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Nasdaq backs ban on flash trading: Schumer

The Nasdaq Stock Market supports a ban on so-called flashes, order types that it and other stock-trading venues send to a select group of traders fractions of a second before revealing them publicly, Senator Charles Schumer said on Tuesday.

Bank of America to close some branches

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Bank of America Corp said it plans to shrink its 6,109-branch U.S. network modestly over the next three to five years, an about-face for the nation's largest bank by assets after years of expansion.
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Former Lehman Asia CEO to leave Nomura board

former Asia Pacific CEO for Lehman Brothers will step down from his chairman role at Nomura Holdings, according to a memo obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, potentially dealing a blow to morale among ex-Lehman staff now at the Japanese brokerage.
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Asia stocks at 10-month high

Asian stocks hit a 10-month high for a seventh day on Tuesday as investors were lifted by improving corporate earnings, though the non-stop pace of the rally caused some to wonder if it was overdone.
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Asia stocks hit 10-month high for 7th day

Asian stocks hit a 10-month high for a seventh day on Tuesday as investors were lifted by improving corporate earnings, though the non-stop pace of the rally caused some to wonder if it was overdone.
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Derivatives bill to clamp down on speculation

Congress will consider steps to curb speculation in the $39 trillion credit default swaps market and could prohibit investors from speculating on a borrower's credit quality, according to a U.S. House of Representatives Committee document obtained by Reuters.
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Former AXA broker barred by FINRA for Ponzi scheme

A former AXA Advisors LLC broker was permanently barred from the U.S. securities industry for running a more than $600,000 Ponzi scheme whose victims included members of his own church, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said.
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Costas launches boutique bank

John Costas, who helped make UBS AG into one of the world's biggest investment banks, wants to build a lasting Wall Street player -- and put the 2007 demise of hedge fund Dillon Read Capital Management behind him.
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Option Trade of the Day!

December Gold- Our charts are showing that the market could and should attempt to take out the 1,000 level in the next few weeks or at least months.
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U.S. takes center stage in EU hedge fund row

Debate over controversial EU laws on hedge funds shifted to the United States on Monday as a key industry body warned of protectionist aspects of the rules which have prompted Washington to lobby for changes. The Alternative Investment Management Association said the planned laws on alternative investment funds create potentially major difficulties and loss of business for funds and investors...
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U.S. takes centre stage in EU hedge fund row

Debate over controversial EU laws on hedge funds shifted to the United States on Monday as a key industry body warned of protectionist aspects of the rules which have prompted Washington to lobby for changes. The Alternative Investment Management Association said the planned laws on alternative investment funds create potentially major difficulties and loss of business for funds and investors...
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U.S. may push bailed-out firms to rework pay: report

A U.S. Treasury official overseeing compensation at firms that got big federal bailouts may renegotiate pay packages that he thinks are too generous, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Sunday.
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Citi public exchange offer gets 99 percent shares

Citigroup Inc said on Sunday some 99 percent of its stock was tendered in an exchange offer for publicly held securities, in a key step toward giving the U.S. government a 34 percent equity stake in the bank.
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JP Morgan rejigs senior equities staff: report

JP Morgan Chase & Co revamped some of its senior equities staff looking to gear the bank for more push into prime brokerage, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Stock futures signal gains ahead of housing data

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Monday, mirroring gains in Asia and Europe, on mounting optimism over a recovery in corporate profits that has fueled a sharp two-week rally on stock markets worldwide.
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U.S. probe targets UBS banker visits: report

U.S. authorities are targeting client visits by Swiss-based bankers from UBS in their efforts to identify U.S. citizens with accounts at the bank who may have evaded tax, a Swiss newspaper said on Sunday.
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High Speed Trading Under Pressure from Senator

High speed trading for stocks is under pressure from a senior Senator who has called on the top U.S. securities regulator to ban a certain type of orders which he says gives and advantage to some traders over others.
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Citigroup names 3 directors, gives Grundhofer job

Citigroup Inc said it has appointed three new directors, including a former New York State banking superintendent, and given board member Jerry Grundhofer the job of chairman of its retail banking unit.

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