Scandals
Is there a price-fixing scandal brewing in the oil market?
economist.com
Discussion
Deals
Tumblr, and its cool-kid status, may be worth $1 billion to Yahoo
allthingsd.com
Discussion
JPMorgan
"The current Chairman of J.P. Morgan should be run out of town on a rail"
epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com
Discussion
New Normal
Greek shipping magnates are not really feeling the whole economic depression thing
world.time.com
Discussion
Reuters
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Morgan Stanley analyst reminds the world he only has a job because investors are dumb
businessinsider.com
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No, 2013 is not 1999
Alpha
Bill Ackman is investing in a $90 million New York penthouse
blogs.wsj.com
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Jennifer Ablan:
RT @NickTimiraos: Ackman Leads Group Paying Record $90 Million for Manhattan Penthouse http://t.co/Rsz4vr2OK6
Alpha
Daniel Loeb would like Sony to mix it up, spin off its entertainment arm
dealbook.nytimes.com
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"Some of the world’s leading hedge funds are pouring money into the Greek banking sector"
www.ft.com
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mccarthyryanj
"Free leverage with limited downside": Troika made investing in Greek banks irresistible for hedge funds
Alpha
Why hedge fund managers hate Bernanke
delong.typepad.com
Discussion
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There is zero correlation between the Fed printing and the money supply. Deal with it.
Alpha
Notes from the 2013 Ira Sohn Conference
thereformedbroker.com
Discussion
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Downtown Josh Brown:
Notes from the Ira Sohn Conference, Spring 2013 http://t.co/9uOqUrWdTg
Alpha
The classic "I heard this at a conference" investment strategy didn't work out so well this year
ftalphaville.ft.com
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Alpha
Meet your new shadow banking system, increasingly run by hedge funds
bloomberg.com
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Ryan McCarthy:
All the cool kids in shadow banking are working at hedge funds now http://t.co/yOix3Z5awb
Alpha
What happens during one second of high-frequency trading?
ritholtz.com
Discussion
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Justin Wolfers:
Half a second of high frequency trading visualized (and criticized).nhttp://t.co/cXYIT4uFcOn(by @ritholtz)
Alpha
Is Soros shorting the Australian dollar? Someone seems to be
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The River
Fiscally Speaking
5/17
CBO compares the Obama and congressional budget plans
Oxpeckers
5/17
4 Sources
"Sponsored Content Pretty Fucking Awesome"
The Fed
5/17
2 Sources
Why the US and Europe need a tad more inflation
New Normal
5/17
5 Sources
Why the housing market continues to disappoint: supply-side issues
Helpful Reiminders
5/17
2 Sources
Americans say a family of four needs nearly $60,000 per year to get by
Black market
5/17
Argentina is considering amnesty for those who launder money through its banks
Valuations
5/17
1 Sources
No one is sure if this mansion listed at $190 million is actually worth that much
Alpha
5/17
1 Sources
Bill Ackman is investing in a $90 million New York penthouse
TBTF
5/16
2 Sources
The idea that you can wind down a failing megabank in some orderly fashion is probably a myth
EU Mess
5/16
3 Sources
It's banks that are killing Europe, not simply austerity
EU Mess
5/16
3 Sources
Europe's Central Bank now even wronger on inflation
The Oracle
5/16
7 Sources
S&P has downgraded Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Growth Industries
5/16
4 Sources
The US government expects to make $51 billion from student loans this year
Fiscally Speaking
5/16
2 Sources
The CBO is still likely over-estimating future deficits
Oxpeckers
5/16
3 Sources
The New Yorker welcomes your anonymous leaks (but still won't publish your sonnets)
Housing
5/16
1 Sources
There may or may not be a housing bubble in places like Brooklyn and Menlo Park, CA
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