"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader


The Sun Shines on 'The Cloud'

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:48 PM PDT

Amazon's cloud computing failure two weeks ago was just a blip on a trend line that is vectoring upward, writes John Bussey.


At J.P. Morgan, Whale & Co. Go

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:57 PM PDT

Three London-based employees at the center of J.P. Morgan's multibillion-dollar trading blunder, including one known as the "London Whale," have left the bank.


Red Flags at Peregrine

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:56 PM PDT

PFGBest was the subject of multiple regulatory actions over the years but no one identified signs of major problems at the failed brokerage.


What's Wrong With America's Supermarkets?

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Supermarkets' share of U.S. grocery sales have fallen as big-box retailers, warehouse clubs and other new rivals grab more household grocery dollars. Supervalu shares plunged 49% on its plan to address problems.


Asian Markets Await China Data

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:16 PM PDT

Asian stocks were little moved early Friday, as investors remained cautious ahead of economic data from China. Japan's Nikkei was down 0.1%.

Malone Knocks Sirius CEO

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:57 PM PDT

John Malone criticized Mel Karmazin as having a short-term focus on Sirius XM Radio, in an interview at the Sun Valley conference.

Qatar's Royals Buy Valentino

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:13 PM PDT

Private-equity firm Permira agreed to sell Italian fashion house Valentino to Qatar's royal family for about $731 million, the latest sign of the tiny oil-rich country's appetite for prestigious luxury brands.

Ex-Bankers Are Charged With Fraud

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:49 PM PDT

Four former top executives of a failed Virginia bank were charged with fraud, a rare federal criminal case against bank chiefs arising from the recent financial crisis.

Funds' Assets Increase

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:56 PM PDT

Assets in money-market funds jumped by $18.56 billion in the week ended Wednesday as investors added money to institutional funds.

Elisabeth Murdoch Drops CEO Job at Shine

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, has given up the CEO position at Shine Group, a U.K. television-production company she founded and sold to News Corp. last year.

The FDIC's New Commandment

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:57 PM PDT

The agency is encouraging banks to stop using the FDIC's name in connection with certain charges that many financial institutions routinely assess on business customers.


Chinese Luxury Appetite Wanes

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:48 PM PDT

China's voracious appetite for luxury goods is starting to wane, and companies like Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Burberry are seeing slower sales there.

New York Fed's Maiden Lane Sales Top $27 Billion

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Credit Suisse was among buyers of $828 million worth of mortgage securities left over from the bailout of AIG, bringing total sales from the vehicle known as Maiden Lane III to about $27.5 billion this year.

News-Sharing Site Digg Sells for $500,000

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:31 PM PDT

Betaworks has agreed to buy news-sharing website Digg, in an attempt to revive a company that was early to social media but outmaneuvered by rivals like Facebook and Twitter.

Cheniere Finds Funding for LNG Export Terminal

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:24 PM PDT

Cheniere Energy expects to receive about $3.4 billion in financing this month for what could be the first liquefied-natural-gas export facility in the continental U.S.

Investors Fight Proposed Loan Seizures

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:01 PM PDT

A bond-investor group is suggesting rules that would make it difficult for banks to provide the lowest-cost mortgages to homeowners in cities that plan to use eminent domain to modify mortgages.


South Africa Acts in MTN Bribery Case

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT

South Africa has suspended its former ambassador to Iran amid allegations he accepted a bribe from MTN to help the mobile-phone operator obtain an Iranian business license.

Goldman Protests Hedge Fund's Bid for Lehman Brokerage's Cash

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Goldman Sachs is objecting to a bid by Paul Singer's Elliott Management to get its hands on more than $3 billion in reserves at Lehman Brothers' brokerage unit, claiming the hedge fund's attempt to speed up getting paid from the estate violates the law.

Yahoo Probes Password Theft

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:58 PM PDT

Yahoo is investigating a data breach that allowed a hacker group to download about 453,000 unencrypted user names and passwords in another black eye for the Internet company.

Yahoo CEO Stays on Interim Basis

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT

Yahoo at its annual meeting kept Ross Levinsohn in the CEO position on an interim basis.