UK Local Elections – Councils
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What a bad night and day for David Cameron and the Conservatives last night. A bad night that the Liberal Democrats joined them in. Labour managed to surpass the modest target they had set. In the 181 councils across the UK that elected new councillo...
The Weekender
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This week on FT Alphaville,- A big debate kicked off about Black-Scholes and models in the crisis.- Synthetic credit tranche trading made a comeback.- Oil hedging… did not....
European elections: the false promises of populism | Jan-Werner Mueller
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Parties from far right and left haunt ballots in France and Greece. But pandering to them has never really workedIt has become conventional wisdom: populist parties are on the rise across Europe, from left (Jean-Luc Mélenchon) to right (Marine Le Pe...
Seit einigen Tagen wird die Ukraine in Deutschland wie Weißrussland behandelt…
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Der Hauptverfechter des Kiew-Boykotts ist Berlin… Die Appelle eines Teils der deutschen Politiker, die Spiele von der Ukraine nach Deutschland und Österreich zu verlegen, sind zwar chancenlos, doch sie zeigen die Ausmaße der Image-Schlappe vo...
Fogarty’s tower (as might have been)
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Our hosts, the Irish National Economic and Social Council, had laid on a short cultural trip for us this afternoon, and we experienced one of those chance privileged moments that sometimes come along unexpectedly. We visited Sandy Cove, Forty Feet an...
Why President Hollande will need to embrace Melenchon’s spirit of rebellion
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The Socialists are set to wrest back the Elysée Palace from the Right after a gap of 17 years in Sunday’s Presidential poll. Francois Hollande has maintained a consistent and comfortable lead over Nicolas Sarkozy in opinion polls and the incumbent...
François Bayrou: the lonely centrist who looks set to decide the French election | Agnès Poirier
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In declaring that he will vote for François Hollande, Bayrou is the first centrist to back a Socialist in a presidential electionIt was a shocking surprise to many but not to those who, like me, voted for him in the first round of the French preside...
Les diamants sont-ils les meilleurs amis d’Israël ?
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La condamnation cette semaine de l’ancien président du Liberia, Charles Taylor, pour crimes contre l’humanité a incité certains journalistes à rappeler à quel point son procès fut brièvement étincelant. Les preuves apportées par le top-m...
CDX tranches, now trading without delta near you!
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Back up a moment to remember what first brought JP Morgan’s Chief Investment Office to our attention.It was a bunch of hedge funds complaining to journalists that big trades...
European Court of Justice Holds That Computer Program Functionality Is Not Copyrightable, but Programming Languages and File Formats may be, ECJ, EU, European Union
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Computer program functionality not copyrightable but programming languages and file formats may be protected by the Copyright Directive.
As good as… Moynihan
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Spotted by the FT’s Shahien Nasripour in Bank of America’s latest 10-Q filing — a perfect positive trading record in the first quarter:Related link:Bond...
France – Liberty, Fraternity, Bankruptcy?
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As everyone is now focusing on the French Presidential elections between Sarkozy and Hollande as the main contenders, the eurozone awaits the out come. No doubt Merkel and Berlin are concerned as Hollande as made no secret of … Co...
France – Liberty, Fraternity, Bankruptcy?
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As everyone is now focusing on the French Presidential elections between Sarkozy and Hollande as the main contenders, the eurozone awaits the out come. No doubt Merkel and Berlin are concerned as Hollande as made no secret of … Co...
France – Liberty, Fraternity, Bankruptcy?
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As everyone is now focusing on the French Presidential elections between Sarkozy and Hollande as the main contenders, the eurozone awaits the out come. No doubt Merkel and Berlin are concerned as Hollande as made no secret of … Co...
France – Liberty, Fraternity, Bankruptcy?
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As everyone is now focusing on the French Presidential elections between Sarkozy and Hollande as the main contenders, the eurozone awaits the out come. No doubt Merkel and Berlin are concerned as Hollande as made no secret of … Co...
Don’t vote for ABC!
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Giorgio Cremaschi* on the local elections in Italy on May 6-7 In the midst of economic and social crisis and the devastation of the rights and future of workers and unemployed, local elections have suddenly appeared. Viewed from the point of view of...
