Posts Tagged ‘stop’

“The dream to kill me will never be completed,” boasted Osama bin Laden more than a decade ago. On Sunday, U.S. troops shot him in the head and lowered his body into the North Arabian Sea.
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Stop and catch your breath; maybe even enjoy a croissant.
JR here … when I read over Jack’s line yesterday about “wine-sipping and croissant eating” it made me wonder if I am, in fact, a “big-government socialist.” It also made me think of McDonald’s disgustingly delicious bacon, egg and cheese croissant-wich.
It also elicited a few good [...]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ohio’s top law enforcement official, firing another shot across the bow of Ally Financial, asked a judge on Friday to stop the sale of foreclosed homes in cases that relied on faulty paperwork.
State Attorney General Richard Cordray sued the lender last week, alleging that the bank and its employees had signed [...]
USD/JPY sits at 85.60, holding up well after earlier BOJ intervention. Talk sell orders now 85.70/80, with buy stops parked just above there.
Here endeth the Summer. We hope you have enjoyed your break in the market’s road side service station, because it’s time to climb back on board before heading back out onto the highway. Remember, tiredness kills. Unfortunately too many Macro punters, instead of sitting back and sipping overpriced “beverage-like products” surrounded by screaming kids have [...]

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) — With one day to go, lawmakers are nearing the finish line for melding two different versions of Wall Street reform.
However, they have yet to tackle one of the last and more controversial measures: Cracking down on the big banks’ investment activities and risky bets.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Doctors who receive Medicare payments won a round Friday in their bid for a raise – but first they’ll suffer a big cut in their government reimbursements.
The Senate passed a bill Friday rescinding a 21% cut and adding a 2.2% increase for Medicare payments. The bill was passed by unanimous consent [...]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The widows of two men killed on the Deepwater Horizon drill rig urged lawmakers Monday to allow drilling in the Gulf of Mexico to continue, saying the oil industry is a major source of income for families in the region.
“Drilling in the gulf must continue,” said Courtney Kemp, of Jonesville, [...]
