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May 30 2024
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The Trading Musician, a hub of Seattle’s music community, closes for good
One day last week a woman called The Trading Musician with some questions about mandolins. John Herman, the manager, who’s worked at the University District music store for nearly half of its three-decade life, answered the phone. How much does a mandolin go for, she wanted to know. How’s it compare to a guitar? Or a ukulele? Is it a tinkerable instrument? They talked for about five minutes.
The Seattle TimesMay 30 2024
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Most Gulf bourses join global fall in early trade
May 30 (Reuters) - Most stock markets in the Gulf tracked global peers lower in early trading on Thursday, amid uncertainty over interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year following an unexpected improvement in U.S. consumer confidence. The U.S. Treasury yields touched multi-week highs on Tuesday, after lacklustre debt auctions and stronger-than-expected economic data dimmed hopes for
ReutersJun 04 2024
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Hedge Funds Flip Flop on Yen Option Trade as BOJ ‘Spooks’ Market
Hedge funds are backpedaling on yen option trades with a sudden spate of bullish bets on the currency, according to market participants.
Just last month leveraged funds piled into option bets that the yen would fall back to 160 versus the dollar. That changed this week with funds now buying yen call options, which gain in value if the currency rises versus the greenback.
BloombergJun 04 2024
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The Pain Trade: Citron's Andrew Left Says He's Shorting GameStop...Again
The Pain Trade: Citron's Andrew Left Says He's Shorting GameStop...Again Stop us if you've heard this one before... In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, short seller Andrew Left of Citron Research said he has once again shorted GameStop, after famously being short the name during its original astronomical run higher in 2021. “I have covered my short from May, and then I re-shorted it
ZeroHedgeJun 04 2024
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Trade Failures Drop as Wall Street Clears Last Major T+1 Hurdle
Wall Street has cleared what was expected to be the last major test of the faster settlement regime introduced last week that many feared could disrupt trading across global markets.
Data released by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. showed both of its key fail rates dropped on Monday to below the average levels posted under the old regime in May. The prior system had allowed
BloombergJun 06 2024
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Second-grade teacher accused of trading child sexual abuse images on messaging app
A second-grade teacher at the Rockwern Academy in Sycamore Township is accused of trading child sexual abuse images via a messaging app, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Amit Netanel, 61, was arrested Thursday and charged with four counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, the sheriff's office said in a news release. Investigators were alerted to
Cincinnati EnquirerJun 06 2024
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2nd grade teacher arrested for trading pornographic images of minors in Hamilton County
WKRC 12May 29 2024
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Gulf bourses dip in early trade; US inflation in focus
May 29 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trading on Wednesday amid uncertainty over interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year, following an unexpected improvement in U.S. consumer confidence. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, is due on Friday, and will be closely watched for clues on the U.S.
ReutersMay 29 2024
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Hedge Funds Return to Convertible Bond Trade With Chequered Past
A surge in issuance of a type of bond that can convert into stock on maturity is helping revive a hedge fund strategy that was crushed during the financial crisis.
So-called convertible arbitrage, in which investors try to capitalize on price discrepancies between a convertible bond and its underlying stock, attracted inflows in the first quarter as investors pulled billions out of
Bloomberg