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3	Special Report: The deeper agenda behind 'Abenomics' - Reuters 1 hour ago shared by @kmac, @YanniKouts, @Noahpinion shared by @kmac: Abe's big goal: rewriting Japan constitution and 'true conservatism'. Abenomics bit of an afterthought? - Reuters <link> @YanniKouts: Special Report: The deeper agenda behind 'Abenomics' <link> /via @Reuters #economy #Japan @Noahpinion: Read this article to find out where my skepticism of Shinzo Abe comes from: <link>
15	Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus - Washington Post 10 hours ago shared by @pkedrosky, @LongShortTrader, @cafreeland, @mattbish, @StreetEYE and 9 more shared by “As soon as that baby’s lips touched that girl’s bosom, forget it,” Jones said at a U-Va. symposium in April. @pkedrosky: RT @Kelly_Bit: Paul Tudor Jones says babies are a "killer" to a woman's focus, also talks about breast feeding: <link> @LongShortTrader: Paul Tudor Jones shares his thoughts on women in the hedge fund industry (specifically in macro) <link> h/t @Kelly_Bit @cafreeland: RT @cr_harper: Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus <link> via @washingtonpost @mattbish: “You will never see as many great women investors or traders as men, period, end of story”: Tudor Jones blames babies <link> @StreetEYE: Paul Tudor Jones busted by the PC police <link> @ToddSullivan: RT @misstrade: Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies a ‘killer’ to woman’s focus <link> i'd contend <30 Male Ego Worse @PreetaTweets: Paul Tudor Jones basically tells women leaning-in ain't happening if babies are in the way or something via @moorehn <link> @tomkeene: RT @Kelly_Bit: Paul Tudor Jones says babies are a "killer" to a woman's focus, also talks about breast feeding: <link> @SconsetCapital: Oof. RT @ImogenNYC: OMG. Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus <link> @washingtonpost @NicTrades: Paul Tudor Jones rare video interview: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus <link> via @washingtonpost @MissTrade: Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus <link> i'd contend under 30 Male Ego Worse @counterparties: RT @cr_harper: Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus <link> via @washingtonpost Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge @moorehn: Paul Tudor Jones, billionaire hedge fund manager, to women: you'll never get anywhere as long as you have babies. <link>
3	Notes from the PIMCO Investment Summit with Mohamed El-Erian - The Reformed Broker 2 hours ago shared by @mark_dow, @credittrader, @StockTwits shared by I've heard just about all of the great investors of our time speak by now and suffice it to say that the bar for me to be impressed is pretty high. But PIMC @mark_dow: He's got serious skills RT @ReformedBroker: NOTES FROM THE @PIMCO INVESTMENT SUMMIT WITH MOHAMED EL-ERIAN <link> @credittrader: "Notes from the PIMCO Investment Summit with Mohamed El-Erian" <link> @StockTwits: Notes from the PIMCO Investment Summit with Mohamed El-Erian <link> via @reformedbroker $MACRO
5	Paul Tudor Jones’s ‘principles’ for investing and trading superstardom - Financial Times 8 hours ago shared by @kmac, @markgongloff, @NicTrades, @moorehn, @humenm shared by @kmac: More on Paul Tudor Jones' theory of mammary gland determinism <link> @markgongloff: Calm down, all Paul Tudor Jones is saying is that only sad losers have work-life balance <link> & <link> @NicTrades: This RT @CardiffGarcia You're welcome: <link> @moorehn: RT @kmac: More on Paul Tudor Jones' theory of mammary gland determinism <link> @humenm: Prepare to cringe - Paul Tudor Jones’s ‘principles’ for investing and trading superstardom \| FT Alphaville - <link>
1	Google Considers Outbidding Facebook To Buy Waze For ~$1 Billion – Report - Business Insider 4 hours ago shared by @Techmeme shared by Google Considers Outbidding Facebook To Buy... @Techmeme: Google Considers Outbidding Facebook To Buy Waze For ~$1 Billion - Report (@nichcarlson… <link> <link>
3	The Fed and Shadow Banking - The Grumpy Economist 8 hours ago shared by @delong, @MarkThoma, @Noahpinion shared by @delong: .@Noahpinion @markthoma but cash is as good as cash as cash if you want to repo something. So isn't this pure derp? <link> @MarkThoma: The Fed and Shadow Banking - John Cochrane <link> @Noahpinion: John Cochrane offers a theory of why QE might be contractionary: <link> h/t @MarkThoma
4	Reform the Corporate Income Tax, Don’t Ditch It -- Daily Intelligencer - New York 10 hours ago shared by @markgongloff, reddit/Economics, @TheArmoTrader, @ezraklein shared by A (partial) defense of a very unpopular idea. @markgongloff: In which @kevinroose makes winning arguments in favor of a corporate tax <link> via @Intelligencer reddit/Economics: Reform the Corporate Income Tax, Don't Ditch It. (Since we've seen arguments against corp. tax, let's talk counter-points) @TheArmoTrader: RT @kevinroose: You are all WRONG. Here is why the corporate income tax is necessary: <link> @ezraklein: RT @kevinroose: You are all WRONG. Here is why the corporate income tax is necessary: <link>
2	Investors Pouring Money Into Ketchup Instead Of U.S. Bonds - BuzzFeed 8 hours ago shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @AntDeRosa shared by Food sector stocks are becoming increasingly appetizing in the hedge fund community. Insiders say these stocks are driving the market to new highs. @LaurenLaCapra: RT @mattlynley: "unless they’re some artisanal DIY ketchup maker in Williamsburg, or something.” <link> @AntDeRosa: Buy ketchup, not U.S. bonds <link>
9	Elementary, My Dear Watanabe-san (Somewhat Wonkish) - New York Times 15 hours ago shared by @carney, Marginal Revolution, reddit/Economics, @Noahpinion and 5 more shared by What was that about? @carney: Krugman's theory of the Japan sell-off. <link> Marginal Revolution: Assorted links reddit/Economics: Krugman's analysis of the sudden 7 percent plunge in the Nikkei. @Noahpinion: I do not buy Krugman's theory of the Japan sell-off. <link> Why would expectations of BOJ policy change so suddenly??? @MarkThoma: Elementary, My Dear Watanabe-san (Somewhat Wonkish) - Paul Krugman <link> @TheArmoTrader: Contraction leads to expansion, expansion to contraction... RT @carney: Krugman's theory of the Japan sell-off. <link> @jbarro: RT @davidmwessel: Krugman tries to explain today's Nikkei plunge. <link> @davidmwessel: Krugman tries to explain today's Nikkei plunge. <link> Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge
3	SEC Fines, Bars Former Goldman Banker from Industry - Bond Buyer 9 hours ago shared by @AmyResnick, @cate_long, @DavidSchawel shared by A former investment banker at Goldman, Sachs, & Co. has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine and be barred from the securities industry for five years for his involvement in a pay to play scheme involving a Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate. @AmyResnick: RT @TheBondBuyer: Former Goldman muni banker Morrison accepts fine, industry bar for role in Massachusetts election. <link> @cate_long: For pay-to-play in Massachusetts "@munibonds: SEC Fines, Bars Former Goldman Banker from Industry <link> #muniland @DavidSchawel: “@BondBuyergirl: Former Goldman banker Neil Morrison fined $100k Barred From Industry For 5yrs For Pay-To-Play <link>”
12	Chills n’ Wrath - The Reformed Broker 18 hours ago shared by @derekhernquist, Crossing Wall Street, @StockTwits, The Big Picture and 3 more shared by Welcome to the rest of 2013. I certainly hope you've made some money in the first five months of the year (not hard to have done), because the environment se @derekhernquist: Jeremy Siegel lol "@StockTwits: Chills n’ Wrath <link> via @reformedbroker $SPY $IWM $NKY" Crossing Wall Street: Morning News: May 23, 2013 @StockTwits: Chills n’ Wrath <link> via @reformedbroker $SPY $IWM $NKY The Big Picture: Look Out Below, Japanese Black Wednesday Edition @TheArmoTrader: RT @jfahmy: Best thing you'll read today --> RT @ReformedBroker: CHILLS N' WRATH <link> Abnormal Returns: Thursday links: persistently poor performance @moorehn: Shorter @reformedbroker: Good times can't last forever and we say that in stocks yesterday. <link>
1	SAC lawyers met with prosecutors to argue against charges: sources - Reuters 8 hours ago shared by @GZuckerman shared by @GZuckerman: RT @jennablan: A visit from Steven Cohen's lawyers appears to have hurt him more than help him.... <link> via @Reuters @u…
9	Europe’s Lost Keynesians by Kenneth Rogoff - Project Syndicate 16 hours ago shared by @GavanNolan, Free Exchange, @cafreeland, @GTCost, @firoozye and 4 more shared by There is no magic Keynesian bullet for the eurozone’s woes, despite what many commentators and much of the public seem to believe. The eurozone’s difficulties stem from European financial and monetary integration having gotten too far ahead of actual political, fiscal, and banking union – not exactly a problem that Keynes tried to address. @GavanNolan: RT @ProSyn: "Europe’s Lost Keynesians" -- Kenneth Rogoff examines the #eurozone crisis <link> Free Exchange: Link exchange @cafreeland: RT @ProSyn: "Europe’s Lost Keynesians" -- Kenneth Rogoff examines the #eurozone crisis <link> @GTCost: RT @ProSyn: Kenneth Rogoff: "There is no magic Keynesian bullet for the eurozone’s woes." <link> @firoozye: Europe’s Lost Keynesians - <link> @rodrikdani: Ken Rogoff not well served this time by his editor's title choice <link> @counterparties: Rogoff: Any realistic strategy for dealing with the Euro crisis must involve massive write downs of debt <link> Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge @CMEGroup: There is no magic Keynesian bullet for Europe via @prosyn <link>
4	Goldman Sachs Links Bonuses to Protecting Firm Reputation - Bloomberg 11 hours ago shared by @howardlindzon, @volatilitysmile, Here Is The City, @JohnLothian shared by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. linked bonuses and promotions to employees’ success in protecting the firm’s reputation and put new restrictions on some client transactions to avoid a repeat of the damage to its standing in the wake of the financial crisis. @howardlindzon: Goldman Sachs adds Gamification to their compensation system - code name: 'sheisting with friends' <link> $gs #lame @volatilitysmile: RT @BloombergNews: Goldman Sachs links bonuses, promotions to employees’ success in protecting firm’s reputation \| <link> Here Is The City: Goldman Sachs Links Bonuses To Protecting Firm Reputation @JohnLothian: Goldman Sachs Links Bonuses to Protecting Firm Reputation <link>
2	SAC Executives Subpoenaed - Wall Street Journal 11 hours ago shared by NYT Dealbook, @counterparties shared by Three senior executives at SAC Capital Advisors have received subpoenas as part of an insider-trading probe into the hedge-fund firm. NYT Dealbook @counterparties: 3 senior execs - including the company's president - subpoenaed in the SAC insider trading probe <link>
1	Hedge Funds Bulk Up in Bond Trading - Bloomberg Businessweek 4 hours ago shared by @hedge_funds shared by Net flow into debt hedge funds is the highest since 2007 @hedge_funds: Hedge Funds Bulk Up in Bond Trading - Businessweek - Hedge Funds Bulk Up in Bond TradingBusinessweekDebt-focused h... <link>
2	Bernanke Saves the Day - Tim Duy's Fed Watch - Economist's View 8 hours ago shared by @edwardnh, Felix Salmon shared by @edwardnh: "Expect Bernanke to use June presser to lay groundwork for tapering as early as September": @TimDuy <link> Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge
3	Wall Street Pipeline Finds Work for Lacrosse Players - Bloomberg 14 hours ago shared by @peterlattman, Here Is The City, @JohnLothian shared by Before Dom Starsia talks about national titles, he unfolds a two-foot-wide spreadsheet that gives University of Virginia recruits a look at life after lacrosse. @peterlattman: "Wall Street Pipeline Finds Work for College Lacrosse Players" (May 2013 Bloomberg story) <link> Here Is The City: Jain Forced To Halt Speech As Deutsche Bank Protestors Vent Anger @JohnLothian: Wall Street Pipeline Finds Work for College Lacrosse Players <link>
3	EU drops olive oil jug ban after public outcry - The Telegraph 13 hours ago shared by @charlesforelle, @SpiegelPeter, @davidmwessel shared by A European Union ban on the use of unmarked olive oil jugs on restaurant tables has been dropped following a public outcry across Europe. @charlesforelle: Here's @BrunoBrussels, who in the space of about a week demolished the EU's olive-oil-bowl ban. <link> @SpiegelPeter: RT @charlesforelle: Here's @BrunoBrussels, who in the space of about a week demolished the EU's olive-oil-bowl ban. <link> @davidmwessel: RT @charlesforelle: Here's @BrunoBrussels, who in the space of about a week demolished the EU's olive-oil-bowl ban. <link>
3	The euro crisis: The sleepwalkers - The Economist 12 hours ago shared by @MatinaStevis, @NickMalkoutzis, @OpenEurope shared by YOU may have missed it, but the European Union held a summit this week. Taking in a nutritious working lunch, Europe’s prime ministers, presidents and chancellors... @MatinaStevis: RT @AntonLaGuardia: Economist leader on need for #eurozone leaders to "wake up" from sleepwalk to disaster <link> @NickMalkoutzis: What if everything is not fine after the German elections, asks @TheEconomist & warns of #EU sleepwalking to the edge <link> @OpenEurope: RT @AntonLaGuardia: Economist leader on need for #eurozone leaders to "wake up" from sleepwalk to disaster <link>
4	Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decline to 340,000 - Calculated Risk 15 hours ago shared by Abnormal Returns, @MarkThoma, reddit/Economics, @calculatedrisk shared by Abnormal Returns: Thursday links: persistently poor performance @MarkThoma: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decline to 340,000 - Calculated Risk <link> reddit/Economics: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decline to 340,000 @calculatedrisk: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decline to 340,000 <link>
3	Home Supply Limited by Americans Lacking Equity to Sell - Bloomberg 14 hours ago shared by The Big Picture, @Dvolatility, @JamesGRickards shared by About 22 million Americans may lack enough home equity to move, keeping property listings tight and limiting sales as the housing market recovers, Zillow Inc. said. The Big Picture: 10 Thursday PM Reads @Dvolatility: Home Supply Limited by Americans Lacking Equity to Sell <link> via @BloombergNews @JamesGRickards: RT @OshratCarmiel: 22 million Amercians lack the equity to sell their homes --> inventory shortage <link> via @BloombergNe…
3	The New York Fed Staff Forecast—May 2013 - New York Fed 14 hours ago shared by @davidmwessel, @NYFed_news, @StockTwits shared by @davidmwessel: NYFed staff forecast: Jobless rate to average 7.25% in Q4 2013, drop to 6.5% in 2014. <link> @NYFed_news: Just Released: The New York Fed Staff Forecast—May 2013 <link> @StockTwits: NY $FED: 7.25% unemployment in 2013 and 6.5% in late 2014 <link> $MACRO
5	Japan’s mini crash: Blame China, not just Ben - Financial Times 18 hours ago shared by Business Insider, The Big Picture, Felix Salmon, Reformed Broker shared by Business Insider: Is The Next Stock Pullback Finally Here? The Big Picture: 10 Thursday AM Reads Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge Reformed Broker: Chills n’ Wrath
3	Goldman Sachs Research Disputes ‘Too Big to Fail’ Bank Subsidy - Bloomberg 15 hours ago shared by @AlephBlog, @pdacosta, @JamesGRickards shared by Bond investors don’t perceive the six biggest U.S. banks as “too big to fail,” according to a report from one of those lenders, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. @AlephBlog: Goldman Sachs Research Disputes TBTF Subsidy <link> In quiet times, advantage difficult to detect, easy during crisis $$ @pdacosta: Too-big-to-fail Goldman says there's no too big to fail problem <link> @JamesGRickards: #Goldman says too-big-to-fail banks not subsidized <link>. They're #TBTF & subsidized. Must have used subsidy to fund report
3	Japanese Stocks Fall Sharply - Wall Street Journal 18 hours ago shared by @ObsoleteDogma, The Big Picture, Crossing Wall Street shared by The Nikkei stock index fell the most in two years as trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange hit a record high. @ObsoleteDogma: Nikkei down 7.3% in one day? <link> The Big Picture: 10 Thursday AM Reads Crossing Wall Street: Morning News: May 23, 2013
2	New Home Sales at 454,000 SAAR in April - Calculated Risk 14 hours ago shared by Abnormal Returns, @calculatedrisk shared by Abnormal Returns: Thursday links: persistently poor performance @calculatedrisk: New Home Sales at 454,000 SAAR in April <link>
3	Apple Tax Rate Ignores Profit Shifting Offshore - Bloomberg 16 hours ago shared by @eisingerj, @moorehn, @petereavis shared by Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook provided a figure to Congress on Tuesday that U.S. companies rarely disclose: its federal tax bill. Apple paid $6 billion last year -- a rate of 30.5 percent. @eisingerj: Apple claimed it paid a 30.5% U.S. tax rate. Eh, not so fast, explains @JesseDrucker: <link> @moorehn: A great skeptical piece about Apple's tax claims by @JesseDrucker <link> … @petereavis: RT @eisingerj: Apple claimed it paid a 30.5% U.S. tax rate. Eh, not so fast, explains @JesseDrucker: <link>
4	Cash Piles Up as U.S. CEOs Play Safe With Slow-Growth Economy - Bloomberg 18 hours ago shared by Business Insider, Felix Salmon, Crossing Wall Street, @moorehn shared by Any lament that U.S. executives are sitting on a record $1.73 trillion at their companies instead of investing in plants and equipment may be about to get louder. Business Insider: Corporate America's Mountain Of Cash Is Getting Bigger Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge Crossing Wall Street: Morning News: May 23, 2013 @moorehn: Companies sit on cash, don't help economy. I wrote a piece on this yesterday that's running today. Bberg: <link>
3	6-step guide to dodging taxes just like Apple - Fortune 17 hours ago shared by @AntDeRosa, @moorehn shared by Tax avoidance works beautifully -- and legally -- for Apple and other multinationals. Why not make it work for you? FORTUNE -- It’s faddish -- and fun -- these days to talk about the income taxes that Apple does or doesn’t pay. Hey, @AntDeRosa: RT @danprimack: 6-step guide to dodging taxes just like Apple <link> @moorehn: RT @danprimack: 6-step guide to dodging taxes just like Apple <link>
3	All About Japan, $DXJ, $EWJ, $FXY - riskreversal.com 16 hours ago shared by @ReformedBroker, @StockTwits, Reformed Broker shared by @ReformedBroker: While we wait for the BoJ to update its price target, don't miss @EnisTaner on the Nikkei sell-off @riskreversal <link> $EWJ @StockTwits: RT @ReformedBroker: Don't miss @EnisTaner on the Nikkei sell-off <link> $EWJ Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Stock Market Seppuku
2	Confidence Improves as U.S. Consumers’ Views on Economy Mend - Bloomberg 14 hours ago shared by @AtlantaFed, @Dvolatility shared by Consumer sentiment advanced last week, an indication that gains in housing and stock markets are bolstering Americans’ outlooks on the economy. @AtlantaFed: RT @BloombergNews Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rises for sixth consecutive week on market gains \| <link> @Dvolatility: Confidence Improves as U.S. Consumers’ Views on Economy Mend <link> via @BloombergNews
3	HFM Advertising or How To Take The Management Out of Risk Management - Cassandra does Tokyo 17 hours ago shared by @ReformedBroker, @EpicureanDeal, Reformed Broker shared by @ReformedBroker: These Hedge Fund Ad Slogans from Cassandra Does Tokyo are lolzy <link> @EpicureanDeal: RT @ReformedBroker: These Hedge Fund Ad Slogans from Cassandra Does Tokyo are lolzy <link> Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Stock Market Seppuku
2	Wonkbook: Bernanke lashes Congress - Washington Post 15 hours ago shared by The Big Picture, @cate_long shared by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke thinks Congress is doing quite a lot wrong. He headed to the Hill on Wednesday to present them with an itemized list. The Big Picture: 10 Thursday AM Reads @cate_long: Does anyone on the Hill really listen to him anymore? "@ezraklein: Bernanke lashes Congress <link>
2	ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit - Reuters 16 hours ago shared by @firstadopter, @GTCost shared by @firstadopter: ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit <link> via @reuters @GTCost: Desperation lag impacting Frankfurt in 3…2…1… RT @Reuters: ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit <link>
2	Wall Street justice should be delivered in open court - Financial Times 16 hours ago shared by @peter_tl, @moorehn shared by After six years of scrutiny, and repeated legal action against those around him, Steve Cohen remains a free man. His $15bn hedge fund SAC Capital is still in business and he still firmly maintains his innocence, despite the evident disbelief of @peter_tl: RT @johngapper: Steve Cohen of SAC should be prosecuted - my FT column <link> @moorehn: Really smart analysis by @johngapper: take SAC Capital boss into court to get him out of financial purgatory. <link>
3	Fears grow over EM sovereign bond bubble - Financial Times 18 hours ago shared by @edwardnh, @Convertbond, @Pawelmorski shared by As far as financial follies go, tulip mania takes some beating. But future economic historians may look back at the time when investors financed a convention centre in Rwanda as the moment that the rush into emerging market bonds became frothy. @edwardnh: Fears grow over EM sovereign bond bubble - FT <link> by @RobinWigg @Convertbond: The New Subprime in this Cycle RT “@RobinWigg: Fears grow over EM sovereign bond bubble: <link> #FT” @Pawelmorski: Oh please RT @Convertbond: The New Subprime in this Cycle RT “@RobinWigg: Fears grow over EM sovereign bond bubble: <link>
1	Even at JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon's Win Is Mysterious - CNBC 14 hours ago shared by @volatilitysmile shared by Even inside JPMorgan Chase, it's a bit of a mystery. @volatilitysmile: not mysterious at all #MOJO RT @CNBC: Even at JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon's win is mysterious: <link> (via @carney) $JPM
3	BRICS risk 'sudden stop' as dollar rally builds - The Telegraph 18 hours ago shared by Naked Capitalism, @volatilitysmile, @bondvigilantes shared by The stock of capital flowing into emerging markets has doubled from $4 trillion to $8 trillion since the Lehman Crisis, chasing a catch-up growth story that looks tired and has largely sputtered out in Brazil, Russia and South Africa. Naked Capitalism: Links 5/23/13 @volatilitysmile: RT @joshh031: BRICS risk 'sudden stop' as dollar rally builds via @Telegraph <link> @bondvigilantes: Good piece in Daily Telegraph sharing our EM fears <link> See our blog from January for more <link>
3	Investing: The discount rate illusion - The Economist 18 hours ago shared by reddit/Economics, @Noahpinion, @TimHarford shared by THERE is a debate over asset bubbles at the moment and having worked through, in disbelief, the dotcom bubble, it is plain that it is extremely hard to call the top.... reddit/Economics: 'The Discount Rate Illusion': Asset bubble or bull-market? The disconnect between interest rates and private discount rates in pricing assets @Noahpinion: RT @TimHarford: Investing: The discount rate illusion <link> @TimHarford: Investing: The discount rate illusion <link>
2	Falling inflation complicates the Fed’s QE exit plan - Financial Times 16 hours ago shared by Abnormal Returns, @gavyndavies shared by Abnormal Returns: Thursday links: persistently poor performance @gavyndavies: Markets are now worried about an early Fed exit, but have they forgotten that inflation is now well below target? <link>
5	Japanese Shares Extend Biggest Drop in Seven Weeks on Yen - Bloomberg 22 hours ago shared by Business Insider, NYT Dealbook, reddit/Economics, The Big Picture shared by Japan’s Topix index slid 5 percent, the most since the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, as financial companies plunged amid rising bond yields. A gain in the yen triggered a slide in exporters as a Chinese manufacturing index unexpectedly signaled contraction. Business Insider: Japan's Breathtaking 7% Plunge Is The Worst Since The Fukushima Disaster NYT Dealbook reddit/Economics: Japanese Stocks Plunge 7%, Most Since March 2011 on Yields The Big Picture: Look Out Below, Japanese Black Wednesday Edition
8	The Too Big To Fail Subsidy Is Negative Ten Billion Dollars, Says Goldman Sachs - Dealbreaker 1 day ago shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @StreetEYE, @peter_tl, @counterparties, Felix Salmon, @shannybasar shared by @LaurenLaCapra: Goldman analyzes the TBTF cost, or subsidy, in the bond market, depending on how you look at it <link> @StreetEYE: Goldman Sachs: We Subsidize You - <link> @peter_tl: Is the Too Big To Fail subsidy for big US banks actually negative? Goldman Sachs says yes, @dealbreaker says "meh". <link> @counterparties: "The Too Big to Fail Subsidy is Negative Ten Billion Dollars, Says Goldman Sachs" <link> by @matt_levine Felix Salmon: Counterparties: Meaningless plunge @shannybasar: RT @StreetEYE: Goldman Sachs: We Subsidize You - <link>
3	David Cameron ridicules EU olive oil jug ban - The Telegraph 19 hours ago shared by @davidmwessel, @Simon_Nixon, @moorehn shared by David Cameron has attacked a proposed Brussels ban on the use of unmarked olive oil jugs in restaurants as "exactly the sort of area that the European Union needs to get right out of". @davidmwessel: RT @Simon_Nixon: Cameron attacks EU olive oil jug ban that UK government helped pass by refusing to join Dutch veto! <link> @Simon_Nixon: Bizarre: David Cameron attacks EU olive oil jug ban that UK government helped pass by refusing to join Dutch veto! <link> @moorehn: The EU can't even get it right on olive oil. <link> via @davidmwessel @Simon_Nixon
7	The banking crisis as a giant carry trade gone wrong - VOX 1 day ago shared by @izakaminska, Free Exchange, @OpenEurope, @MarkThoma, @firoozye, @CMEGroup shared by @izakaminska: RT @anatadmati: Banking is a giant carry trade operating as if such trades can't go wrong <link> #bankersnewclothes explain… Free Exchange: Link exchange @OpenEurope: Vox: The banking crisis as a giant carry trade gone wrong <link> @MarkThoma: The banking crisis as a giant carry trade gone wrong - Vox EU <link> @firoozye: The banking crisis as a giant carry trade gone wrong - <link> @CMEGroup: RT @voxeu: The banking crisis as a giant carry trade gone wrong, by Viral Acharya and Sascha Steffen <link>
3	Wall Street Seeks Dodd-Frank Changes Through Trade Talks - Bloomberg 20 hours ago shared by @JohnLothian, Here Is The City, @nasiripour shared by U.S. bankers and insurers are trying to use trade deals, which can trump existing legislation, to weaken parts of the Dodd-Frank Act designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. @JohnLothian: Wall Street Seeks Dodd-Frank Changes Through Trade Talks <link> Here Is The City: Cameron Meets Security Chiefs After Suspected London Terrorist Attack @nasiripour: RT @CarterD: #doddfrank at issue in trade talks? House Republicans want regulation to be part of US-EU deal <link>
2	Shrinking eurozone output suggests recession in second quarter - Financial Times 17 hours ago shared by @volatilitysmile, @lindayueh shared by The eurozone is likely to remain in recession in the second quarter, a business survey showed on Thursday, with both France and Germany, the two biggest economies, still in contraction territory. The initial reading of the Markit eurozone Purchasing @volatilitysmile: RT @FinancialTimes: Eurozone output continues to contract <link> @lindayueh: Shrinking eurozone output suggests recession in second quarter: PMI 47.7 in May from 46.9, below 50 sugg contraction<link>
3	Diamond Said to Weigh Backing Barclays Alumni in Venture - Bloomberg 20 hours ago shared by @AnjuliDavies, NYT Dealbook, Here Is The City shared by Robert Diamond, who stepped down as head of Barclays Plc last year amid a rate-rigging scandal, is considering backing a firm started by former executives at the bank’s investment unit that was acquired by BlackRock Inc. in 2009, according to a person familiar with the matter. @AnjuliDavies: Diamond Said to Weigh Backing Barclays Alumni in Venture <link> via @BloombergNews NYT Dealbook Here Is The City: Morgan Stanley Fixed-Income Veteran Leaves
2	Japan Bond Yields Spike—10-Year Hits 1% - CNBC 18 hours ago shared by @Convertbond, @grossdm shared by Japanese government bond yields soared to 1 percent on Thursday, their highest level in a year. @Convertbond: #BOJ Losing Control?Double Since MarchJapan 10 Year Bond Yield hits 1%, highest in a Year <link> @grossdm: Love this headilne at CNBC: "Japan Bond Yields Spike—10-Year Hits 1%" <link>
4	Marc Jarsulic and Simon Johnson: A Big-Bank Failure Scenario - New York Times 1 day ago shared by @MarkThoma, reddit/Economics, @nasiripour, @firoozye shared by All the talk of safeguards and international cooperation is likely to prove ineffectual if a huge international bank fails, two economists write. @MarkThoma: How a Big-Bank Failure Could Unfold - Economix <link> reddit/Economics: How a Big-Bank Failure Could Unfold @nasiripour: RT @connaje: How a Big-Bank Failure Could Unfold <link> "all the foreign jurisdictions . . would need to stand back [for F… @firoozye: How a Big-Bank Failure Could Unfold - <link>
1	Initial Jobless Claims May 18 - Business Insider 16 hours ago shared by @TheArmoTrader shared by 345,000 expected after 360,000 last week. @TheArmoTrader: Nice... RT @bySamRo: NICE BEAT: INITIAL CLAIMS FALL TO 340k (Est. 345k) <link>
3	Austerity in the Eurozone and the UK: Kill or Cure? - Financial Times 21 hours ago shared by @D_Blanchflower, @firoozye, @wonkmonk_ shared by @D_Blanchflower: Great column by @martinwolf_ Austerity has failed. It has failed in UK & eurozone. Its failure was predictable 1/2<link> @firoozye: RT @ewaldeng: Martin Wolf: austerity in a balance sheet recession is both stupid and wicked <link> @wonkmonk_: Martin Wolf: "Austerity in the Eurozone and the UK: Kill or Cure?" <link>
6	Extreme Fear - joefahmy.com 1 day ago shared by Abnormal Returns, The Big Picture, @bclund, Reformed Broker, @ritholtz shared by There is a phenomenon going on that I've never seen in my 17 years of trading: EXTREME FEAR. What makes it so strange to me is that it's going on with people wh Abnormal Returns: Thursday links: persistently poor performance The Big Picture: 10 Thursday AM Reads @bclund: RT @jfahmy: BLOG POST: Extreme Fear <link> $SPY $QQQ Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Stock Market Seppuku @ritholtz: RT @jfahmy: BLOG POST: Extreme Fear <link> $SPY $QQQ
6	Kessler: The Fed Is Squeezing the Shadow-Banking System - Wall Street Journal 1 day ago shared by @izakaminska, @ToddSullivan, @nancefinance, @AlephBlog and 2 more shared by In The Wall Street Journal, Andy Kessler writes that the central bank's purchases of Treasurys are leading to collateral shortages in the vital, $4-trillion repo market. @izakaminska: Argh! RT @zerohedge: More r starting 2 grasp significance of shadow banking as missing link 4 monetarists/Keynesians <link> @ToddSullivan: Kessler: The Fed Is Squeezing the Shadow-Banking System - <link> <link> @nancefinance: A very clear explanation: The Fed Is Squeezing the Shadow-Banking System <link> @AlephBlog: The Fed Is Squeezing the Shadow-Banking System <link> As they should: repo market was a big part of the financial crisis $$ @howardlindzon: I ALWAYS read ANDY KESSLER WSJ pieces on economy and markets <link> #shadowbanking #truthiness $spy $XLF$XLF$TLT $TLKT Abnormal Returns: Thursday links: persistently poor performance
3	China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears - Reuters 1 day ago shared by @YanniKouts, Crossing Wall Street shared by @YanniKouts: Main reason for Nikkei crash: China factory activity shrinks for first time in seven months: flash PMI <link> /via @Reuters Crossing Wall Street: Morning News: May 23, 2013
2	Kyle Bass: Central Bankers Are Building Potemkin Villages to Deceive Us - CFA Institute 1 day ago shared by @cate_long, @Dvolatility shared by The prominent hedge fund manager, who believes that policymakers are simply shifting the day of reckoning into the future, updated his thesis on Japan. @cate_long: RT @CFAinstitute: #CFA13 Blog: Kyle Bass Says Central Bankers Are Building Potemkin Villages to Deceive Us <link> #Japan @Dvolatility: RT @CFAinstitute: #CFA13 Blog: Kyle Bass Says Central Bankers Are Building Potemkin Villages to Deceive Us <link> #Japan
5	About Wednesday’s Candle - All Star Charts 1 day ago shared by @TheStalwart, @ReformedBroker, @TheArmoTrader, @StockTwits shared by @TheStalwart: Mr. @allstarcharts on "The Candle" <link> @ReformedBroker: Pay less attention to amateur technicians like me re: today's red candle, read @allstarcharts instead <link> $SPY @TheArmoTrader: RT @TheStalwart: Mr. @allstarcharts on "The Candle" <link> @StockTwits: Flickering flame? ...About Wednesday’s Candle <link> via @allstarcharts $SPY $SPX
1	Eurozone manufacturing PMI flash May: 47.8 vs 47 exp - ForexLive 20 hours ago shared by @GTCost shared by @GTCost: Getting worse slower thn anticipated ≠getting better RT @ForexLive: Eurozone manufacturing PMI flash May 47.8 v 47exp <link>
5	Stop celebrating our falling deficits - Washington Post 1 day ago shared by Economist's View, reddit/Economics, @kevinroose, @MarkThoma, @morningmoneyben shared by It's as if we took all the good ideas people had to help the economy and reduce the deficit and did the opposite. Economist's View: 'Stop Celebrating Our Falling Deficits' reddit/Economics: Stop celebrating our falling deficits @kevinroose: No, don't: <link> RT @FinancialCmte: Pop the champagne! Lew says Obama admin "overachieving on deficit reduction" @MarkThoma: Stop celebrating our falling deficits - Ezra Klein <link> @morningmoneyben: RT @ezraklein: Stop celebrating our falling deficits <link>
6	Tesla Repays Department of Energy Loan Nine Years Early - teslamotors.com 1 day ago shared by @pkedrosky, @newsycombinator, @ReformedBroker, @StockTwits, @MelissaAFrancis shared by @pkedrosky: RT @elonmusk: Tesla wired the funds to repay the DOE loan today. Only US car company to have fully repaid govt <link> @newsycombinator: Tesla Repays Department of Energy Loan Nine Years Early <link> @ReformedBroker: $TSLA is now "the only American car company to have fully repaid the government" <link> @StockTwits: Tesla says it has repaid the Department of Energy 9 years earl. Here's the press release <link> $TSLA @MelissaAFrancis: Tesla charges on @elonmusk "Tesla wired the funds to repay the DOE loan today. Only US car co to fully repaid govt <link>"
3	Apple Bonds Stick Buyers With $280.6 Million Loss as Rates Climb - Bloomberg 1 day ago shared by @bespokeinvest, @SconsetCapital, Reformed Broker shared by Apple Inc.’s bonds have lost $280.6 million of market value since buyers snapped up $17 billion of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows. @bespokeinvest: $AAPL bondholders have taken a beating. Down $280 mln since 5/3 issue date and that was before today. <link> @SconsetCapital: The only bonds sold last month by Apple that gained were those that pay floating-rate coupons <link> $AAPL Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Stock Market Seppuku
5	The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation - Quartz 1 day ago shared by @felixsalmon, @newsycombinator, @businessinsider, @AntDeRosa, @Techmeme shared by The US government's price-fixing lawsuit against Apple goes to trial next month in New York. Ahead of its court date, the US released emails that purport to show Apple was the "ringleader" in a scheme to set artificially high ebook prices with some of the largest American publishers, which have already settled the case. The... @felixsalmon: RT @qz: The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation <link> @newsycombinator: Steve Jobs winning a negotiation <link> @businessinsider: The Steve Jobs Emails That Show How To Win A Hard-Nosed Negotiation by @qz <link> @AntDeRosa: The art of the deal, by Steve Jobs <link> @Techmeme: The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation (@zseward / Quartz) <link> <link>
5	Don’t fear the bubble - Reuters 1 day ago shared by @ObsoleteDogma, reddit/Economics, Free Exchange, Marginal Revolution, @mark_dow shared by When asset prices start to fall, the main people to be hurt will be the ones owning the assets in question. In other words, the people who can best afford it. @ObsoleteDogma: RT @felixsalmon: Don't fear the bubble <link> reddit/Economics: Felix Salmon: Don’t fear the bubble Free Exchange: Link exchange Marginal Revolution: Assorted links @mark_dow: Well put, Felix +1 RT @felixsalmon: Don't fear the bubble <link>
3	Morgan Stanley Shakes Up Fixed Income - New York Times 1 day ago shared by @volatilitysmile, @cate_long, @HamzeiAnalytics shared by Morgan Stanley is replacing Ken deRegt, the executive in charge of Morgan Stanley’s once-powerful fixed income department, according to an internal memo. @volatilitysmile: RT @nytimesbusiness: DealBook: Morgan Stanley Shakes Up Fixed Income <link> @cate_long: Hard to be a major player when rated Baa1 "@nytimesbusiness: DealBook: Morgan Stanley Shakes Up Fixed Income <link> @HamzeiAnalytics: RT @dealbook: Morgan Stanley Shakes Up Fixed Income <link>
3	IMF studies changes to bond restructurings - Financial Times 1 day ago shared by @felixsalmon, @MatinaStevis, @firoozye shared by The International Monetary Fund is studying changes to how it handles sovereign debt restructurings after a turbulent period that has rattled the balance of power between governments and their creditors. According to international officials familiar @felixsalmon: Here we go again... <link> #SDRMredux @MatinaStevis: FT on IMF paper on sovereign-debt restructuring: <link>. My blog from Nov. 2011: <link> #euro #vintage @firoozye: RT @MatinaStevis: FT on IMF paper on sovereign-debt restructuring: <link>. My blog from Nov. 2011: <link> …
4	Inside Google's Secret Lab - Bloomberg Businessweek 1 day ago shared by NYT Dealbook, @maxabelson, The Big Picture, @Techmeme shared by Google X, home to the self-driving car and Google Glass, is the search giant's factory for scientific bets that require generous amounts of capital and massive leaps of faith NYT Dealbook @maxabelson: This had me at a man named Astro Teller MT @Tyrangiel Hello there early @BW cover <link> The Big Picture: 10 Thursday AM Reads @Techmeme: Inside Google's Secret Lab (@bradstone / Businessweek) <link> <link>
3	FOMC Minutes: Exit Strategy Discussion - Calculated Risk 1 day ago shared by @MarkThoma, @HedgefundPLAY, @calculatedrisk shared by @MarkThoma: FOMC Minutes: Exit Strategy Discussion - Calculated Risk <link> @HedgefundPLAY: RT@do6986: Calculated Risk: FOMC Minutes: Exit Strategy Discussion <link>" #fx @calculatedrisk: FOMC Minutes: Exit Strategy Discussion <link>
4	Bernanke to Congress: Seriously, guys, what are you doing? - Washington Post 1 day ago shared by @ritholtz, The Big Picture, @JustinWolfers, @moorehn shared by The Federal Reserve chairman thinks Congress is getting it backwards on deficit reduction. @ritholtz: RT @DKThomp: #evergreentweets RT @Neil_Irwin: Bernanke to Congress: You're doing it wrong. <link> The Big Picture: 10 Midweek PM Reads @JustinWolfers: "the Federal Reserve chairman has a message for lawmakers: You’re the reason the economy isn’t taking off more."<link> @moorehn: RT @ezraklein: Bernanke to Congress: Seriously, guys, what are you doing? <link>
7	Are we living in a time of asset bubbles? - Marginal Revolution 1 day ago shared by @ToddSullivan, @EconBrothers, @abnormalreturns, reddit/Economics and 3 more shared by @ToddSullivan: Are we living in a time of asset bubbles?Source: <link> AMEN ....all usn @EconBrothers: Are we living in a time of asset bubbles? - Here is one typical complaint about bubbles, from Jesse Eisinger, exce... <link> @abnormalreturns: Are we living in a time of bubbles? Ten thoughts from @tylercowen. <link> $STUDY reddit/Economics: Are we living in a time of asset bubbles? @howardlindzon: I hope....Are we living in a time of bubbles? Ten thoughts from @tylercowen. <link> $STUDY $SPY Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem Felix Salmon: Don’t fear the bubble
2	Bernanke's leadership a critical factor for Fed policy - CBS News 1 day ago shared by Economist's View, @MarkThoma shared by Can Bernanke prevent the Fed's inclination to reverse policy too soon? Economist's View: Bernanke's Leadership a Critical Factor for Fed Policy @MarkThoma: Bernanke's leadership a critical factor for Fed policy <link> via @CBSNews
8	Google Joins Apple Avoiding Taxes With Stateless Income - Bloomberg 1 day ago shared by @kairyssdal, @ProPublica, Crossing Wall Street, @StockTwits and 4 more shared by U.S. Senate scrutiny of Apple Inc.’s tax strategies turned the spotlight on a unit with $30 billion in profit since 2009 that’s incorporated in Ireland, controlled by a board in California, and doesn’t pay taxes in either place. @kairyssdal: RT @felixsalmon: A timely reminder that it's not just Apple: they all do it. <link> @ProPublica: Google's "Double Irish" and "Dutch Sandwich" let it avoid about $2B in U.S. taxes a year. <link> #muckreads Crossing Wall Street: Morning News: May 22, 2013 @StockTwits: Google Joins Apple Avoiding Taxes With Stateless Income <link> via @bloombergnews $AAPL $GOOG @eisingerj: RT @JesseDrucker: #Apple's #tax strategy could be vulnerable if challenged, says USC's Kleinbard <link> @felixsalmon: A timely reminder that it's not just Apple: they all do it. <link> Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem Felix Salmon: Counterparties: How far can homes run?
2	SEC Charges South Miami with Securities Fraud - Bond Buyer 1 day ago shared by @AmyResnick, @cate_long shared by The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the city of South Miami, Fla., with defrauding investors by failing to disclose that it jeopardized the tax-exempt status of $12 million of bonds. @AmyResnick: SEC Charges City of South Miami with Securities Fraud #muni <link> @cate_long: Behind door #2.... "@TheBondBuyer: Learn the newest city facing SEC fraud charges: <link> #muniland
5	LPS: Mortgage Delinquency Rate falls below 6.5% in April, Lowest since July 2008 - Calculated Risk 1 day ago shared by @EddyElfenbein, @mark_dow, @ToddSullivan, Felix Salmon, @calculatedrisk shared by @EddyElfenbein: Mortgage Delinquency Rate falls to five-year low <link> @mark_dow: I like "artificial" when it looks like this RT @EddyElfenbein: Mortgage Delinquency Rate falls to five-year low <link> @ToddSullivan: RT @calculatedrisk: LPS: Mortgage Delinquency Rate falls below 6.5% in April, Lowest since July 2008 <link> Felix Salmon: Counterparties: How far can homes run? @calculatedrisk: LPS: Mortgage Delinquency Rate falls below 6.5% in April, Lowest since July 2008 <link>
2	Hedge Funds Trail S&P 500 by 10 Percentage Points, Goldman Says - Bloomberg 1 day ago shared by @hedge_funds, @mccarthyryanj shared by Hedge funds’ returns have stayed “lackluster” this year, with the $2.3 trillion industry trailing the gains of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by about 10 percentage points, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. @hedge_funds: Hedge Funds Trail S&P 500 by 10 Percentage Points, Goldman Says - Bloomberg <link> @mccarthyryanj: RT @journalistjosh: Hedge Funds Trail S&P 500 by 10 Percentage Points, Goldman Says <link> via @BloombergNews
6	Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near - Liberty Street Economics - New York Fed 1 day ago shared by Free Exchange, @NYFed_news, @Kelly_Evans, @FGoria, @ObsoleteDogma, @MarkThoma shared by Free Exchange: Link exchange @NYFed_news: Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near <link> @Kelly_Evans: Italy, Spain & Portugal: matched Germany's 15% cumulative export growth 2010-12. <link> @FGoria: Fed of New York: Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near <link> @ObsoleteDogma: RT @MarkThoma: Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near - Liberty Street Economics <link> @MarkThoma: Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near - Liberty Street Economics <link>
4	Secrets From The Sexist Pitchbook Of One Of Wall Street's More Notorious Firms - BuzzFeed 1 day ago shared by @TheStalwart, @ReformedBroker, Felix Salmon, Reformed Broker shared by BuzzFeed has obtained the "Golden Pitchbook" used by top brokers at John Thomas Financial. In its pages: How cold-calling brokers pressure prospects to buy stocks from the troubled firm. @TheStalwart: RT @peterlauria3: 'Don't pitch the bitch' and other advice from the stock broker script at John Thomas Financial. <link> @ReformedBroker: Oh boy ---> RT @mickwe: Secrets From The Sexist Pitchbook Of One Of Wall St’s More Notorious Firms <link> #brokerproblemz Felix Salmon: Counterparties: How far can homes run? Reformed Broker: Land of the Lost
5	Dudley Says Decision on Taper Will Require Three to Four Months - Bloomberg 1 day ago shared by The Big Picture, @davidmwessel, @edwardnh, Reformed Broker, @Convertbond shared by Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley said policy makers will know in three to four months whether the economy is healthy enough to overcome federal budget cuts and allow the central bank to begin reducing record stimulus. The Big Picture: 10 Thursday AM Reads @davidmwessel: NYFed's Dudley says decision on whether to taper 3 to 4 months away. <link> @edwardnh: Dudley Says Decision on Taper Will Require 3-4 Months - Bloomberg <link> That's bullish for HY Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Keep Dialing, Buddy @Convertbond: NY Fed's Dudley noting "fiscal drag" taking 1.75% of GDP out of economy, 3-4 more months to review tapering <link>
3	April Existing-Home Sales Up but Constrained - realtor.org 1 day ago shared by Business Insider, Felix Salmon, Calculated Risk shared by Existing-home sales rose in April but remain below underlying demand because of limited inventory and tight credit. All regions are showing strong price gains from a year ago. Business Insider: Existing Home Sales Rise 0.6%, Missing Expectations Felix Salmon: Counterparties: How far can homes run? Calculated Risk: Existing Home Sales in April: 4.97 million SAAR, 5.2 months of supply
3	Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers - Wall Street Journal 1 day ago shared by @JoeSaluzzi, @moorehn, @dkberman shared by Big phone companies have started to sell the data they gather about subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits, providing a powerful tool for marketers but raising new privacy concerns. @JoeSaluzzi: WSJ: Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers <link> >>the stock exchanges have been doing this with your order flow for years @moorehn: RT @JuliaAngwin: Verizon Wireless to sell data about location, demographics and Web pages accessed by customers. <link> @dkberman: How would you feel if Verizon sold your every movement and activity to marketers? <link> $VZ
3	Risk of vicious circle for gold as hedging returns - The Telegraph 1 day ago shared by @EddyElfenbein, The Big Picture, @AlephBlog shared by The curse of hedging that blighted gold in the 1990s is making a comeback, and threatens to loom over the market like Banquo's ghost. @EddyElfenbein: "The process pushed gold down to $252 an ounce in 2009." - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard misses gold's low by 10 years. <link> The Big Picture: 10 Midweek AM Reads @AlephBlog: 3 articles on gold <link> & <link> & <link> New hedging, record shorting, paper gold $$ $GLD
3	3 things not to worry about right now - Mark Hulbert - MarketWatch 1 day ago shared by Abnormal Returns, The Big Picture, @ReformedBroker shared by Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem The Big Picture: 10 Midweek AM Reads @ReformedBroker: Three things you can stop worrying about <link> by @mktwhulbert
4	Xbox One announced: Steve Jobs' dream device has arrived, and it's made by Microsoft. - Slate 1 day ago shared by @TonyTassell, Abnormal Returns, The Big Picture, @JeffMacke shared by Just before he died, Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson about his dream for revolutionizing television. His fantasy device would control all the many doodads that crowd your living room—DVRs, game consoles, Blu-ray players—and would connect to the vast world of entertainment available online. Best of all, it would... @TonyTassell: Steve Jobs’ Dream Device Has Arrived. And it is made by Microsoft says @fmanjoo <link> Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem The Big Picture: 10 Thursday PM Reads @JeffMacke: $MSFT humiliated $SNE and $AAPL yesterday. Xbox1 a true game changer. "Jobs’ Dream device Made by MSFT" via slate <link>
3	Abercrombie Execs Troubled By Involvement Of CEO's Partner - BuzzFeed 1 day ago shared by @kaylatausche, @spignal, @moorehn shared by Matthew Smith, the life partner of Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries, wields as much power and influence as any executive at the publicly-traded company. Only problem is he isn't emp... @kaylatausche: Friend @sapnam's big scoop on $ANF - on the launch day of @BuzzFeedBiz. Huge! <link> @spignal: Employees at Abercrombie & Fitch get pilloried for delivering reports in "inappropriate fonts" (by the CEO's partner) <link> @moorehn: A Brit who signs emails "every kind wish?" Watch out. <link>
3	Spain’s Bad Bank Begins 15-Year Suicide With Bull Sale - Bloomberg 1 day ago shared by @jsphctrl, @LorcanRK, @nasiripour shared by Spain’s Sareb, set up last year to acquire 90 billion euros ($116 billion) of soured real estate assets at a discount from rescued lenders, is preparing its first sale, known as ‘Project Bull,’ to test the beleaguered property market’s ability to attract investors. @jsphctrl: Bloomberg headline - and Spanish bad bank project title - du jour <link> @LorcanRK: RT @jsphctrl: Bloomberg headline - and Spanish bad bank project title - du jour <link> @nasiripour: RT @HeatherPerlberg: Spain’s Bad Bank Begins 15-Year Suicide With Bull Sale:<link>
2	What Makes a Risk-Taker - Wall Street Journal 1 day ago shared by @LaurenYoung, @moorehn shared by In the right context, cautious people may become daredevils, new research shows. @LaurenYoung: What Makes a Risk-Take? <link> @moorehn: I have trouble believing risk-taking can be psychologically compartmentalized. <link>
3	Ten Reasons Tim Cook Dominated Congress - Bloomberg Businessweek 1 day ago shared by @carney, NYT Dealbook, @moorehn shared by Apple's chief executive emerged from Tuesday's Senate hearing unscathed. Here's how he did it @carney: RT @JimPethokoukis: IQ gap \| "Cook had a far better grasp of tax policy than almost every member of the committee" <link> NYT Dealbook @moorehn: It's not great when CEOs get adored like Tim Cook either. It ruins their capacity to see reality. <link>
3	Toll Brothers profit rises 46 percent - Reuters 1 day ago shared by @AmyResnick, @edwardnh, Crossing Wall Street shared by @AmyResnick: RT @pdacosta: Toll Brothers profits jump 46% on U.S. housing recovery <link> @edwardnh: Toll Brothers profit rises 46 percent \| Reuters <link> quarterly orders highest in 7 years Crossing Wall Street: Morning News: May 22, 2013
5	BoJ holds amid signs of economy ‘picking up’ - Financial Times 1 day ago shared by Business Insider, Economist's View, @INETeconomics, @MarkThoma, @rjocean shared by The Bank of Japan kept its monetary settings on hold on Wednesday, judging that the huge stimulus unveiled in April will be enough to spur price gains in the world’s third-largest economy. In its statement, the central bank said its decision to Business Insider: 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell Economist's View: Links for 05-22-2013 @INETeconomics: RT @rjocean: Japan’s BoJ holds policy as economy improves: <link> #FT @MarkThoma: BoJ holds off on fresh monetary easing - <link> <link> @rjocean: Japan’s BoJ holds policy as economy improves: <link> #FT
4	Ford Cranking Up North American Production - Wall Street Journal 2 days ago shared by Business Insider, @Fullcarry, Crossing Wall Street, @HamzeiAnalytics shared by Ford plans to increase its North American manufacturing capacity by 200,000 vehicles through a series of production-line expansions and a shortening of its summer shutdowns. Business Insider: 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell @Fullcarry: RT @conorsen: @Fullcarry You see the story about Ford upping production? <link> Crossing Wall Street: Ford Expands Production @HamzeiAnalytics: RT @WSJbusiness: Ford to Increase North American Output <link>
13	Union Square gets 5,000% return on Tumblr - crainsnewyork.com 2 days ago shared by @carney, @kevinroose, @AntDeRosa, @mccarthyryanj, @finansakrobat and 7 more shared by Union Square Ventures is one of several big winners from the biggest venture-backed tech sale to ever hit New York, according to research firm PrivCo. @carney: It was a bad idea not to work for Tumblr. <link> #ooft @kevinroose: RT @jpressler: Tumblr's first 10 employees each get $6.2 million. First 30: $3.3 million. Rest: $371,000 <link> Off to cry … @AntDeRosa: Union Square Venture’s $400,000 Tumblr investment likely netted a $250 million return <link> @mccarthyryanj: Union square venture's reported Tumblr return RT @finansakrobat: 5,000% return - <link>” @finansakrobat: 5,000% return - <link> @PreetaTweets: RT @AntDeRosa: Union Square Ventures' $400,000 Tumblr investment likely netted a $250 million return <link> @Megan: RT @jpressler: Tumblr's first 10 employees each get $6.2 million. First 30: $3.3 million. Rest: $371,000 <link> Off to cry … Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Keep Dialing, Buddy @felixsalmon: How much money would it take to get Marco to switch to dedicated day and night iPhones? <link> @davewiner: RT @fmanjoo: Tumblr's first 10 employees get avg $6.2 mil each. First 30 get $3.3 mil, avg. All 178 get $371,000 avg. <link> @hblodget: RT @Simonkhalaf: Union Square gets 5,000% return on Tumblr <link> @moorehn: RT @AntDeRosa: Union Square Ventures' $400,000 Tumblr investment likely netted a $250 million return <link>
5	For U.S. Companies, Money Offshore Means Manhattan - New York Times 2 days ago shared by @morningmoneyben, The Big Picture, @retheauditors, @moorehn, @ezraklein shared by In the convoluted world of corporate tax accounting, corporate money that is technically overseas is often held in American banks. @morningmoneyben: Love that Apple's $102 billion in "offshore" profits is held in ... New York banks <link> The Big Picture: 10 Midweek AM Reads @retheauditors: RT @AFSCME: From the New York Times: For U.S. Companies, Money ‘Offshore’ Means Manhattan <link> @moorehn: Good story. RT @ezraklein: For U.S. Companies, Money ‘Offshore’ Means Manhattan: <link> @ezraklein: For U.S. Companies, Money ‘Offshore’ Means Manhattan: <link>
7	Gold's Fall Stings Texas Universities' Endowment - Wall Street Journal 2 days ago shared by @TheStalwart, @pkedrosky, Business Insider, @brianmlucey and 3 more shared by Gold's slump has saddled the second-largest U.S. college endowment with more than $300 million in paper losses. @TheStalwart: RT @MattZeitlin: Looks like UT endowment's investment managers don't read their alumnus @thestalwart <link> @pkedrosky: How UTIMCO endowment is getting nailed on its gold trade - <link> Business Insider: Kyle Bass Helped Cost The University Of Texas Millions Of Dollars, And It's Hilarious That He's Attacking 'Macro Tourists' @brianmlucey: RT @MarkTOByrne: Texas Pension Fund: "Gold is a hedge and it still fills that role"<link> #Gold #Pensions #Investments @nancefinance: Gold's Fall Stings Texas Universities' Endowment< position still up 17% <link> $GLD The Big Picture: 10 Midweek AM Reads @nasiripour: RT @JoshZumbrun: Gold's Fall Stings Universities' Endowment <link> via @WSJ
3	Buffett, With His Magic Touch, May Be Irreplaceable - New York Times 2 days ago shared by Abnormal Returns, @PreetaTweets, Reformed Broker shared by Warren Buffett is a skilled deal maker, but who will negotiate such favorable deals for Berkshire Hathaway after he is gone? Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem @PreetaTweets: "Unless Berkshire can find another Warren Buffett, it may find its returns just aren’t as good." @dealbook <link> Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Keep Dialing, Buddy
7	Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter - ap.org 2 days ago shared by @pkedrosky, @AnnieLowrey, @finansakrobat, Reformed Broker and 3 more shared by @pkedrosky: Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter -- Facebook has too much "drama" <link> @AnnieLowrey: Erm. RT @nickbilton Teens heading to Twitter after leaving Facebook, which has "too many adults & too much drama." <link> @finansakrobat: "Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter" - complain about too many adults and "drama" on Facebook <link> Reformed Broker: Hot Links: Keep Dialing, Buddy Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem @Techmeme: Poll: Teens Migrating to Twitter (@jckerr9 / Associated Press) <link> <link> @SconsetCapital: RT @pkedrosky: Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter -- Facebook has too much "drama" <link>
3	Ben Bernanke meets privately with Darrell Issa - Jon Prior - Politico 2 days ago shared by Business Insider, @TheStalwart, @JoeSaluzzi shared by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met privately last week with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and other lawmakers to discuss the central bank’s efforts to stimulate the economy and how it could exit this strategy in the future, according to people who attended the meeting. The meeting followed a letter... Business Insider: MIKE O'ROURKE: We're Now Seeing The 'Iraq' Of Monetary Policy @TheStalwart: RT @MattZeitlin: Bernanke having any private meetings with congressmen about further efforts to reduce unemployment? <link> @JoeSaluzzi: Ben Bernanke meets privately with Darrell Issa - Jon Prior - <link>: <link> via @POLITICO
4	Tim Cook’s improbable victory in Washington - Reuters 2 days ago shared by Abnormal Returns, The Big Picture, @JustinWolfers, @Neil_Irwin shared by I'm astonished that Cook emerged from this hearing so unscathed. Abnormal Returns: Wednesday links: overinflated self-esteem The Big Picture: 10 Thursday PM Reads @JustinWolfers: Apple's audacious tax dodge.<link> @Neil_Irwin: RT @felixsalmon: My second Apple post of the day: Tim Cook's improbable victory in Washington <link>
4	And Then There is Bernanke - Tim Duy's Fed Watch - Economist's View 2 days ago shared by Naked Capitalism, @davidmwessel, @edwardnh, Calculated Risk shared by Naked Capitalism: Links 5/22/03 @davidmwessel: Tim Duy on #Fed: Lacking a more clear, consistent framework for the exit, the risk of miscommunication is high. <link> @edwardnh: Before Bernanke's speech @TimDuy predicted Fed wants tapering, won't do it w/o 3 months' confirmatory jobs data <link> Calculated Risk: Wednesday: Existing Home Sales, Bernanke Testimony and more
3	Law: The inner circle - Financial Times 2 days ago shared by Naked Capitalism, @retheauditors, @nasiripour shared by The most powerful legal fraternity on Wall Street congregated last year at Capitale, a lower Manhattan ballroom that was once the headquarters of the Bowery Savings Bank. As a winter rain fell, federal judges, top regulators, titans of the defence Naked Capitalism: Links 5/22/03 @retheauditors: Great stuff on SDNY US Attorneys from @karascannell <link> @nasiripour: RT @KaraScannell: The inner circle of New York and the world's leading legal scene: SDNY <link>
2	Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source - Reuters 2 days ago shared by @firstadopter, @ReformedBroker shared by @firstadopter: RT @Reuters: Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source <link> @ReformedBroker: As in squash racquet? RT @Reuters: Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source <link>
6	Big Hedge Funds Suddenly Bullish - Barron's 2 days ago shared by @firstadopter, @ritholtz, @ReformedBroker, The Big Picture and 2 more shared by A tectonic shift in the options market suggests that big money is now chasing the rally higher. Now bears get a discount. @firstadopter: "Major hedge funds..buying, or have bought, massive amounts of Standard & Poor's 500 index calls" <link> via @barronsonline @ritholtz: Big Hedge Funds Suddenly Bullish <link> via @barronsonline @ReformedBroker: 2&20 --> “@philroosevelt: Hedge funds that missed the stock market's rally are "playing a vicious game of catch-up" <link>” The Big Picture: 10 Midweek PM Reads Reformed Broker: Chasing Like a Pro @hedge_funds: Big Hedge Funds Suddenly Bullish - Barron's - Big Hedge Funds Suddenly BullishBarron'sMajor hedge funds are report... <link>

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