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21 hrs ago | Blogging Stocks

Tech IPO comeback: $50 billion in 2010?

Filed under: JPMorgan Chase , Goldman Sachs Group , Morgan Stanley , Texas Instruments , Barclays plc ADS Tech sector IPOs surged by a factor of five in terms of value from 2008 to 2009.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Semiconductors, Electronics, Texas Instruments, Banking, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

Yesterday | Blogging Stocks

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: VPRT, EV, HPT, NRG, GTE, BNHNA, VAR, ITRI and FARO

Filed under: Analyst reports , Analyst upgrades and downgrades , Analyst initiations , EMC Corp , Barclays plc ADS Analyst upgrades: Citigroup upgraded Vistaprint to buy from hold on valuation following the recent pullback in shares.

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Related Topix: Scientific Instruments, Electronics, FARO Technologies, Computers, EMC, Banking, Real Estate, Hospitality Properties Trust

Sat Nov 28, 2009

MarketWatch

European banks may have $40 bln exposure to Dubai

European banks could have as much as $40 billion of exposure to Dubai after helping to arrange a string of bonds and loans linked to the Middle East city-state, according to analysts at Credit Suisse.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, ING Group, Insurance, Lloyds TSB Group

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Seeking Alpha

On Dubai's Default, CRE Loans and Frugal U.S. Consumers

It seems that Dubai World seeking to restructure its $59 billion in debt came as a big surprise, especially to those at Barclays Capital who just a few weeks ago recommended investing long in Dubai sovereign credit.

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Related Topix: Banking

Thu Nov 26, 2009

MarketWatch

London Markets: British shares drop as banks, miners slide

U.K. shares traded sharply lower on Thursday, as investors took some profits off the table by selling miners and banks in particular.

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Related Topix: Rio Tinto, Mining, Banking

Wed Nov 25, 2009

MarketWatch

U.K. banks win ruling on overdraft charges

The U.K.'s Supreme Court on Wednesday unexpectedly ruled in favor of the banking sector in a long-running battle over the legality of overdraft fees.

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Related Topix: Banking, HSBC Holding

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Forbes

Euro Area Swings To Surplus

European equities slid into negative territory Tuesday on relatively low volume levels, as the euro area swung into a trade surplus and UBS sounded an optimistic note about future earnings.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Financial Services, Investment Services, Banking, Warren Buffett

Sun Nov 22, 2009

MarketWatch

European shares decline with banks under pressure

European stocks declined on Friday, with losses from banks offsetting gains for fertilizer makers and food producers.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Banking, Travel, Greece Travel

Sat Nov 21, 2009

AME Info

Double BA Miles for British Airways Barclaycard customers in the UAE

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 43 minutes ago British Airways and Barclays Bank announce the launch of a new promotion for holders of the British Airways Barclaycard.

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Related Topix: Airlines, British Airways, Transportation, Travel, World News, United Arab Emirates Travel, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Banking

Market Watch

Barclays Capital buys Crescent with Goff Capital

It has also named John Goff as chairman and chief executive of Crescent. Goff was vice chairman and CEO of Crescent until it was sold to Morgan Stanley /quotes/comstock/13*!ms /quotes/nls/ms in 2007.

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Related Topix: Crescent Real Estate Equities, Real Estate, Banking

Fri Nov 20, 2009

MarketWatch

London Markets: British shares advance as miners, banks rise

British stocks rose broadly on Friday, with miners gaining ground, although broker downgrades weighed on shares of some firms.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Banking, Rio Tinto, Mining

Thu Nov 19, 2009

MarketWatch

J.P. Morgan buying Cazenove for $1.7 billion

J.P. Morgan said Thursday that it will buy Cazenove, its U.K. joint venture partner, for around 1 billion pounds in a deal that will net big payouts for many current and former employees.

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Related Topix: Banking, JP Morgan Chase

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Forbes Autos

Bear Stearns Defense Holds Lessons For Execs

Going on offense is the best defense in white-collar cases. It didn't take long after the housing boom turned bust and trillions of dollars of wealth had gone poof that the public was out for blood.

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Related Topix: Banking, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Autos

Your Democracy

business as usual .....

Today, hundreds of workers, clergy members, community leaders, and other taxpayers converged on the Washington, D.C. headquarters of Goldman Sachs to demand the bank put an end to multi-billion dollar bonuses, reject the Too Big To Fail Doctrine, and use their anticipated $23 billion bonus pool to help families facing foreclosure.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Banking, Lehman Brothers Holdings

Guardian Unlimited

Katine savings group receives donation to cover stolen funds

The Guardian's editor in chief, Alan Rusbridger, and Barclays chief executive, John Varley, donate UShs 4.2m to village savings and loans group that had funds stolen last month Money from a Katine village savings and loans group.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Tech Confidential Blog

Hiring: J.P. Morgan, UBS and more

Looking for a job? Here's a peek at the latest financial institutions that are reportedly hiring.

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Related Topix: Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Mortgage, Home

Sun Nov 15, 2009

National Post

Gospel of prosperity

John Varley, chief executive of Barclays, aimed last week to convince people that Christianity and banking were compatible.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Motley Fool

Why This Speculative Investment Could Ruin Your Savings

In 2007, Americans saved a total of $57.4 billion. That same year, we spent $92.3 billion on legalized gambling.

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Related Topix: Banking, HSBC Holding, Day Trading, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

Thu Nov 12, 2009

New York Times

British Bankers Defend Their Pay and Bonuses

John Varley, chief executive of Barclays, defended his pay and bonus, and those of his peers, by saying "profit is not satanic." Moral outrage has set off a counter-reaction among a host of European bankers.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Business News

Tue Nov 10, 2009

The Age

HSBC profits higher as Barclays suffers slump

HSBC forecast that emerging markets will spearhead the economic recovery on Tuesday as the world banking giant said its third-quarter profits were "significantly" higher compared with a year earlier.

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Related Topix: HSBC Holding, Banking, Financial Services

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