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The Quant's Bible

portfolio.com
Aug 13, 2008 2 related
        

“Paul Wilmott is the smartest of the quants,” says his friend and fellow quant Nassim Nicholas Taleb. “He may be the only smart quant.” It’s typical hyperbole from the author of The Black Swan, the bestseller about the role of...

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Tata Capital To Sign Pact With Japan’s Mitsubishi Securities

vccircle.com
Aug 13, 2008 13 related
        

Tata Group’s financial arm, Tata Capital is talking to Japanese securities broker Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co to handle trading orders for Indian stocks from Japanese investors as well as investment banking services, reports...

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Japanese economy shrinking

bbc.co.uk
Aug 13, 2008 6 related
        

The Japanese economy contracted by 0.6% between April and June, prompting fears that it is sliding towards recession. Declining exports and consumer demand were behind the fall - the first for more than a year - which came...

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Japanese stocks fall on GDP drop, Wall Street woes

keralanext.com
Aug 13, 2008 2 related
        

TOKYO — Japanese shares fell sharply Wednesday, following an overnight fall on Wall Street and a report that Japan’s economy shrank sharply in the second quarter. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average shed 280.55 points, or...

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Fitch Takes Various Actions Nomura Asset Securities Corp. Alt-A Pre-2005 Transactions (Business...

yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2008 98 related
        

Tuesday August 12, 5:13 pm ET NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has taken numerous rating actions on the Nomura Asset Securities Corp. Alt-A RMBS transactions listed below: The rating actions were taken as part as...

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Banks' Subprime Losses Exceed $500 Billion...

drudgereportarchives.com
Aug 12, 2008
        

estimated losses at $500 million each. Subprime Collapse The collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market last year has saddled banks worldwide with $501 billion of losses from declining values of securities tied to all types...

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US trade deficit narrows as exports jump

telegraph.co.uk
Aug 12, 2008 171 related
        

By Angela Monaghan The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in June as a weak dollar led to a jump in exports which in turn offset the cost of record imports of oil. The deficit in international trade of goods and services...

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Shareholders vote to oust Skylark chief

thejapannews.net
Aug 12, 2008
        

Major restaurant chain operator Skylark Co. announced Tuesday the resignation of its president, Kiwamu Yokokawa, effective immediately after shareholders at an extraordinary meeting voted to dismiss him due to the firm's...

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S&P Appoints David Jacob Executive Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance Ratings (PR...

yahoo.com
Aug 12, 2008 1 related
        

Tuesday August 12, 10:20 am ET NEW YORK, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today announced the appointment of David Jacob as Executive Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance Ratings. A pioneer in the...

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Collins Stewart profits fall 82% amid bid talk

timesonline.co.uk
Aug 12, 2008 15 related
        

Collins Stewart, the stockbroker and investment bank, today reported an 82 per cent plunge in first half profits and warned gave warning that the contraction in financial markets and a lack of capital raising deals would...

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