Corporate Finance
Frontrunning: May 24
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/24/2013 07:31 -0400- Activist Shareholder
- Apple
- Ben Bernanke
- Bloomberg News
- Bond
- CBOE
- China
- Cohen
- Corporate Finance
- Crack Cocaine
- Crude
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- GOOG
- Housing Market
- Insider Trading
- Ireland
- John McCain
- Natural Gas
- News Corp
- Peter Chernin
- Private Equity
- recovery
- Reuters
- SAC
- Sears
- Time Warner
- United Kingdom
- Volatility
- Wall Street Journal
- World Trade
- Yuan
- The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics" (Reuters)
- BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market (FT)
- Obama Sees Sunset on Sept. 11 War Powers in Drone Limits (BBG)
- Lower CPMs for everyone: FTC Begins Probe of Google's Display-Ad Business (WSJ)
- Apple’s Tax Magic Leaves Irish Bondholders Unmoved (BBG)
- Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up (WSJ)
- All hail Gazpromia: UK gas supply six hours from running out in March (FT)
- Spain’s banks face €10bn more provisions (FT) ... and then more, and more, and more
- Truck strike may have caused Washington state bridge collapse, officials says (Reuters)
- P&G Says A.G. Lafley Rejoins as Chairman, CEO (BBG)
- Five Key Things About the SAC Insider Case (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 23
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 07:44 -0400- AIG
- American International Group
- Apple
- Australia
- BAC
- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- China
- Copper
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Restructuring
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Detroit
- Ford
- General Electric
- General Motors
- Insider Trading
- Jamie Dimon
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- LIBOR
- Market Share
- Middle East
- Newspaper
- Nielsen
- Nikkei
- Private Equity
- recovery
- Reuters
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Trading Rules
- Wall Street Journal
- White House
- Yuan
- Global shares sink, following 7.3 percent drop in Japan's Nikkei (Reuters)
- When all fails, pull a Kevin Bacon: Japan Economy Chief Warns Against Panic Over Stock Sell-Off (BBG)
- White House Feeds IRS Frenzy by Revising Accounts (BBG)
- In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove (Reuters)
- Debt limit resets at higher level, budget impasse grinds on (Reuters)
- China factory data to test political calculations (FT)
- European Leaders Saying No to Austerity (BBG)
- And yet, nobody wants in anymore: Iceland’s new coalition government suspends EU accession talks (FT)
- Oil Manipulation Inquiry Shows EU’s Hammer After Libor (BBG)
- The Fed Squeezes the Shadow-Banking System (WSJ)
- Diamond Said to Weigh Backing Barclays Alumni in Venture (BBG)
- Spain’s Private Jets Disappearing as Tycoons Cut Flights (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 22
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/22/2013 07:29 -0400- Apple
- Bank of Japan
- Barrick Gold
- Ben Bernanke
- Ben Bernanke
- Bond
- Carlyle
- China
- Corporate Finance
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Darrell Issa
- European Union
- Ford
- Fox News
- General Motors
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Insider Trading
- Italy
- Jamie Dimon
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Keefe
- KKR
- Markit
- Mexico
- Private Equity
- Real estate
- Reuters
- SAC
- Starwood
- Testimony
- Wall Street Journal
- Westfield
- Yen
- Yuan
- Apple Bonds Stick Buyers With $280.6 Million Loss as Rates Climb (BBG)
- Iceland Freezes EU Plans as New Government Shuns Euro Crisis (BBG)
- "Transparent Fed" - Ben Bernanke meets privately with Darrell Issa (Politico)
- Bank of Japan vows market steps to curb bond turbulence (Reuters) holds policy (FT)
- Stockholm riots spread in third night of unrest (FT)
- Dudley Says Decision on Taper Will Require 3-4 Months (BBG)
- Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move (Reuters)
- Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles (Reuters)
- Apple CEO Tim Cook, Lawmakers Square Off Over Taxes (WSJ)
- Google Joins Apple Avoiding Taxes With Stateless Income (BBG)
- Sony Board Discussing Loeb’s Entertainment IPO Proposal (BBG)
- Vote Strengthens Dimon's Grip (WSJ), Dimon performance well choreographed (FT)
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Frontrunning: May 21
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2013 07:48 -0400- Activist Shareholder
- Allied Capital
- Apple
- Bill Gross
- Bond
- Charlie Ergen
- China
- Cohen
- Corporate Finance
- Crack Cocaine
- Credit Suisse
- Dell
- Deutsche Bank
- European Union
- Ford
- France
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Gross Domestic Product
- Hershey
- India
- Insider Trading
- International Monetary Fund
- Ireland
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Mexico
- Morgan Stanley
- Newspaper
- Obama Administration
- Oklahoma
- Private Equity
- ratings
- Recession
- Reuters
- SAC
- SocGen
- United States Attorney
- Wall Street Journal
- Yen
- Yuan
- IMF Tells Central Europe to Spend More (WSJ)
- Tornadoes Blast Oklahoma (WSJ)
- Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma (Reuters)
- JPMorgan investors on edge over vote on Dimon; what if they win? (Reuters)
- Wealthy bank depositors to suffer losses in EU law (Reuters)
- Yen Slips as Amari Backtracks (BBG)
- Japan Ready for More Yen Weakness Despite Recent Comments (WSJ)
- IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting (Reuters)
- Li Keqiang pledges China boost to India trade (FT)
- Europe's Recession Sparks Grass-Roots Political Push (WSJ)
- Obama and Xi to meet in effort to calm growing US-China rivalry (FT)
- Berlin plans to streamline EU but avoid wholesale treaty change (FT)
- France must reform or face punitive measures - EU's Oettinger (Reuters)
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Frontrunning: May 20
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/20/2013 07:32 -0400- Apple
- BAC
- Bank of England
- Boeing
- Chesapeake Energy
- China
- Corporate Finance
- Crude
- CSCO
- Dreamliner
- Enron
- Eurozone
- fixed
- France
- GE Capital
- India
- Jamie Dimon
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Keefe
- Mervyn King
- News Corp
- Newspaper
- Nikkei
- North Korea
- Real estate
- Reuters
- Short-Term Gains
- Starwood
- Time Warner
- Wall Street Journal
- Yen
- Yuan
- Obama's Counsel Was Told of IRS Audit Findings Weeks Ago (WSJ)
- North Korea fires sixth missile in three days (Reuters)
- Enron No Lesson to Traders as EU Probes Oil-Price Manipulation (BBG)
- Don't cry for me, Eurozone: Thinking the Unthinkable - Quitting a Currency (WSJ)
- H-1B Models Strut Into U.S. as Programmers Pray for Help (BBG)
- Gold Bear Bets Reach Record as Soros Cuts Holdings (BBG)
- Yahoo has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr (WSJ)
- JPMorgan Holders Led by Chairmen-CEOs to Vote on Dimon (BBG)
- Apple faces grilling over US tax rate (FT)
- Nissan to Sell First Joint Minicar to Expand in Japan Market (BBG)
- Fierce battle for corporate loans sparks US bank risk concerns (FT)
- Microsoft Updates Xbox as Apple to Facebook Gain in Games (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 17
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/17/2013 07:31 -0400- Activist Shareholder
- Apple
- Bain
- Bill Gates
- Boeing
- China
- Chrysler
- Citigroup
- Corporate Finance
- Corruption
- Dell
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Dreamliner
- Gambling
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Keefe
- LIBOR
- Medicare
- Mexico
- Private Equity
- Reuters
- Robert Rubin
- SAC
- Saudi Arabia
- Sears
- United Kingdom
- Wall Street Journal
- World Gold Council
- Yuan
- Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill' (Reuters)
- Russia Raises Stakes in Syria (WSJ) - as reported here yesterday
- Japan buys into US shale gas boom (FT)
- Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim (BBG) - so he can afford a Tesla now?
- China Wages Rose Sharply in 2012 (WSJ)
- Regulators Target Exchanges As They Ready Record Fine (WSJ)
- Citi Takes Some Traders Off Bloomberg Chat Tool (WSJ)
- After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence (Reuters)
- Apple CEO Cook to Propose Tax Reform for Offshore Cash (BBG)
- French, German politicians to pressure Google on tax (Reuters)
- Gold Bears Revived as Rout Resumes After Coin Rush (BBG)
- A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers (Reuters)
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Frontrunning: May 16
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 07:45 -0400- Apple
- Bain
- Bank of England
- Bank of New York
- Bear Market
- Boeing
- Borrowing Costs
- China
- Chrysler
- Comcast
- Corporate Finance
- Creditors
- CSC
- CSCO
- Delphi
- Dreamliner
- DVA
- Federal Reserve
- fixed
- Ford
- General Motors
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- GOOG
- Greenlight
- Housing Market
- India
- International Energy Agency
- Iran
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Keefe
- KKR
- Kraft
- Lazard
- LIBOR
- Mervyn King
- Mexico
- Natural Gas
- Obama Administration
- People's Bank Of China
- Private Equity
- recovery
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Wall Street Journal
- Wells Fargo
- White House
- World Gold Council
- Yuan
- As scandals mount, White House springs into damage control (Reuters)
- Glencore Xstrata chairman ousted in surprise coup (Reuters), former BP CEO Tony Hayward appointed as interim chairman (WSJ)
- JPMorgan Chase asks Bloomberg for data records (Telegraph)
- Platts Retains Energy Trader Confidence Amid Price-Fix Probe (BBG)
- Syrian Internet service comes back online (PCWorld)
- Japan Q1 growth hits 3.5% on Abe impact although fall in business investment clouds optimism for recovery (FT)
- Soros Joins Gold-Stake Cuts Before Bear Market Drop (BBG)
- Factory Ceiling Collapses in Cambodia (WSJ)
- Sony’s $100 Billion Lost Decade Supports Loeb Breakup (BBG)
- Snags await favourite for Federal Reserve job (FT)
- James Bond’s Pinewood Turned Down on $300 Million Plan (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 15
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/15/2013 07:24 -0400- Apple
- Bond
- Brazil
- Budget Deficit
- Central Banks
- China
- Citigroup
- Congressional Budget Office
- Corporate Finance
- Creditors
- Daniel Loeb
- Dreamliner
- Eurozone
- Fannie Mae
- fixed
- Ford
- France
- Freddie Mac
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Hypo Real Estate
- India
- International Energy Agency
- Iran
- Jamie Dimon
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- KKR
- Lloyd Blankfein
- Newspaper
- Private Equity
- Quantitative Easing
- ratings
- Real estate
- Recession
- recovery
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- SPY
- Transparency
- Wall Street Journal
- Yuan
- Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties (Reuters)
- Eurozone in longest recession since birth of currency bloc (FT)
- EU Oil Manipulation Probe Shines Light on Platts Pricing Window (BBG)
- BMWs Cheaper Than Hyundais in Korea as Tariffs Crumble (BBG)
- Stock Boom Isn't a Bubble, Says BOJ's Kuroda (WSJ)
- Struggling France strives to shake off economic gloom (FT)
- JPMorgan investors take heat off Dimon (FT)
- Private-Equity Firms Build Instead of Buy (WSJ)
- Bloomberg Saga Highlights Clash Between Two Worlds (WSJ)
- Bank documents portray Cyprus as Russia's favorite haven (Reuters)
- HSBC Signals 14,000 Jobs Cuts in $3 Billion Savings Plan (BBG)
- Argentines Hold More Than $50 Billion in U.S. Currency (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 14
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/14/2013 07:41 -0400- Australia
- Boeing
- Bond
- China
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Corporate Finance
- Dell
- Detroit
- Dreamliner
- European Union
- France
- General Electric
- Germany
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- India
- Indiana
- Insider Trading
- International Energy Agency
- JPMorgan Chase
- Kuwait
- Natural Gas
- New York Times
- Newspaper
- OPEC
- Private Equity
- Real estate
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Sun Capital
- Third Point
- Verizon
- Wall Street Journal
- Controversies give Obama new governing headaches (Reuters)
- About that Capex... BHP to Rein In Investment, Chief Says (WSJ), considers returning cash to shareholders (FT)
- Bloomberg users’ messages leaked online (FT)
- Japanese mayor sparks China outrage with sex-slave remarks (Reuters)
- Economists Cut China Forecasts (WSJ)
- U.S. oil boom leaves OPEC sidelined from demand growth (Reuters)
- U.S. banks push back on change in loan loss accounting (Reuters)
- Fed’s Plosser Says Slowing Inflation No Concern for Policy (BBG)
- Watchdog probes 1m US swap contracts (FT)
- Used Gold Supply Heads for ’08 Low as Sellers Balk (BBG)
- Ex-BlackRock Manager Said to Be Arrested in U.K. Probe (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 13
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/13/2013 07:30 -0400- AIG
- American International Group
- Ben Bernanke
- Ben Bernanke
- Blackrock
- Bond
- Bond Dealers
- China
- Chrysler
- Corporate Finance
- CSCO
- Dell
- Federal Reserve
- Freddie Mac
- House Oversight Committee
- India
- Janet Yellen
- Japan
- Keefe
- LIBOR
- Lloyds
- Mexico
- Newspaper
- Nikkei
- Private Equity
- ratings
- Recession
- recovery
- Reuters
- Treasury Department
- Volatility
- Wall Street Journal
- Warren Buffett
- Yen
- Yuan
- Hilsenrath: A Top Contender at the Fed Faces Test Over Easy Money (WSJ)
- Yen drops further as G7 avoids criticizing Japan (Reuters)
- Markets missed Flaherty’s clues on next Bank of Canada chief (G&M)
- Republicans turn screws over Tea Party tax probes (FT)
- Dual-track Libor replacement lined up (FT)
- Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms (Reuters)
- Barack Obama’s goal of universal healthcare could be set back significantly by Texas Governor Rick Perry (FT)
- Gold Bears Pull $20.8 Billion as BlackRock Says Buy (BBG)
- Mexico sets shelters as volcano shakes, spews ash (AP)
- Europe Eases Corporate Tax Dodge as Worker Burdens Rise (BBG)
- IPOs Set to Raise Most Cash Since Crisis (WSJ)
- Melting Ice Opens Fight Over Sea Routes for Arctic Debate (BBG)
- Top hedge funds bet on Greek banks (FT)
- Icahn Asks Investors to Make Big Bet on a Debt-Laden Dell (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 10
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/10/2013 07:33 -0400- Activist Shareholder
- Australia
- BAC
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bond
- BRICs
- Bulgaria
- Carbon Emissions
- Carl Icahn
- Carlyle
- China
- Commercial Real Estate
- Copper
- Corporate Finance
- Dell
- European Union
- Eurozone
- FBI
- Federal Deficit
- India
- Japan
- Merrill
- Middle East
- Natural Gas
- NBC
- Nelnet
- Private Equity
- Real estate
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Tax Revenue
- Transparency
- Wall Street Journal
- Yen
- Yuan
- PBOC Says China Shouldn’t Be ’Blindly Optimistic’ on Inflation (BBG)
- Foreigners Buying Half of London New Homes Prop Up Building (BBG) - first they come for the foreign deposits, then for the real assets...
- Investors Rediscovering Margin Debt (WSJ) - well, yes: it is at record highs
- China issues new rules targeting wealth management fund pools (RTRS)
- Navy $37 Billion Ships Seen Unsuitable Have 2-Year Window (BBG)
- New York may have to drop claims against BofA over Merrill (RTRS)
- FBI Rejects Boston Police Stance in Spat Over Terror Data (BBG)
- In eastern Syria oil smugglers benefit from chaos (RTRS)
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Frontrunning: May 8
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/08/2013 07:25 -0400- Asset-Backed Securities
- Bain
- Belgium
- Blackrock
- Bond
- Book Value
- Carl Icahn
- China
- Corporate Finance
- Credit Suisse
- Creditors
- Detroit
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- DVA
- European Central Bank
- European Union
- Exxon
- Ford
- Jamie Dimon
- JPMorgan Chase
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Newspaper
- non-performing loans
- Portugal
- Private Equity
- Real estate
- Reuters
- United Kingdom
- Volatility
- Wall Street Journal
- Yen
- Yuan
- Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria (WSJ)
- Russia and US agree to Syria conference after Moscow talks (FT)
- Hedge Funds Rush Into Debt Trading With $108 Billion (BBG)
- Detroit is the new "deep value" - Hedge funds in search of distress take a look at Detroit (Reuters)
- Commodities hedge funds suffer weak first quarter (FT)
- But... but... Abenomics - Toshiba posts 62% decline in Q1 net profit (WSJ)
- Americans Are Borrowing Again but Still Less Than Before Freeze (WSJ)
- Man Utd announce Alex Ferguson to retire (FT)
- Asmussen Says ECB Discussed ABS Purchases to Spur SME Lending (BBG)
- Benghazi Attack Set for New Review (WSJ)
- Belgium Says 31 People Arrested Over $50 Million Diamond Theft (BBG)
- Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevêdo wins WTO leadership battle (FT)
- Bangladesh Garment Factory Building Collapse Toll Reaches 782 (BBG)
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Frontrunning: May 7
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/07/2013 07:24 -0400- AIG
- American International Group
- Apple
- Australia
- Baidu
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bond
- China
- Colony Capital
- Corporate Finance
- Federal Deficit
- Fitch
- Ford
- General Motors
- Germany
- GOOG
- Jamie Dimon
- JPMorgan Chase
- Market Conditions
- Mercedes-Benz
- Mexico
- Motorola
- Natural Gas
- OPEC
- People's Bank Of China
- Private Equity
- recovery
- Reuters
- Securities Fraud
- Third Point
- Wall Street Journal
- Yuan
- Microsoft prepares U-turn on Windows 8 (FT), Microsoft admits failure on Windows 8 (MW), After Bumpy Start, Microsoft Rethinks Windows 8 (NYT)
- China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31 (Reuters)
- Republicans shift stance on US budget (FT)
- NYC Tallest Condo Corridor Gets New Entrant With Steinway (BBG)
- U.S. Says China's Government, Military Used Cyberespionage (WSJ)
- China rejects Pentagon charges of military espionage (Reuters)
- Bank of China Cuts Off North Korean Bank (WSJ)
- Libya defense minister quits over siege of ministries by gunmen (Reuters)
- London Recruiter Says City Job Vacancies Rose 19% (BBG)
- Colleges Cut Prices by Providing More Financial Aid (WSJ) or, said otherwise, loans
- Jeweler agrees to plead guilty in KPMG insider-trading case (LA Times)
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Frontrunning: May 6
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/06/2013 07:25 -0400- Lesson From Buffett: Doubt Yourself (WSJ)
- Gold Bulls Split With Buffett as Traders Say Sell (BBG)
- Apple Misses IPhone Customers as Global Carriers Balk (BBG)
- Russia extends Cypriot loan by 2 years, cuts interest: troika document (Reuters)
- Tax Rewrite in Play in Capitol (WSJ)
- No early warning for U.S. on Israeli strikes in Syria (Reuters)
- Germany riveted at start of neo-Nazi murder trial (Reuters)
- JPMorgan Investors Urged to Split Chairman Role, Oust Directors (BBG)
- Leniency for Offshore Cheats (WSJ)
- Brussels steps up efforts over tax avoidance (FT)
- Ambulance chasing: Mesothelioma Doctors, Lawyers Join Hunt for Valuable Asbestos Cases (WSJ)
- Web Sales-Tax Bill Set to Face Bumps (WSJ)
- Colleges Cut Prices by Providing More Financial Aid (WSJ)
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Frontrunning: May 3
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2013 07:40 -0400- AIG
- American International Group
- Apple
- Bond
- Capital Markets
- Central Banks
- China
- Clear Channel
- Cohen
- Corporate Finance
- European Central Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- GOOG
- Institutional Investors
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Keefe
- Kraft
- Market Share
- Markit
- Medicare
- Morgan Stanley
- Private Equity
- Quantitative Easing
- Renminbi
- Reuters
- SAC
- United Kingdom
- Verizon
- Wall Street Journal
- Warren Buffett
- World Trade
- Yuan
- U.S. Bulks Up to Combat Iran (WSJ)
- Taking sides in Syria is hard choice for Israel (Reuters)
- Gold Traders Most Bearish in Three Years After Drop (BBG)
- It's a Hard Job Predicting Payrolls Number (WSJ)
- EU economies to breach deficit limits as economic picture darkens (FT)
- IBM Says U.S. Justice Investigating Bribery Allegations (BBG)
- At Texas fertilizer plant, a history of theft, tampering (Reuters)
- SAC Sets Plan to Dock Pay in Cases of Wrongdoing (WSJ) - "in case of"?
- EU to propose duties on Chinese solar panels (Reuters)
- Billionaire Kaiser Exploiting Charity Loophole With Boats (BBG)
- SEC Zeroing In on 'Prime' Funds (WSJ)
- Apple Avoids $9.2 Billion in Taxes With Debt Deal (BBG)
- China April official services PMI at 54.5 vs 55.6 in March (Reuters)
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