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Payrolls data mixed
Nov Payrolls rose by 120k, 140k of which were in the private sector, both slightly less than expected but the prior two months were...
Merkel calls for rapid EU treaty change
From Kiron Sarkar: The FT, as usual, says it all. Copy of article attached. No “quick fixes” reports Mrs Merkel to the German...
Non Farm Payroll Preview
A lot of cross currents about today’s NFP There is a small group of analysts that have been whispering about a negative number in...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Camera $269/DMC-ZS8 $169
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America’s Next TARP Model
A Bloomberg report reveals that the U.S. government loaned banks $7.7 trillion in secret bailout funds at no interest and then borrowed...
The Smaller Lies
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10 Thursday PM Reads
Afternoon train reading: • Fed can’t prop up BofA and other banks forever (Fortune) see also Wall Street Pushed Federal Reserve...