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DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... the financial market's pulse over this debt issue - there's no other place to look but at the US bond market. Re this, Bloomberg tried to spin it to fit the thesis that investors are fearful. "... 10-year Treasury note yields increased two basis points ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... paid. Having rid of the fog, Wall Street's left with some clarity. And it's clear that earnings are ramping up. Latest Bloomberg data shows that out of the 100 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported since 11 July 86% topped estimates. What's more ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... changed the tune from hip hop, break-dancing rhythm to Andrea Bocelli's "Con Te Partiro" You can tell by just comparing Bloomberg's headline today with yesterday. Yesterday: "Stocks, Treasuries Rally on Earnings, Deficit Plan; Oil Surges" Today: "U.S. ...

Earnings, debt ceiling and debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... estimate. And it doesn't stop there - it expects better results again next quarter. And it's not only Apple, According to Bloomberg, "Per-share earnings have topped analysts' estimates at 31 of the 36 companies in the S&P 500 that released earnings since ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... they just want to restore calm in financial markets. But financial markets are onto their cheating hearts. According to Bloomberg, "The cost of insuring European financial-company debt against default stayed higher after the tests. The Markit iTraxx ...

Alliance brings cloud power to financial services

BLOOMBERG RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Bloomberg has integrated its electronic communications compliance software Bloomberg Vault with Microsoft Office 365, incorporating cloud archiving in the product the firm said today. The product helps financial services firms meet global regulatory ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... Hey, this is another indication that the US economy continues to slow, doesn't it? Nah, not necessarily - because, in Bloomberg's words, "A reading above 50 signals expansion." Wall Street may have closed on the plus side last night, but the thin trading ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... closing at down 5.3 per cent when trading resumed. Intesa dropped by 7.2% and ended 5.0 per cent lower. According to Bloomberg, "Part of the slump was due to automatic stop-loss trades, an official for the regulator said by telephone today. The watchdog ...

All clear for a bail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... handshake and a suitcase containing a,-12 billion. News flash: "Papandreou Wins Confidence Vote, Raising Rescue Chances" (Bloomberg). Thank goodness I decided to look at my monitor before continuing to rattle on about what could have been. Financial ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... Reserve Alan 'el maestro' Greenspan has just declared Greece dead - well, almost. No way out. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Greenspan declared that the "chances of Greece not defaulting are very small." The probability of default is "so ...