GOOG
- Housing Market
- Iran
- Las Vegas
- Merrill
- Michigan
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomura
- Obama Administration
- recovery
- Reuters
- Starwood
- Tata
- Time Warner
- Toyota
- Treasury Department
- Unemployment
- Viacom
- Volatility
- Wells Fargo
- White House
- Dallas County May Declare State of Disaster From Ebola Virus (BBG)
- Markets on edge after worst turmoil in four years (Reuters)
- Central bankers may have no quick fix as markets swoon, economy weakens (Reuters)
- Risk of Deflation Feeds Global Fears (Hilsenrath)
- U.S. health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever (Reuters)
- Texas Hospital Fights Allegations About Ebola Protocols (BBG)
- Treasuries Gain as Oil Drops Below $80 While Stocks Slide (BBG)
- Greek Bonds Slump on Bailout Concern as Spain Misses Sale Target (BBG)
- White House shifts into crisis mode on Ebola response (Reuters)
- Obama Confronts Slippery Slope as Islamic State Advances (BBG)
Frontrunning: September 10
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/10/2014 06:44 -0500- Apple
- B+
- BAC
- Bank of England
- Barclays
- BOE
- Bond
- China
- Citigroup
- Comcast
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Credit Suisse
- Davos
- Detroit
- Deutsche Bank
- Dollar General
- Ferrari
- Ford
- France
- Hong Kong
- Housing Market
- Iraq
- LBO
- Merrill
- Mexico
- Morgan Stanley
- Nationalism
- Newspaper
- Pershing Square
- Raymond James
- Real estate
- Reuters
- Risk Management
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Sirius XM
- Starwood
- Tender Offer
- Time Warner
- University of California
- Univision
- Yuan
- British PM begs Scots: Don't rip apart our UK 'family of nations' (Reuters)
- Obama has become Bush: Obama’s Task: Rally U.S. Public, Allies in Terror Fight (BBG)
- Alibaba's record IPO covered after first few roadshow meetings (Reuters)
- Ferrari chairman Luca Di Montezemolo to quit after 23 years (BBC)
- Combat Reversals Pressure Assad (WSJ)
- Top LBO Fund Investors Pile on Leverage to Boost Returns (BBG)
- BOJ's Iwata upbeat on economy, unfazed by post-tax hike slump (Reuters)
- Carney Can’t Escape Housing as Debt Colors BOE Policy (BBG)
- Detroit Clears Crucial Hurdle on Bankruptcy (NYT)
Frontrunning: August 15
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/15/2014 07:01 -0500- AIG
- Apple
- B+
- Bank of England
- Barclays
- Barrick Gold
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Bitcoin
- Brazil
- Carl Icahn
- China
- Citigroup
- Comcast
- Consumer Sentiment
- Credit Line
- Delphi
- Deutsche Bank
- Devon Energy
- Dollar General
- DVA
- Empire State Manufacturing
- Fisher
- Gannett
- General Electric
- General Motors
- GOOG
- Hong Kong
- Iraq
- KKR
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Morgan Stanley
- Pershing Square
- Private Equity
- Puerto Rico
- Real estate
- recovery
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Starwood
- Time Warner
- Trian
- Ukraine
- Verizon
- Warren Buffett
- Wells Fargo
- Yuan
- Barack Obama's 'vacation from hell' (Politico)
- Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine (Reuters)
- Ukraine Says APCs Entered From Russia to Aid Insurgents (BBG)
- Islamic State Said to Challenge Al-Qaeda for Leadership (BBG)
- Missouri protests calmer after governor puts black police captain in charge (Reuters)
- Finally someone will prove the US is a pyramid scheme (in a 1000 page presentation): Ackman’s Pershing Square Sues U.S. Over Fannie, Freddie (BBG)
- Banks, Financial Firms Load Up on Cheap Debt (WSJ)
- Putin to Meet Finnish President as Threat of Cold War Grows (BBG)
Frontrunning: July 25
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 06:39 -0500- Apple
- B+
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- Bond
- Carbon Emissions
- China
- Citigroup
- Comcast
- Credit Suisse
- default
- Deutsche Bank
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- Exxon
- Fail
- Ford
- General Motors
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- GOOG
- HFT
- Housing Market
- International Monetary Fund
- LIBOR
- Lloyds
- Merrill
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- NASDAQ
- Natural Gas
- PIMCO
- Raymond James
- Reuters
- Starwood
- Subprime Mortgages
- SWIFT
- Ukraine
- Verizon
- Wells Fargo
- White House
- Yuan
- 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)
Frontrunning: July 24
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/24/2014 07:03 -0500- Apple
- Bank of England
- Bank of Japan
- Barclays
- Bitcoin
- BOE
- Boeing
- California Public Employees' Retirement System
- Carbon Emissions
- Carlyle
- China
- Citigroup
- Corruption
- Department Of Energy
- Detroit
- Deutsche Bank
- E-Trade
- European Union
- Evercore
- Ford
- France
- General Motors
- Germany
- GOOG
- HFT
- Ice Age
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Keefe
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Markit
- Merrill
- Middle East
- Morningstar
- Mortgage Backed Securities
- Netherlands
- New Home Sales
- Norway
- Obama Administration
- Ohio
- ratings
- Raymond James
- Reuters
- Sallie Mae
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities Fraud
- Serious Fraud Office
- Standard Chartered
- Starwood
- Time Warner
- Treasury Department
- Ukraine
- Wells Fargo
- Wells Notice
- White House
- 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)
Frontrunning: July 10
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/10/2014 06:48 -0500- American Express
- BAC
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Boeing
- Carlyle
- China
- CIT Group
- Citigroup
- Comcast
- Credit Suisse
- Creditors
- Crude
- European Union
- Evercore
- Federal Reserve
- fixed
- GOOG
- Hong Kong
- Institutional Investors
- ISI Group
- Israel
- Merrill
- Morgan Stanley
- New York City
- Portugal
- Rating Agency
- recovery
- Reuters
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Shenzhen
- Starwood
- Time Warner
- Ukraine
- Wells Fargo
- Willis Group
- Yen
- Yuan
- 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)
Frontrunning: July 8
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/08/2014 06:32 -0500- Headline of the day: Complacency Breeds $2 Trillion of Junk as Sewage Funded (BBG)
- Israel intensifies Gaza offensive after surge in rocket fire (Reuters)
- Profits plunge at Vatican bank (FT)
- Investors Are Buying Troubled Golf Courses and Giving Them Makeovers (NYT)
- Pimco Dissidents Challenge Bill Gross in ‘Happy Kingdom (BBG)
- That's a new one: Marks and Spencer blames new website for sales drop (Reuters)
- Iran's Supreme Leader calls for more enrichment capacity (Reuters)
- Boeing Faces Long-Term Credit Risk if Ex-Im Bank Closed, S&P Says (WSJ) not to mention the collapse risk to US durable goods orders
- U.K. Manufacturing Unexpectedly Slumps Most in 16 Months (BBG)
- Some Still Lack Coverage Under Health Law (WSJ)


