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Bank Results Thursday Q1 2012 ( incl US Economy day ahead) : Beat expectations a norm for $0.71 at Morgan Stanley, $0.31 EPS at Bank of America

See larger image Calico Joe (Hardcover) By (author) John Grisham List Price: $24.95 USD New From: $9.99 In Stock Used from: $7.00 In Stock Release date April 10, 2012. Even as credit spreads tightened and the resulting CVA of $2

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The Deal Economy (Midweek brush) : Oaktree IPO priced, yelp’s yellow reviews don’t help, I am not iPad

I am not an iPad? Drug maker and soon to be Genomics major Roche brought in a new watermark mid week to compare laboratory experiments and start ups to on ground performing ventures. In a letter to target Illumina management

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Goldman Sachs buys insurance business | Banking Insight

As mentioned in the week they bought Ariel Re, Goldman Sachs has been hiring for a new CDS  bond insurance product And the Airel Re operation will be owned by its small insurance division inhouse. Apparently a reason for GS

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Banks making a splash in Q1 Earnings season | Banking Insight

Bank Results Season Q1 2012 Despite M&A activity and Fees down 25% to 40% as also syndicated Lending down 40% in Asia and Europe together, Investment Banking Fees itself is going to rake in $16 bln, a little less than

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Coty bids for LatAm boutique Avon | The Deal Economy

The Deal Economy Q1 round up   Firstly of course, everything else that happened in March but you fortgot to chalk up, was scribbled into sensible commentary on the weekend   here  - The Deal Economy _ March 15-31 2012 (Hedge

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Posted in Dealbook, Financial Markets, Mergers etc, Retail Lifestyle, US

The Deal Economy round up (2012 Q1)

Firstly of course, everything else that happened in March but you fortgot to chalk up, was scribbled into sensible commentary on the weekend here  - The Deal Economy _ March 15-31 2012 (Hedge Funds, PE) and here - The Deal Economy Pt II_

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The Deal Economy(Pt. II): College Basket Ball, Dodd Frank, Smaller IPOs, more POPs and junk sales

Indonesia gets a large bank deal as Temasek gets an offer to sell 68% stake in Bank Danamon to Singapore based DBS and on the other side US states run a mega million jackpot that is the only rival to

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Posted in Dealbook, Mergers etc

Citi, Morgan Stanley and BofA: Top 3 retail banks to lose ratings power | Banking Insight

NYTimes (Dealbook.com) was first with the scoop of course and I for one never suspected that there could be such astorm in a tea cup waiting to derail the banks this year. Though Morgan stanley has often been counted as

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Morgan Stanley’s Italian Soiree costs Monti half his new taxes | Debt insight

Italy is earning $7 bln from new sales taxes in its latest budget even as GDP contraction begins and Technocrat Mario Monti juggles with expenditures to manage on a razor thin deficit in a bid to balance it according to

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Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, US

The after effects of the Greg Smith communion hour – Is this the kind of resignation you’ll post…

Goldman Sachs lost $ 2 bln in market Cap yesterday when disgruntled employee Greg Smith posted in his op-ed. The saga of his lost faith, evoked a lot of sympathy among old Goldman Sachs people including Barry Ritholtz ( confirmed

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