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Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... in the June quarter. Plus, the latest reporting season shows that US firms continue beat expectations. According to Bloomberg, 20 of the 23 companies in the S&P500 that have reported so far topped market predictions, with 17 reporting better-than-expected ...

Goldman Sachs pay $620m to settle SEC lawsuit

SEC RELEASE, BLOOMBERG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... returned to the affected investors through a Fair Fund distribution and the rest will go to the US Treasury. According to Bloomberg, the $620 million sum amounts to 14 days of Goldman's group earnings, based on first-quarter results this year. Meanwhile ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... information." Reports say that the penalty was the largest ever levied by the SEC. Largest ever perhaps, but according to Bloomberg, "the payment amounts to 14 days of earnings, based on first-quarter results." Small change to pay for peace of mind! ...

Pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... news. The good thing is it gave the market a chance to take a breather. Oh btw, there's one more thing. I came across a Bloomberg article this morning reporting on a technical analysis report by UBS AG. According to Bloomberg, "Investors should "sell ...

Let the reporting season begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... Some will disappoint, especially considering that the bar has been raised so high this reporting season. According to Bloomberg, "Companies in the S&P 500 are projected to post an average profit gain of 34 percent in the second quarter... Raw-materials ...

Paul does it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... out of the woodworks. Perhaps it is the financial press that are dragging them out from their caves. Here's some that Bloomberg dragged out: "The sales results have been uneven... If you look at the underlying growth rate, it suggests a relatively healthy ...

Bored with half-empty glasses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... more - up 3.6 per cent - following news that it was able to sell six billion euros worth of 10-year bonds. According to Bloomberg, "Spain received 13 billion euros of orders for the notes." Lenders are giving it more than twice the amount it wants to ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... rating last night? Is it Moody's way of proving that it still matters? That it could still move markets? According to Bloomberg, "US stocks fell, extending the first quarterly drop in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in more than a year, after Moody's ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... currency to fluctuate. Fool me once... Now instead of a yuan "AP"-preciation, they got a "De"-preciation. According to Bloomberg, "China's yuan declined the most since December 2008." The reason? Investors fear that the PBOC - yes the same one that announced ...