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Tansy_Gold

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Sun Mar 16, 2014, 08:20 PM Mar 2014

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 17 March 2014 [View all]

[font size=3][font color=green]STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, 17 March 2014[font color=black][/font]


SMW for 14 March 2014

AT THE CLOSING BELL ON 14 March 2014
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Dow Jones 16,065.67 -43.22 (-0.27%)
S&P 500 1,841.13 -5.21 (-0.28%
[font color=black]Nasdaq 4,245.40 0.00 (0.00%)


[font color=red]10 Year 2.65% +0.03 (1.15%)
30 Year 3.60% +0.03 (0.84%)[font color=black]


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[font color=black][font size=2]Handy Links - Market Data and News:[/font][/font]
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Economic Calendar
Marketwatch Data
Bloomberg Economic News
Yahoo Finance
Google Finance
Bank Tracker
Credit Union Tracker
Daily Job Cuts
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[font color=black][font size=2]Handy Links - Essential Reading:[/font][/font]
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Matt Taibi: Secret and Lies of the Bailout


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[font color=black][font size=2]Handy Links - Government Issues:[/font][/font]
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LegitGov
Open Government
Earmark Database
USA spending.gov
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[font color=red]Partial List of Financial Sector Officials Convicted since 1/20/09 [/font][font color=red]
2/2/12 David Higgs and Salmaan Siddiqui, Credit Suisse, plead guilty to conspiracy involving valuation of MBS
3/6/12 Allen Stanford, former Caribbean billionaire and general schmuck, convicted on 13 of 14 counts in $2.2B Ponzi scheme, faces 20+ years in prison
6/4/12 Matthew Kluger, lawyer, sentenced to 12 years in prison, along with co-conspirator stock trader Garrett Bauer (9 years) and co-conspirator Kenneth Robinson (not yet sentenced) for 17 year insider trading scheme.
6/14/12 Allen Stanford sentenced to 110 years without parole.
6/15/12 Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs director, found guilty of insider trading. Could face a decade in prison when sentenced later this year.
6/22/12 Timothy S. Durham, 49, former CEO of Fair Financial Company, convicted of one count conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud, 10 counts of wire fraud, and one count of securities fraud.
6/22/12 James F. Cochran, 56, former chairman of the board of Fair, convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud, one count of securities fraud, and six counts of wire fraud.
6/22/12 Rick D. Snow, 48, former CFO of Fair, convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud, one count of securities fraud, and three counts of wire fraud.
7/13/12 Russell Wassendorf Sr., CEO of collapsed brokerage firm Peregrine Financial Group Inc. arrested and charged with lying to regulators after admitting to authorities he embezzled "millions of dollars" and forged bank statements for "nearly twenty years."
8/22/12 Doug Whitman, Whitman Capital LLC hedge fund founder, convicted of insider trading following a trial in which he spent more than two days on the stand telling jurors he was innocent
10/26/12 UPDATE: Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta sentenced to two years in federal prison. He will, of course, appeal. . .
11/20/12 Hedge fund manager Matthew Martoma charged with insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors, and prosecutors are looking at Martoma's boss, Steven Cohen, for possible involvement.
02/14/13 Gilbert Lopez, former chief accounting officer of Stanford Financial Group, and former controller Mark Kuhrt sentenced to 20 yrs in prison for their roles in Allen Sanford's $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
03/29/13 Michael Sternberg, portfolio mgr at SAC Capital, arrested in NYC, charged with conspiracy and securities fraud. Pled not guilty and freed on $3m bail.
04/04/13 Matthew Marshall Taylor,fmr Goldman Sachs trader arrested, charged by CFTC w/defrauding his employer on $8BN futures bet "by intentionally concealing the true huge size, as well as the risk and potential profits or losses associated."
04/04/13 Matthew Taylor admits guilt, makes plea bargain. Sentencing set for 26 June; faces up to 20 years in prison but will likely only see 3-4 years. Says, "I am truly sorry."
04/11/13 Ex-KPMG LLP partner Scott London charged by federal prosecutors w/passing inside tips to a friend in exchange for cash, jewelry, and concert tickets; expected to plead guilty in May.
08/01/13 Fabrice Tourré convicted on six counts of security fraud, including "aiding and abetting" his former employer, Goldman Sachs
08/14/13 Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout charged with wire fraud, falsifying records, and conspiracy in connection with JP Morgan's "London Whale" trade.
08/19/13 Phillip A. Falcone, manager of hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, agrees to admit to "wrongdoing" in market manipulation. Will banned from securities industry for 5 years and pay $18MM in disgorgement and fines.
09/16/13 Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout officially indicted on charges associated with "London Whale" trade.
02/06/14 Matthew Martoma convicted of insider trading while at hedge fund SAC (Stephen A. Cohen) Capital Advisors. Expected sentence 7-10 years.








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It's not lost. It crashed and burned Demeter Mar 2014 #1
Shot out of the sky. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #9
You got it in one. Demeter Mar 2014 #28
Buddhist economics: oxymoron or idea whose time has come? Demeter Mar 2014 #2
"Economics as if people mattered" tclambert Mar 2014 #32
How Finance Gutted Manufacturing Demeter Mar 2014 #3
Interesting roadmap on how to kill off a country. Bascially, take the companies that jtuck004 Mar 2014 #10
Bitcoin’s Evolution toward Self-Destruction By Dan Kervick Demeter Mar 2014 #4
NOT QUITE ACCURATE Demeter Mar 2014 #5
Yes indeed. The West broke it in a tantrum Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #12
Some references for the skeptical Demeter Mar 2014 #27
Consortium News article (top) repost at theecologist via gmwatch link. proverbialwisdom Mar 2014 #33
Ukraine - It's about greedy profits for the big corporations DemReadingDU Mar 2014 #34
The Wall Street product that could corrupt your investing soul Demeter Mar 2014 #6
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY, EVERYONE! Demeter Mar 2014 #7
Who is the jerk here? Demeter Mar 2014 #8
China Unveils Urbanization Plan Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #11
IMF Urges Redistribution To Tackle Growing Inequality xchrom Mar 2014 #13
The Chieftains & Alison Krauss - Molly Ban xchrom Mar 2014 #14
Regulator to start sending “spies” to check up on banks{spain} xchrom Mar 2014 #15
Mystery Shoppers, Inc. pick up your phone! Demeter Mar 2014 #29
i think they should send you! xchrom Mar 2014 #30
WORLD STOCK MARKETS MOSTLY SHRUG OFF CRIMEA VOTE xchrom Mar 2014 #16
EUROZONE INFLATION IN SURPRISE FALL TO 0.7 PERCENT xchrom Mar 2014 #17
JACK DANIEL'S OPPOSES CHANGING TENN. WHISKEY LAW xchrom Mar 2014 #18
Just as the French protect their wines and cheeses Demeter Mar 2014 #26
CHINA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND CITIES xchrom Mar 2014 #19
U.S. Banks’ $75 Billion Payout at Stake in Fed Tests xchrom Mar 2014 #20
Fannie Mae Wind Down Deemed Threat to Home Recovery: Mortgages xchrom Mar 2014 #21
Swedes Losing Jobs Are Focus of Union Push for Regime Change xchrom Mar 2014 #22
Chance of Wage Rise So Remote Lobbyists Pay Little Heed xchrom Mar 2014 #23
Antwerp Aims to Sell 12 Million Carats of Gems From Zimbabwe xchrom Mar 2014 #24
Yen Retreats as Russian Stocks Gain After Crimea xchrom Mar 2014 #25
The Response is: "Checkmate!" Demeter Mar 2014 #31
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