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BLOG.JMHAMILTONPUBLISHING.COM: Daily Archive - 1/13/2012

I Will Follow........................U2

The Unforgettable Fire... U2

Until the End of the World.... U2

President Obama announced a new campaign on Friday to shrink the federal government

"If Mr. Huntsman becomes the Republican nominee, or even if he gets traction in the coming primaries, the idea of reining in the size and power of megabanks could actually take hold within the Republican Party."

“Europe is trying mightily to solve its problems. I still think the likely outcome is they will muddle through,” Dimon said.

Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON), the world's leading provider of risk management and HR solutions, today announced it will move its corporate headquarters to London

“Even his adversaries admire and like him — even while he’s beating our brains in.”

The not-so-subtle message is that if Europe pushes too hard on this point, then the creditors can no longer accept the agreement as a voluntary one.

While most of the focus was on VR's first gig in four years with Scott Weiland, an eclectic and impressive array of talent built up to the headlining set.

The hiring reflects optimism among CEOs that the economy will continue to strengthen and more workers will be needed to meet demand.

‘Ignorance No Excuse’

“Goldman’s never been bashful, I call them opportunistic as a compliment,” Steven Delaney

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Apple’s biggest supplier, Taiwan’s Foxconn, has been a subject of scrutiny after at least 12 workers have committed suicide at its plants in China.

“The markets were due a pullback considering the bullishness we have seen this week looked overdone,” said Richard Drive

PARIS — Standard & Poor’s on Friday stripped France of its sterling credit rating

“He made a very clear statement that the E.C.B. stands ready to act.”

"The firm also approaches the market opportunistically."

This year, the industry is defending itself from attacks by rivals of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney

TPG is one of the world's largest private equity firms

But the effort, intended to be discreet, rattled the market for subprime-mortgage debt on Thursday when some market participants learned the New York Fed was considering additional sales of bonds from the portfolio known as Maiden Lane II.

In mid-morning trading in Amsterdam, the company’s stock had dropped 2.6 percent. ING’s share price has fallen 20.5 percent over the last 12 months.

“We have a mild recovery that might actually be strengthening,” Mr. Dimon said

Citizens United Backfires on Republicans....? Thank you Roberts Court!

Warren Buffett Slams Private Equity!

Banks running securities arms that are laggards in their industries may follow RBS in shuttering units

Today, however, let’s focus on the rest of that sentence, which compares America to a corporation.

Citizens United Backfires on Republicans....? Thank you Roberts Court!

GO PACK!

In 2010, there was a wave of suicides by distraught workers at several of Foxconn’s Chinese sites...the largest contract electronics manufacturer in the world, whose clients include Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

MF Global was a dream client for Bloomberg.

“It’s embarrassing for the Fed,” said Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

“That’s a pretty good start,” Mr. Messina said

Evangelical leaders are haunted by their failure in 2008 to band quickly around Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister and former governor of Arkansas

“I’m for either Gingrich, Santorum or Perry,” he repeated with a smile. “That’s all I’m going to say.”

Delta Air Lines and TPG Capital, the private equity firm, are considering separate bids for AMR Corporation,

The United States, and Europe, have moved aggressively to block Iran’s ability to sell oil

Mr. Romney’s remaining opponents have little incentive to drop out, knowing that their support from super PACs and Internet contributions from grass-roots supporters can keep them in the race long after they would have remained viable in earlier eras

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