Posts with tag nvidiageforce
Posted Apr 18th 2008 9:15AM by Laurie Pasternack
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Citigroup Inc. (C), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Merrill Lynch (MER)
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MAJOR PAPERS:
- The Wall Street Journal reported that New York state's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, has launched an investigation into auction-rate securities and is seeking information from some of Wall Street's biggest institutions including UBS AG (NYSE: UBS), Citigroup Incorporated (NYSE: C) and Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (NYSE: MER), a person familiar with the matter said.
- According to the Financial Times, Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) and other investment banks are working on plans to develop a clearing house for the credit derivatives markets. In an attempt to reduce counterparty risk, the banks are trying to develop a system that would only allow institutions with strong capital bases and credible trading histories to clear trades in the credit default swap markets with a central counterparty.
OTHER PAPERS:
- The news that The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (NYSE: RBS) is planning a rights issue of between GBP5B and GBP12B received mixed reviews from British analysts and investors, the Telegraph reported. The analysts expect the bank to cut its dividend.
WEB SITES:
Comfort Zone Investing: Exploit volatility with constant dollar investing
Merck earnings preview: No miracles expected
Apple reports Monday -- buy AAPL before earnings?
