PASSING GRADES AREN´T ENOUGH ON BANKS´ STRESS TEST / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Passing Grades Aren’t Enough on Banks’ Stress Test Banks again proved their soundness in the Federal Reserve’s annual exam, but higher capit...

COMPANIES RAISE OVER $12TN IN "BLOCKBUSTER" YEAR FOR GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Companies raise over $12tn in ‘blockbuster’ year for global capital markets Central bank stimulus programmes contribute to ‘frantic pace’ of...

GO WITH THE FLOWS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Go with the flows, part two Rigid mandates and buybacks revisited Robert Armstrong     © Financial Times Welcome back.  There were loads of ...

BANK SHARE BUYBACKS ARE A LIMITED-TIME OFFER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Bank Share Buybacks Are a Limited-Time Offer Lenders in Europe could need to raise another $148 billion to meet the latest tranche of regu...

U.S. STOCK MARKET HIGHS BAFFLE INVESTORS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US stock market highs baffle investors Fed rate cuts and buybacks have provided support to equities Richard Henderson and Jennifer Ablan...

CORPORATE AMERICA IS OVER-CAFFEINATED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Corporate America is over-caffeinated Let us hope our dependence on the fragile US consumer holds up Rana Foroohar © Matt Kenyon S...

FINALLY, CORPORATE STOCK BUYBACKS BLOW UP / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Michael Pento: Finally, Corporate Stock Buybacks Blow Up by John Rubino     The last few years of the Everything Bubble were drive...

COMPANIES ARE BUYING BACK STOCKS AS EXECUTIVES SELL AT RECORD CLIP / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Companies Are Buying Back Stock as Executives Sell at Record Clip By Vito J. Racanelli It’s been a huge year for U.S. corporate stock...

COMPETITION IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM FOR BANKERS AT JACKSON HOLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Competition is not the only problem for bankers at Jackson Hole Policymakers should take issues of governance and corporate behaviour jus...

WHO´S LEFT / SEEKING ALPHA

Who's Left? by: The Heisenberg   Summary   - One persistent question keeps popping up lately in some of the ana...

WHEN $1 TRILLION ISN´T $1 TRILLION AMD A WARNING FROM THE LARGEST ASSET MANAGER ON EARTH / SEEKING ALPHA

When $1 Trillion Isn't $1 Trillion And A Warning From The Largest Asset Manager On Earth by: The Heisenberg   Summary ...