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I’m getting increasingly more worried about the market as each day passes. Something doesn’t “feel right” about this any more. Most of my shares are drifting downwards. Not tanking, just a steady drift… I think I’ll bail out of most of them at somepoint this week. It feels a little strange. Hard to explain, nothing [...]

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Ireland borrowing €400m a week

400m yoyos a week is a lot of money. How long can Ireland stay in the Euro before it buckles under the pressure? One interest rate for such disparate economies seems like such a silly idea, and now it is taking it’s toll on the weaker ones. How long will the powerhouses of the eurozone [...]

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Citi capital raising hit by FDIC threat

By Francesco Guerrera in New York http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b2f6266-5217-11de-b986-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 Published: June 5 2009 23:00 | Last updated: June 5 2009 23:00 Citigroup had to delay raising $33bn in capital in recent weeks after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation threatened to lower a crucial financial health rating as part of the regulator’s drive to replace Vikram Pandit, chief [...]

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