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Deutsche Bank plans Tier 1 issue, reopens market

Deutsche Bank plans to issue new Tier 1 debt in a deal that could reopen Europe's market for hybrid subordinated financial debt as banks seek to rebuild balance sheets in the wake of the financial crisis.

Stock futures rise on hopes of economic recovery

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Stock index futures rose on Monday after four straight positive sessions for Wall Street, as global stocks hit 10-month highs on hopes that the U.S. economy will soon start to recover from recession.
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Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open

Stock index futures indicated a stronger start on Wall Street on Monday, extending the previous session's gains after stronger U.S. housing data and optimistic comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke lifted sentiment.
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Gold steady above $950/oz, eyes on dollar

Gold was steady above $950 an ounce on Monday, pausing after touching a one-week high near $960 in the previous session, with investors keeping an eye on the currency market for clues on bullion's direction.
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CFTC moves to rein in small ETF investors: report

Exchange-traded funds or ETFs have become a top target in U.S. regulators' efforts to rein in excessive speculation in oil and other commodity markets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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MACD - Moving Average Convergence Divergence

With an MACD chart, you will usually see three numbers that are used for its settings. The first is the number of periods that is used to calculate the faster moving average. The second is the number of periods that are used in the slower moving average. And the third is the number of bars that is used to calculate the moving average of the difference between the faster and slower moving averages.
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Elliott Wave

According to the Elliott Wave Theory, stock prices tend to move in a predetermined number of waves consistent with the Fibonacci series. Specifically, Elliott believed the market moved in five distinct waves on the upside and three distinct on the downside. The basic shape of the wave is shown below.
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Dow Jones exploring sale of indexes business: report

Dow Jones & Co Inc has been talking to potential buyers about the sale of its stock market index business, including the Dow Jones industrial average , the company's Wall Street Journal reported on its website.
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Fed loss on Bear Stearns, AIG loans shrinks a bit

The Federal Reserve on Friday lifted an estimate of the value of Bear Stearns and American International Group assets used to secure their rescue last year, potentially reducing losses to U.S. taxpayers.
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Dow Jones explores sale of indexes business: report

Dow Jones & Co Inc has been talking to potential buyers about the sale of its stock-market indexing business, which includes the Dow Jones Industrial Average , The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Ex-UBS banker turned informant sentenced to jail

A former UBS banker and key informant in the U.S. tax evasion case against Swiss bank UBS AG was sentenced to three years and four months in prison on Friday for helping a billionaire hide assets from U.S. tax authorities.
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MTN talks extension weakens deal chances-UBS

The extension of exclusive talks that could lead to a merger of India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group weakens the probability of the deal closing, UBS said in a research note.
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Sprott Resource to buy back up to 6.25 mln shares

Canadian investment firm Sprott Resource Corp announced plans on Friday to buy back up to 6.25 million of its common shares, saying the stock price does not reflect the value of its assets and prospects.
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First Eastern eyes U.S. investment bank acquisition

Hong Kong-based private equity firm First Eastern Investment Group plans to invest in a Wall Street bank as part of a strategy to build its presence in every major global financial hub, its chairman Victor Chu said.
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Wall Street set to rise on euro data

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Friday, spurred by positive economic data from Europe, as investors awaited a U.S. report on existing home sales and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the lessons from the financial crisis.
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Stock futures signal losses; housing data eyed

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.12 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.39 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.42 percent at 0730 GMT.
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KKR's Dollar General files for $750 million IPO

Discount retailer Dollar General Corp, backed by powerful private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co , filed for an initial public offering of up to $750 million on Thursday, according to a regulatory filing.
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KKR's Dollar General files for IPO

Discount retailer Dollar General Corp, backed by powerful private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co , filed for an initial public offering of up to $750 million on Thursday, according to a regulatory filing.
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Morgan Stanley plans hiring spree: source

Morgan Stanley is planning to hire as many as 400 traders and salespeople, a hiring spree that comes as the firm tries to dig its way out of three straight quarters of losses.
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Two charged in Swiss banking tax evasion scheme

The United States stepped up efforts to crack Swiss bank secrecy codes on Thursday by indicting a banker who moved from UBS AG to another bank and a Zurich lawyer, on charges of helping wealthy Americans hide their assets from U.S. tax authorities.
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U.S. charges two in Swiss banking tax evasion scheme

The United States stepped up efforts to crack Swiss bank secrecy codes on Thursday by indicting a banker who moved from UBS AG to another bank and a Zurich lawyer, on charges of helping wealthy Americans hide their assets from U.S. tax authorities.
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Two charged in Swiss bank tax evasion scheme

The United States widened efforts to crack Swiss bank secrecy codes by indicting on Thursday a banker who moved from UBS AG to another bank and a Zurich lawyer, on charges of helping wealthy Americans hide their assets from U.S. tax authorities.

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