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The Most Basic Assumption About Sovereign Debt Turns Out To Be 100% Wrong
One of the most cherished ideas in the analysis of sovereign debt is that debt-to-GDP is a useful measure of a country's credit stress. For example, Germany hopes the Eurozone can avoid another...
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GOLDMAN: Here Are The 15 Stocks That Hedge Funds Love
Goldman Sachs' Hedge Fund Trend Monitor released last Monday broke down the most recent 13-Fs to reveal some interesting information. [via ZeroHedge] We took particular liking to David Kostin's...
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NO WAY! Three Money Managers In Connecticut Just Won The $254 Million...
Three asset managers from Belpointe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut have won the $254 million Powerball Jackpot. [via CNBC] The lucky winners are Gregg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim...
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The Dos And Don'ts Of Make-Up For The Office [VIDEO]
How do you know if your make-up is too much for the office or a business meeting? Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp, the founders of beauty startup Birchbox, share their tips for make-up at the...
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Pippa Middleton Was Spotted With A Mystery Man, A Tattoo Helps Catch A Bank...
Pippa Middleton, who recently ended things with her banker beau, was spotted with a new mystery man at a tennis match. A woman suspected of robbing a bank is in jail after being identified because of...
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Russian Probe Finds Hedge Fund Lawyer Was 'Tortured, Beaten To Death'
An investigation into the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has found that police torture may have contributed to his demise, reports Russia Today. "The documents we possess testify...
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CHART OF THE DAY: Holy Crap! Groupon Tanked Another 9% Today
Groupon is now around $15/share, losing 9% on a day when broader markets are up around 2-2.5%. It's now well below its IPO price, and about 50% below its high of around $30. Please follow SAI on...
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The Margin Effect That Is Killing The Housing Market
With each and every report comes "hope" that maybe, potentially, somehow the moribund housing market has finally reached its inevitable bottom and is now on the verge of the next great advance....
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STOCKS SURGE, RETAILERS SOAR AMID FLURRY OF EUROPEAN RUMORS: Here's What You...
The European rumor mill was cranking while American consumers were shopping like mad. First, the scoreboard: Dow: +291.1 pts, +2.6%S&P 500: +33.9 pts, +2.9%NASDAQ: +85.8 pts, +3.5% And now, the...
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FITCH REVISES US DEBT OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE
Fitch has revised the long-term debt rating of the United States from Stable to Negative. That means there's a slightly greater than 50% chance of an actual downgrade over the next two years. The good...
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NOMINATIONS WANTED: Help Us Figure Out The Coolest Businesses That Opened In...
New York can change overnight. Business spring up or disappear in the blink of an eye. In honor of the entrepreneurs who are trying their hand at expanding the city's commercial scene, we're compiling...
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Why 2012 Will Be The 'Year Of The Dollar'
With Europe in crisis and downside currency risks threatening emerging markets, 2012 will be the "year of the dollar" according to a Morgan Stanley report out today. The U.S. is the "best safe haven"...
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Some Fun Stats About Winning $254 Million In The Lottery
Talk about a lucky investment. Gregg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson from Belpointe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut claimed the $254 million Powerball Jackpot. Already, the trio...
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Why Investors Are Flocking To Israeli Debt And Lehman Bonds
Amid global economic turmoil, investors are having a tough time looking for the next great trade, and it's requiring many to think outside the box. The only requirement for these investments? It has...
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The Most Worrisome Aspects Of Today's Huge Rally
Despite all kinds of talk about the end of the Euro and whatnot, stocks staged a pretty serious rally today, with the S&P up nearly 3%. But there were a few aspects underneath it all. First, going...
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5 Charts That Show That Suddenly Something Is Going Wrong With The Consumer
Today the NY Fed released its quarterly report on consumer credit, and in it is a wealth of charts on the nature of consumer debt. The charts did contain a red flag: For the first time since the...
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IT'S ALL OVER: Miley Cyrus Has Made An Occupy Wall Street Music Video
Former Disney teen princess Miley Cyrus has dedicated her latest music video to the Occupy Wall Street movement. [via LA Times] The pop star's latest hit called "It's A Liberty Walk" features images...
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CRAMER: 'We Are In DEFCON 3, Two Stages Away From A Financial Collapse So...
Forget today's rally. In his opening segment on Mad Money tonight (via The Fly) Jim Cramer warns that Europe could easily spoil any party we're having in the US due to the collapse in credit. He walks...
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ADIOS! 30 Years In The Life Of Barney Frank
With the announcement that Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is retiring after this term, America is about to lose one of the last reliably entertaining elected representatives left in Congress. A...
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Japan's Unemployment Rate Jumps, But The Nikkei Is Higher Anyway
Asian markets are following the U.S. markets higher in early trading. A few hours ago, we learned that Japan's unemployment rate jumped to 4.5% in October from 4.1% in September. Economists were...
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