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The Rise And Fall Of JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon, America's Most Powerful Banker

JP Morgan is sometimes called 'The House of Dimon' for the all encompassing presence of its CEO, Jamie Dimon. For years he has been unquestionably the most powerful banker in the United States, and as such, the de facto voice of Wall...

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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Think Dividends, Not Coupons

Search Jim Cramer's "Mad Money" trading recommendations using our exclusive "Mad Money" Stock Screener. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- We want dividends from stocks, not coupons from bonds, Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money"...

6.4 hours on thestreet.com

David Koch Expose: How He Tips at Christmas

Last fall, public television ran a documentary on the rich in NYC called, "Park Avenue". I haven't seen the film but it appears to be a left wing hate piece about capitalism, with a serious failure to differentiate between crony...

6.5 hours on economicpolicyjournal.com

Yahoo Buys Tumblr and Bernanke’s Ammo Runs Low: Market Recap

Markets closed the day lower by a fraction on Monday. Stocks declined after four consecutive weeks of gains that inked a number of fresh record highs. A number of major corporate deals punctuated Monday’s headlines, and investors continued to...

6.7 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

Koch's Coke

...in Detroit Here is striking photo of a pile of by-product of processing Canadian tar sands oil, from NY...

7.6 hours on econbrowser.com

Dimon Exit Could Be ‘All Downside’: Pro

Pushing out Jamie Dimon would have no benefit for JPMorgan, Brad Hintz...

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Jim Rogers Discusses How He Was Able to Make His Fortune By Age 40

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Related Stocks: SPY, DJI,...

8.1 hours on gurufocus.com

First Quarter Sells - Larry Robbins Unloads Large Positions

By Sally Jones. Read more » »Check out Larry Robbins Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Larry Robbins (Updated on 05/19/2013)Related Stocks: CAH, HPQ, CTRP, SIRI,...

8.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Titan Investor George Soros Sold Out 50 Companies

By Sally Jones. Read more » »Check out George Soros Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of George Soros (Updated on 05/19/2013)Related Stocks: JPM, GE,...

8.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Transcript of Office Hours Interview with Warren Buffett

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Check out Warren Buffett Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Warren Buffett (Updated on 05/19/2013)Related Stocks: SPY, DJI,...

8.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Jim Rogers May 18, 2013 Interview with Biz Asia - This Widespread Easy Money Policy Will End Badly

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Related Stocks: SPY, DJI,...

8.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Whitney Tilson on Why He Is Short World Acceptance (WRLD)

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Check out Whitney Tilson Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Whitney Tilson (Updated on 05/19/2013)Related Stocks:...

8.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Here's What Fairholme's Bruce Berkowitz Has Been Buying

Filed under: Investing Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they've bought and sold, via "13F" filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks. Today let's look at investing giant...

8.1 hours on dailyfinance.com

Prosecutors' subpoena of SAC's Cohen puzzles defense lawyers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decision by prosecutors to compel Steven A. Cohen to testify before a federal grand jury about allegations of insider trading at his $15 billion hedge fund is leaving many criminal defense lawyers scratching their heads. ...

8.4 hours on reuters.com

Bernanke to New Grads: Don’t Fear Self-Reinvention!

College graduates have received a lot of attention this spring, as they so often do. But this year, attention has been particularly focused on their futures, given the tough economic conditions putting pressure on the first major steps they take into...

9.3 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

Cohen May Close SAC To Investors To Avoid Firm's Prosecution

SAC Capital Advisors founder Steven Cohen is considering a deal that would end one of the most storied runs for a hedge fund manager in history: Under a proposal that has been discussed with prosecutors, the hedge fund would enter into a...

9.4 hours on finalternatives.com

Steve Cohen Considering Kicking All Investors Not Named Steve Cohen Out Of His Fund

After five years under investigation for insider trading, Steven Cohen is considering proposing a deal to prosecutors that would shut his $15 billion hedge-fund firm to outside investors, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Cohen has...

9.6 hours on dealbreaker.com

REPORT: Steve Cohen Is Considering A Deal That Would Shut His Hedge Fund To Outside Investors

Bloomberg News reports that billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is said to be considering a deal that would shut his Stamford, Connecticut based SAC Capital to outside investors. He's also considering returning outside investor money...

10.1 hours on businessinsider.com

Elizabeth Warren Tells Grads 'You Can't Predict It All'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) warned graduates at Springfield College that no matter how much planning they do, they won't be able to prepare for every twist and turn coming their way. "You can't predict it all," said Warren,...

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Herbalife Jumps 11%, Threatening Ackman’s Long-Term Short

Back when the Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) fight was at its most public, Carl Icahn, who is long on the company, said that Bill Ackman would face the “mother of all short squeezes” on the equity. With stock in the company up by more than...

10.4 hours on valuewalk.com

Who Will Fill Bernanke’s Shoes When He Steps Down?

It will be an auspicious day — sad for some, joyous for others — when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s current term expires in January 2014. Bernanke was appointed the 14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve by President...

10.4 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

Think Tank Shreds Elizabeth Warren's Student Loan Reform Plan As A 'Cheap Political Gimmick'

Elizabeth Warren made headlines last week for saying that she believed students should pay the same rate for loans as big Wall Street banks, 0.75%. The Obama administration extended 3.4% interest rate on subsidized federal student loans last year, but...

10.6 hours on businessinsider.com

Cohen Receives Subpoena to Testify

SAC Capital is under investigation for insider trading, and its founder Steve Cohen has received a subpoena to testify about his company before a grand jury, reports CNBC's Kate Kelly. ...

10.9 hours on ewallstreeter.com

Is Ben Bernanke’s Bazooka Brigade Running Out of Ammo?

The Federal Reserve will meet to debate policy on June 18 and 19 under the full scrutiny of U.S. market participants. Analysts and investors won’t receive the minutes from the meeting for three weeks — the standard lag time...

11.2 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

What Warren Buffett Likes About Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI)

Scores of investors scour Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)’s holdings in attempts to mimic legendary CEO Warren Buffett’s picks. After all, Buffett is deemed the greatest investor of all time, and rightly so. Berkshire Hathaway Inc....

11.4 hours on insidermonkey.com

Elizabeth Grace Saunders: Overcome Social Media Overwhelm

As I've gone through the Schedule Makeover process and guided others on the journey to work-life brilliance, I've found that social media overwhelm is rampant. Every day some must-have application pops up or some get-rich method comes out. To...

11.7 hours on huffingtonpost.com

End 'Too Big to Fail': Fisher vs. Gregg

Dallas Fed's Richard Fisher and former Sen. Judd Gregg rail against 'too big to fail' but differ on how to end...

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Jim Rogers: The Commodities Bull Market Is Still On

Silver prices have slumped to their lowest level since September 2010 and gold prices are down 18% year-to-date leading many market observers to declare that the super-rally in commodities is over. Jim Rogers, the legendary investor and Chairman of...

12.5 hours on finance.yahoo.com

Not even Gross, Gundlach immune to bond gloom

Inflows way down at flagship funds piloted by celebrated pair; when will the hammer...

12.6 hours on investmentnews.com

Cramer Quick Take: Talking MLPs

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "Mad Money" Research Director Nicole Urken sat down with TheStreet's Jim Cramer to talk about master limited partnerships. With the recent run in stocks, many investors are left wondering where to put their...

12.8 hours on thestreet.com

Cramer Quick Take: Learning About Tumblr

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "Mad Money" Research Director Nicole Urken sat down with her brother, TheStreet's Ross Kenneth Urken, to help Jim Cramer understand Tumblr, the social media blogging site being bought by Yahoo!. Cramer, who...

13.2 hours on thestreet.com

Is Yahoo! CEO Marisa Mayer Any Good at Being a Deal Maker?

Much is being said about the announcement that Yahoo! has acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion. It's a dangerous move. But more significantly, I think it points out how poor a strategic thinker Yahoo! CEO Marisa Mayer is. These type acquisitions of...

13.5 hours on economicpolicyjournal.com

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13.6 hours on research.stlouisfed.org

Sen. Schumer Would Really Appreciate It If Airlines Could Reverse Hike In Flight Change Fees

(kevindean) Grumpy over those recently change fee hikes Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, U.S. Aiways and United Airlines instituted? You’re not the only one — New York Sen. Charles Schumer is in your corner. He’s asking,...

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Paulson & Co Adds to Dex Media Stake, Kyle Bass Discloses His DXM Position

John Paulson's hedge fund firm Paulson & Co filed an amended 13D and a Form 4 with the SEC regarding shares of Dex Media (DXM).  Per the filings, Paulson has disclosed a 13% ownership stake in DXM with 2.23 million shares. This...

13.7 hours on marketfolly.com

Cramer Quick Take: Yahoo!-Tumblr Could Be Huge

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer and "Mad Money" Research Director Nicole Urken sat down to discuss the Tumblr takeover by Yahoo!. Yahoo! has reportedly agreed to pay $1.1 billion for the social media blogging site...

13.8 hours on thestreet.com

Warren Buffett Discusses Teaching University Classes in the 1950s and 1960s

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Check out Warren Buffett Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Warren Buffett (Updated on 05/19/2013)Related Stocks: BRK.A,...

14.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Vulture Investing Guru Wilbur Ross Calls Bank of Ireland His Best Recent Investment

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Check out Wilbur Ross Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Wilbur Ross (Updated on 05/19/2013)Related Stocks:...

14.1 hours on gurufocus.com

John Hussman: Not In Kansas Anymore

By GuruFocus. Read more » »Check out John Hussman Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of John Hussman (Updated on...

14.1 hours on gurufocus.com

Soros Fund Adds to Johnson Services Stake

George Soros' family office Soros Fund Management has been gradually adding to its position in London listed Johnson Services Group (LON:JSG).  Soros first disclosed the position in July of 2012, but since then they've nearly doubled...

14.1 hours on marketfolly.com

Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) News: Loeb & Heebner Leave, Russia Partnership & More

Editor’s Note: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HTZ), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) Loeb’s Third Point Exited...

14.4 hours on insidermonkey.com

Jim Cramer: Buy Salesforce.com, Boston Scientific, Radian Group, and These 2 Stocks

Jim Cramer made the following calls on May 17, 2013. What do you think about his picks? Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on April 18, 2013. The stock’s 52-week...

14.7 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

Cramer: A Pile of Simply Horrendous Advice

Editor's Note: This article was originally published at 7:40 a.m. ET on Real Money on May 20. To see Jim Cramer's latest commentary as it's published, sign up for a free trial of Real Money. NEW YORK (Real Money) -- You've been an...

14.7 hours on thestreet.com

Poll: Should Jamie Dimon Lose CEO or Chairman Role?

Tuesday will mark the do or die date for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) shareholders and corporate governance issues. The effort to split the role of chairman and chief executive...

14.7 hours on 247wallst.com

Bernanke Gives This Advice to College Grads

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently gave a commencement speech at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. He had some good advice for the students who were graduating and entering the workforce. Bernanke told the new graduates,...

14.9 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

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Series: TAIEALLGSRECRELEXFOBEP, Total Assets Interest-Earning, All Loans And Leases, Gross, Secured By Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Loans...

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What to expect from Bernanke testimony and Fed minutes this week

Financial markets this will be keenly focused on congressional testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and minutes from the central bank’s April 30-May 1 meeting, particularly given a thin data calendar. The latter may be the more interesting...

15.2 hours on blogs.reuters.com

GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (GSK), ConocoPhillips (COP): Buffett’s Favorite Yielders

TheStreet.com recently ran an article outlining five companies that Warren Buffett holds in his portfolio that yield 3% or better. I decided to take a look at these five companies, since I love dividend companies, and to some degree I love Warren...

15.3 hours on insidermonkey.com

Madoff 'Responsible' For Son's Suicide, He Says

Bernard Madoff remains haunted by the suicide of his oldest son, he said in his latest interview from prison. read more ...

15.3 hours on finalternatives.com

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Buys Tumblr–Her Boldest Move Yet

Yahoo! (YHOO) announced this morning that it is buying social blogging company Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. Tumblr is a six-year old company based in New York. It is run by a charismatic 26 year-old entrepreneur named David Karp, who will pocket...

15.6 hours on finance.yahoo.com

Warren Buffett News: An Important Meeting, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) & Hong Kong

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE:PBR) Warren Buffett meets with young entrepreneurs (Nebraska) Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business...

15.8 hours on insidermonkey.com

Cramer's 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds: AIG KORS RHT ACN EAT KMX

Check out Jim Cramer's latest trading recommendations on "Action Alerts Plus". NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here's what Jim Cramer had to say on CNBC's "Squawk On The Street" Monday. American International Group...

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Jamie Dimon Has Never Liked Being Told What To Do

The six best math students at the all-boys Browning School on Manhattan's East Side were given bad news, and then worse news. Their math teacher had suffered a heart attack and would not be returning to teach—that was the bad news. The...

16 hours on businessinsider.com

CalPers Votes To Split Jamie Dimon's Role

Bloomberg reports that CalPers, The California Public Employees' Retirement System, has voted to split the roles of Chairman and CEO at JP Morgan, stripping Jamie Dimon of his dual title. JP Morgan shareholders have been voting on this measure for...

16.2 hours on businessinsider.com

Marissa Mayer: Some Tumblr users “may never come to Yahoo,” and that’s OK

Yahoo may have acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer stressed in an investor call Monday morning that Tumblr will continue to operate as a separate business — aided by Yahoo infrastructure but not hindered by the larger...

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Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (ALU), SUPERVALU INC. (SVU): Gross Margins, Employee-to-Sales & Share Price

Studies show that 75% of all stock market statistics are useless at best — and dangerous at worst. Sifting through analysis can be tough for individual investors, and more information can be an enemy of level-headed investing decisions. Here...

16.3 hours on insidermonkey.com

Here's The Chart That Says Bernanke Is Wrong, And That The Future Won't Be Great At All

Saturday morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told graduating Bard College students why he believes the future will be better. In theory, this is a pretty banal argument, especially in a graduation speech. But it looks a little different coming...

16.5 hours on businessinsider.com

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)’s Mayer: ‘We Promise Not to Screw It Up’

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) still has its share of following after being one of the pioneering Internet companies back when Al Gore invented it. However, there is little doubt that Yahoo! has lost much of its street cred and a large portion of its...

16.5 hours on insidermonkey.com

El-Erian: Gold and the "wedge between financial markets and economic fundamentals"

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16.6 hours on ewallstreeter.com

Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Facebook Inc (FB), Dell Inc. (DELL)

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), Radian Group Inc (NYSE:RDN), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) Paulson to Maverick Bet...

16.6 hours on insidermonkey.com

Bernanke May Be Leaving In A Few Months

"It seems that Mr. Bernanke may be leaving in a few months. I guess he wants to get out before he has to deal with the hangover or the aftermath." - in Money NewsRelated ETFs: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), SPDR SP 500...

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Jamie Dimon Vote: A New Referendum On Governance

Shareholders are voting on whether to allow Jamie Dimon to remain as both chairman and CEO of the top...

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SAC Could Face Criminal Charges; Cohen Subpoenaed

Last week, federal prosecutors issued a subpoena to SAC Capital Advisors founder Steven Cohen and other firm executives, seeking their testimony before a grand jury that may be considering charges against the firm. And on Friday, SAC told clients that it...

17 hours on finalternatives.com

Buy Japan, says Hugh Hendry

Better known for his bearish views, investment guru Hugh Hendry is feeling a lot more optimistic. James McKeigue explains...

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Bernanke weighs in on robot wars; brings Keynes for backup

Many factors affect the development of the economy, notably among them a nation’s economic and political institutions, but over long periods probably the most important factor is the pace of scientific and technological...

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Buffett Made a Play for Big Board

January 29, 2013: The Wall Street JournalThe backstory behind Warren Buffett`s discussions to purchase NYSE Euronext in 2012.-- Delivered by Feed43...

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The Title Of Bernanke's Graduation Speech Is Eerily Similar To A Really Bullish Book About Stocks

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke seems to agree with my upbeat assessment of the future led by the ongoing high-tech revolution. He signed on to the thesis in a commencement speech on Saturday titled, “Economic Prospects for the Long Run.”...

17.8 hours on businessinsider.com

JPMorgan Shareholders: Smartest Thing To Do Is Kiss Jamie Dimon’s Butt, Says Davidowitz

Jamie Dimon, CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase (JPM), will find himself in the hot seat this week when the company’s shareholders are expected to vote on whether or not he should keep both of his roles at the bank. Just over one year ago the...

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Steve Cohen has been subpoenaed to in the SAC insider trading investigation

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How Jamie Dimon Became a Risk Factor

The annual 10-K report that JPMorgan Chase filed with the SEC in February includes a 13-page section on "Risk Factors." It's a lawyerly, exhaustive, exhausting rundown of all the things that could possibly weigh on the earnings of a giant...

18.7 hours on blogs.hbr.org

EL-ERIAN: A Simple Change In Brand Perception Is What Destroyed Gold

Gold has been getting hammered lately, and it's down again today. PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian discusses it in an FT piece titled We Should Listen To What Gold Is Really Telling Us. El-Erian's argument is that essentially gold had a brand and...

18.9 hours on businessinsider.com

QE Halt 'Too Violent' for Market: Fed's Fisher

The Fed should go from "wild turkey" monetary policy to "cold turkey" overnight, the Dallas Fed president said...

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Steven Cohen to Testify Before Grand Jury over Insider Trading

As federal officials investigate insider trading at Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, the noose has begun to tighten around his neck. There has long been a suspicion that he was aware of...

19.7 hours on 247wallst.com

You Should Listen To Jim Cramer Today

Here's an intriguing tweet from Jim Cramer today. And my cause today: how ideology and orthodoxy kept you out of this market, and how pundits keep getting away with it. — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) May 20, 2013 Despite the fact that the...

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Will Dimon Resign If Forced Out of Chairman Role?

14.2 hours on wallstcheatsheet.com

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), will face angry shareholders, who are pushing for more power in the boardroom despite rising stock prices, at the company’s annual meeting in Tampa on Tuesday. Shareholders...

Steve Cohen Gets Subpoena To Testify Before A Grand Jury

(Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen has received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in a U.S. government insider trading investigation into his hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, the New York Times reported, citing lawyers and executives briefed on the...

21.7 hours on businessinsider.com

ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XHB, TLT, XLI Hinge On Housing, Durable Goods And Bernanke

Last week, Wall Street digested a slew of mixed economic data, which had equities struggling to hang on to bullish momentum. Initial jobless claims and benefits, housing starts, industrial production and manufacturing activity all came in below...

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Steve Cohen Only Has To Make It Through The End Of July

18.3 hours on businessinsider.com

Folks are wondering if the government is going to get billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen. The New York Times' Ben Protess and Peter Lattman reported that Cohen received a subpoena last week to testify before a grand jury in an...

Vintage Krugman: Stating the Obvious

Don't say you weren't warned. This is Paul Krugman, just a few days under 10 years ago: Stating the Obvious, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times, May 27, 2003: "The lunatics are now in charge of the asylum." So...

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Gold & Silver Smash & What Soros & Major Players Are Doing

Today one of the savviest and well connected hedge fund managers in the world spoke with King World News about the high volume takedown in the gold and silver markets and what major players such as Soros and other are doing right now. Outspoken Hong...

25.9 hours on ewallstreeter.com

SAC Capital's Cohen gets subpoena to testify: NY Times

(Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen has received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in a U.S. government insider trading investigation into his hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, the New York Times reported, citing lawyers and executives briefed on the...

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Cooperman and Einhorn Think Bull's Got Legs

Lawrence Strauss,...

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Word From Billionaire Industrialist David Koch

Jane Mayer, New...

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Bernanke Tells It The Way He Wants It To Be

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Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is living proof that delusional optimism is always possible if the person in question restricts their view to exclude any and all inconvenient considerations which contradict that view. Bernanke made the case for a Happy Future...

Yen Bounces Off Lows, Eyes On BOJ and Bernanke

The yen bounced off a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar early in Asia on...

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Whitney Tilson: World Acceptance Scummiest Business in Recent Memory

Whitney Tilson is shorting World Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:WRLD). World Acceptance is a Greenville, SC-headquartered branch-based lender offering small loans to the unbanked and under-banked consumer in both the U.S. and Mexico. Most of...

30.9 hours on valuewalk.com

Warren Buffett's "Two-Column Valuation Method"

By seb1215. Read more » »Check out Warren Buffett Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Warren Buffett (Updated on 05/18/2013), Check out Sam Walton Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of...

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Jamie Dimon Could Be Dealt A Major Blow This Week

NEW YORK -- Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs. It's been just more than a year since his bank, JPMorgan Chase, revealed a...

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George Soros' Latest Moves Suggest Tech Stocks Are In And Financial Stocks Are Out

Surveying the latest stock transactions of billionaire George Soros, observers would have to surmise tech stocks are in and financial stocks — not to mention some industrials — are out. Soros went even bigger on Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)...

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Krugman: Austerity Policies Based On 'A Mythical 70s That Never Was'

They say hindsight is 20/20, but according to Paul Krugman it may actually be much worse than that when it comes to economic policy-making. The Nobel-Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist wrote in a blog post Sunday that current...

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Former Sony insiders place bets on Loeb [VIDEO]

Activist hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has thrown down the gauntlet to Sony — but he’ll be taking on Japan’s conservative corporate culture. Former Sony executives give Reuters their take on his chances in this...

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VINTAGE ANTI BERNANKE STICKER

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Jamie Dimon Just Wants Everyone To Like Him

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Chairman and Chief Executive James Dimon is making the case for continuity in the final days before a potentially defining vote on his...

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J.P. Morgan's Dimon Makes His Case

James Dimon is making the case for continuity in the final days before a potentially defining vote on his...

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Bernanke Argues Innovation Could Salvage US Economy

If innovation and inventiveness are the qualities which drive America to become the largest economy in the world, perhaps the same qualities will put the U.S. out of its multi-year decline, one...

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Paul Krugman: One of Michael Kinsley's Problem Is That He Is Not Living in the Real 1970s

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Paul Krugman: The Mythical 70s: It’s actually even worse than Matt [O'Brien] says. For the 1970s such people remember as a cautionary tale bears little resemblance to the 1970s that actually happened. In elite mythology, the origins of the...

Krugman's Faulty Understanding of Austerity

By, Chris Rossini Paul Krugman is talking Austerity: ...if the real problem is that we overspent and lived beyond our means, we should be working harder, not throwing millions of people into unemployment. The words that he uses are very general...

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George Soros is Buying These Stocks in 2013

Surveying the latest stock transactions of billionaire George Soros, observers would have to surmise tech stocks are in and financial stocks — not to mention some industrials — are out. Soros went even bigger...

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The Koch Brothers Have Buried A Space The Size Of A City Block Under Thirty Feet Of Oil Sands Waste

Canada's oil sand mines will eventually produce up to two trillion barrels of oil and what that could mean for the environment has been debated for years. What's often overlooked though is a coke byproduct that results from refining the...

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Mark Suster Talks Founder CEOs, The Acqui-Hire Frenzy, And Much More [TCTV]

Mark Suster of Los Angeles’ GRP Partners is known for his unique insights on the tech and digital media worlds, having famously had success on “both sides of the table” as a repeat entrepreneur turned investor over more...

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Office Hours with Warren Buffett May 2013

On May 7, 2013, Warren Buffett sat down for an interview with Caroline Ghosn, the Co-Founder of Levo League. Office Hours with Warren Buffett transcript below: Office Hours with Warren Buffett Levo League is a new organization dedicated to helping...

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There is a Chance for Hedge Funds to Buy Cheaper than Buffett on His Latest Acquisition

There is certainly no shortage of admirers of Warren Buffett, “The Oracle of Omaha,” in the hedge fund community, ranging from Seth Klarman, founder of the Baupost Group,  to Eddie Lampert, the founder of ESL Investments. Klarman, as...

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In Bernanke we Trust

Do you feel it too … The air of complacency that has engulfed financial markets and policy makers in the last month. With inflation falling and even the spectre of deflation now returning as a market meme as well as stubbornly weak growth,...

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Bernanke Isn't Neutral on the Long-Run

When I first started teaching intermediate macroeconomics ten years ago, I decided to consider economic growth in the first part of the class.  Partly my reasoning was tactical - its the most mathematically challenging part of the class for many...

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Ken Langone ‘Terrified’ Jamie Dimon Would Resign After Vote

May 13 (Bloomberg) — Kenneth Langone, founder and chief executive officer of Invemed Associates Inc. and a co-founder of Home Depot Inc., talks about a shareholder proposal to separate Jamie Dimon’s chairman and chief executive...

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Bernanke Tells Grads Innovation Is Key

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture for the potential of innovation to lift living...

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Selloff Reaction; Valuing Beloved Companies: Cramer's Best Blogs

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jim Cramer fills his blog on RealMoney every day with his up-to-the-minute reactions to what's happening in the market and his legendary ahead-of-the-crowd ideas. This week he blogged on: the new market pattern;...

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Ben Bernanke Gives A Shout-Out To English Majors

For all the talk of how it's a waste to study American Literature or other majors with limited job prospects, even the Chairman of the Federal Reserve acknowledges a value to cultural pursuits. Ben Bernanke ended his commencement speech at Bard...

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Ben Bernanke To Grads: You Will Have To Reinvent Yourself

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong. Bernanke told a college graduating class Saturday that the...

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In One Paragraph, Ben Bernanke Explains Why The Future Is Going To Be So Amazing

Ben Bernanke has delivered his commencement speech for this year's graduates of Simon's Rock, a quirky college in Massachusetts. The whole thing is here. It might be the only commencement speech all year to contain footnotes. The speech is...

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Ben Bernanke on robots, lasers and the Great Stagnation

Every year, it seems, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gives a commencement speech, and every year, the occasion provides him with a rare opportunity to venture far beyond his usual monetary policy-speak. This year, he mentions robots and lasers! In...

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Bernanke On What's Better Now 'Than At Any Other Time In History'

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his...

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Bernanke Optimistic About Innovation

The current recovery may be middling, but count Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as an optimist about our economic prospects in the decades to come. He offered graduates of Bard College at Simon's Rock an upbeat assessment of the power of...

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BERNANKE TO GRADUATES: 'Success And Satisfaction Will Not Come From Mastering A Fixed Body Of Knowledge'

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Ben Bernanke gave a commencement speech to the graduates of Bard Collage at Simon's Rock. "My emphasis today will be on prospects for the long run," he said.  "In particular, I will be looking beyond the very real challenges...

Warren Buffett News: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)’s Score Nick, a Ruling, And a Dread Of Speechifying

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co....

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Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South...

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Economix Blog: Bernanke Says Better Days Lie Ahead

In an address to graduates at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, the Fed chairman says nothing about his day job, but he sketches a world in which competition to produce innovations yields ever-greater...

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Bernanke Says Better Days Lie Ahead

In an address to graduates at Bard College at Simon's Rock, the Fed chairman says nothing about his day job, but he sketches a world in which competition to produce innovations yields ever-greater...

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Gold Guru John Paulson Drops Gold ABX in First Quarter Sells

By Sally Jones. Read more » »Check out John Paulson Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of John Paulson (Updated on 05/17/2013)Related Stocks: PBH, XL, ABX, TNS, NRG, MUR, RAH,...

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Jim Rogers Tells Us When to Start Buying Gold

By Canadian Value. Read more » »Check out Jim Rogers Stock Picks » Download GuruFolio Report of Jim Rogers (Updated on...

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Sheila Bair: Dodd-Frank really did end taxpayer bailouts

Sheila Bair, the hard-charging former director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, stands at the center of three of the biggest debates in Dodd-Frank implementation. Former FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press) As...

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David Stockman on Paul Krugman

From Stockman's new book: The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America: That the New Deal revivalists like Professor Paul Krugman of Princeton University are essentially telling fibs and peddling historical legends is not...

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DOUG KASS: Here Are My 31 Favorite Books On Investing

Everyone loves a good book on investing, economics, or a fresh take on finance. With all of the titles floating around out there, though, it can be hard to sort through the pile. "Doug Kass has a terrific reading list," says Blackstone Vice...

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Warren Buffett's Best Advice, and Why We Need to Be Reminded

Filed under: Investing Why do investors flock to Omaha for Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting when Warren Buffett has been saying a lot of the same things for decades? There's got to be more to it than the free samples of See's...

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