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Bloomberg: Asia Stocks Gain in Global Rebound; Yen Climbs: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks rose amid signs markets are beginning to stabilize after the biggest weekly rout in two years. Japanese equities pared gains as the yen advanced. Shares in Hong Kong and China led the rally in Asia after the S&P 500 Index posted its biggest two-day advance in 18 months. [more...]
Bloomberg: A $120 Billion Manager Expects Another Equity Selloff by March
If you were planning on putting your money back into stocks, you might want to hold on. That’s the message from Nader Naeimi of AMP Capital Investors Ltd. who’s still hanging on to the bulk of his cash reserves for another possible selloff by March. [more...]
Bloomberg: Shiller Says `Open Question' Whether Stock Sell-Off Is Over
Robert Shiller, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who is famed for his prescient warnings about the dot-com and housing bubbles, said it remains an open question as to whether the rout in equities is finished. [more...]
Bloomberg: London City Airport Reopens Following Removal of WWII Bomb
London City Airport was declared open Tuesday, restoring flights at the hub that serves the U.K. capital’s main financial districts, following the removal of an unexploded World War II bomb discovered during a construction project. [more...]
Bloomberg: VIX Manipulation Costs Investors Billions, Whistle-Blower Says
A whistle-blower told U.S. regulators that a scheme to manipulate the VIX, the volatility gauge thrust into the spotlight last week during a wild trading session, costs investors hundreds of millions of dollars a month. [more...]
Bloomberg: ‘50 Cent’ VIX Trade Just Paid Off to the Tune of $200 Million
Hate it or love it, the underdog’s on top: patiently waiting for the VIX to explode has finally been rewarded in a big way. Among the biggest winners from last week’s turmoil is the mysterious buyer of out-of-the-money options tied to the Cboe Volatility Index priced at about 50 cents apiece.  [more...]
Bloomberg: Dubai Trader Gets First Mideast License in Cryptocurrencies
Dubai gold trader Regal RA DMCC is the first company in the Middle East to get a license to trade cryptocurrencies, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre said. [more...]
Reuters: Asian stocks pull further off two-month lows as Wall St. bounces
Asian stocks pulled further away from two-month lows on Tuesday, lifted by Wall Street’s extended rebound from last week’s steep fall, but investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the week. [more...]
Reuters: Share buybacks could add fuel to Wall Street rebound
Companies snapping up their own shares might provide additional fuel for the U.S. stock market to rebound in coming weeks following a wave of strong quarterly earnings reports and tax cuts that have left more cash on balance sheets. [more...]
CNBC: Amazon is cutting hundreds of employees to shift resources to fast-growing businesses
Amazon is laying off employees in the "low hundreds" an in effort to shift head count allocation to businesses that are growing, CNBC has learned. [more...]
CNBC: OPEC chief says he has Putin's word that Russia won't flood the market with oil
Russia has pledged not to abandon a deal with OPEC to keep a lid on oil supplies, even as crude prices rise, OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said on Monday. [more...]

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