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The E.U. is raising concerns about the privacy protections offered by cloud services provided by U.S. companies such as [[AMZN]], [[MSFT]], and [[GOOG]]. In the E.U.'s view, the Patriot Act could grant the U.S. government access to such data, even if it belongs to European citizens and is hosted overseas. However, the U.S. clams its privacy protections are solid, and InfoWorld's David Linthicum thinks protectionism is at work.
Posted by expathos (#1) 118 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)Standing in the way of a debt deal in Athens is the ECB's refusal to take a hit on its stash of Greek paper. Should the ECB not take a loss, it could set a precedent that private bondholders have to stand in line behind the central bank for repayment on sovereign bonds. Such subordination could be a bigger threat to government bond markets than the default.
Posted by expathos (#1) 118 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Standing in the way of a debt deal in Athens is the ECB's refusal to
Boeing's Government Contract Breeds a Nice Options Play
Posted by expathos (#1) 630 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
John Mylant submits: Boeing Co. (BA)The second-largest U.S. satellite
Small business owners’ economic confidence leveled off in June, halting a two-month rise, according to Discover's Small Business index. Temporary cash flow issues jumped to 51% from 45% in May - the highest since January. Finding new business remained owners' main challenge, followed by government rules and regulations.
Posted by expathos (#1) 693 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Small business owners’ economic confidence leveled off in June,
RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing: As the recovery starts to stall, bond strategists dust off Ben Bernanke's freshman Fed speech, which inlcudes this gem: "The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press, that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at essentially no cost."
Posted by expathos (#1) 693 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing: As the rec
Dow patterns from 1937-1939 are "ominously similar" to the S&P 500's current chart, pointing to another major decline in the stock market - if history is any indication. "The rallies are seen by many analysts as liquidity rallies rather than market rallies," Minyanville's Andre Julian writes, "and are based more on a reaction to government stimulus than investor sentiment."
Posted by expathos (#1) 693 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Dow patterns from 1937-1939 are "ominously similar" to the S&P 50
Jamie Dimon's efforts to develop JPMorgan Chase (JPM) into a global colossus are clearly intended to position the bank as "too big to fail, too interconnected to fail, and - above all - too global to fail," Simon Johnson says. Dimon is constructing a “poison pill” against takeover by the government, Johnson says, a strategy "so simple, so brilliant, and so dangerous that it should take your breath away."
Posted by expathos (#1) 693 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Jamie Dimon's efforts to develop JPMorgan Chase (JPM) into a global c
Market recap: Stocks seesawed on either side of the flat line only to finish slightly in the red on light trading. Telecom stocks rose as Obama signed a memorandum raising the amount of spectrum available for smartphones and wireless Internet devices. Consumer staples got a boost after the Supreme Court rejected a government appeal in a tobacco case. NYSE decliners outnumbered advancers three to two.
Posted by expathos (#1) 693 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Market recap: Stocks seesawed on either side of the flat line only to
Insuring U.S. Government Debt: A Terrific Paradox
Posted by expathos (#1) 1221 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Don Fishback submits: A few days ago, Felix Salmon had a provocative post at portfolio.com, where he notes that the price of credit default swaps ((C
GM = Government Motors (GM, rated SELL)
Posted by expathos (#1) 1221 days ago (http://www.socialpicks.com)
And the government will get their money back before the common stock holders do ... this stock will slowly unfold over time.
Paul Ingrassia on the Obama administration's need for a proper name for the Detroit bailout. "They might consider Government Restructuring of the Entire Automotive Terrain. Except that even proponents of this bailout don't consider this situation to be GREAT."
Posted by expathos (#1) 1221 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Paul Ingrassia on the Obama administration's need for a proper name for the Detroit bailout. "They might consider Government Restructuring of the Ent
"The last several months are a foreshadowing of a new era of government activism, rather than an unfortunate but necessary (and anomalous) emergency action. We will soon shift from a market-based economy to a political one in which the government picks winners and losers and extends its reach and power in unprecedented ways." (Peter Wehner and Paul Ryan)
Posted by expathos (#1) 1221 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
"The last several months are a foreshadowing of a new era of government activism, rather than an unfortunate but necessary (and anomalous) emergency
New Nuclear Plants Not Viable Without Government Support
Posted by expathos (#1) 1226 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Research Recap submits: New nuclear power plants are unlikely to be built without financial incentives from governments, according to Oxford Analytic
Chinese Government Offers Incentive for Solar Mergers
Posted by expathos (#1) 1226 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia WangThere are too many silicon wafer makers in China, and the government doesn’t want to wait for natural ma
CMBS Delinquencies Rise: Should the Government Step In?
Posted by expathos (#1) 1227 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Brian Kelly submits:Remember back to the heady days of late 2007 when all was warm and cozy inside the real estate bubble and then out of nowhere the
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (GILT)New Agreements with the Colombian Government Conference Call TranscriptComplete Story »
As Goes GM, So Goes U.S. Government Credit
Posted by expathos (#1) 1234 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Rakesh Saxena submits:Recent statistics show that 64% of the global currency reserves are held in US dollars. But if the Treasury’s latest guid
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