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Ally settlement may be a boon for ResCap bondholders
Reuters* Paulson, hedge funds will likely make profit on settlement * MBIA, FGIC to recoup about $1 billion * Ally to contribute $2.1 billion to ResCap creditors By Nick Brown NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - While bond insurers MBIA Inc and FGIC Corp receive...Tags: Derivative Securities, Finance, Insurance, MBIA Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance
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Sears losses mount, weighs sale of unit to shore up liquidity
Reuters(Reuters) - U.S. retailer Sears Holdings cast bigger doubts on the progress of its turnaround after reporting a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by cooler spring weather. Shares of the company, which also said it was considering selling its...Tags: Finance, Weather, Real Estate Sellers, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., New Products
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Scandal or not, one SAC investor can't get enough of Steve Cohen
ReutersBOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As federal prosecutors circle Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund in a long-running insider trading probe, one financial adviser in Texas is so devoted to the billionaire investor that he may give him more money. "I'm...Tags: Finance, Justice System, Investments, SAC Capital Advisors, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Quinn: No new casinos without pension reform
Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: No gambling expansion will happen without comprehensive changes to fix a greatly underfunded government worker pension system. The Democratic governor also insisted...
Tags: Greg Harris, Finance, Government, Michael Madigan, Executive Branch
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McPier: DePaul events to bring in one-third of operating income at new arena
DePaul University's use of a proposed $173 million McCormick Place arena for Blue Demons basketball and other events would generate about one-third of the nearly $3.6 million in event-related proceeds expected in the first year, convention officials...
Tags: Dan Hynes, Finance, College Basketball, DePaul Blue Demons , McCormick Place
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HOW TO PLAY IT-Despite hot stock market, you should avoid Japan
ReutersBy David Randall NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's white-hot stock market has investors crowding in, but there are few reasons why you shouldn't follow the pack. It's a temptation, of course. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index is up 50 percent for the...Tags: Finance, Labor Markets, Auto Trends, Nikkei, Money and Monetary Policy
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European money market funds face cash buffer rule - EU document
Reuters* EU readies first shadow banking reform * Some funds face cash buffer requirement * Funds could get time to build up buffer * Industry says buffer won't bolster financial stability By Huw Jones LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - About half of the European...Tags: Finance, G20, International Organizations, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets
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European money market funds face cash buffer rule: EU document
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - About half of the European Union's trillion euro money market funds would have to set aside a chunk of cash under a proposed EU reform to make a run on a fund in rocky markets less likely. Money market funds (MMFs) hold short term...Tags: Finance, G20, International Organizations, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets
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PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - May 21
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Yahoo's $1.1 billion proposed acquisition of Tumblr is a huge coup for the young...Tags: Hulu, Media Industry, News Media, Allied Capital Corporation, SAC Capital Advisors
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Credit Suisse replaces Morgan Stanley as No. 2 Asia prime broker
ReutersBy Nishant Kumar HONG KONG, May 21 (Reuters) - The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse has replaced Morgan Stanley as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148 billion hedge funds industry, a survey showed. The annual survey by...Tags: Finance, Hong Kong, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Economy, Business and Finance, Deutsche Bank AG
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Government, Finance, Political Corruption, Media Industry, Executive Branch
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U.S.-based municipal bond funds gained $602 mln in latest week -ICI
ReutersBy Sam Forgione NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Investors in mutual funds based in the United States committed $602 million to municipal bond funds in the latest week, the most since mid-February, according to data released by the Investment Company...Tags: Finance, Personal Finance, Stock Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Bonds
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