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Mini Flash Crash? ES Plunges By 2 Standard Deviations In 5 Minutes | ZeroHedge
…the final desperate straw broke the camel’s back into the close as ES dropped 1% in less than 5 minutes as volume dwarfed the rest of the day with machines fighting each other to exit at a reasonable price.
E-Mini S&P, often abbreviated to “E-mini” (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ES, is a stock market index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange‘s Globex electronic trading platform. This is the same system that is believed to have triggered the May 6th, 2010 ‘flash crash’. – Definition courtesy Wikipedia, Ed.
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- California’s Budget Position in October
- California Exports on Pace for Best Year Ever
- September California Imports
- Consumer Credit in September
- U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in September as Exports Reach Record High
- Events of Interest
- November 16, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting: US Recovery: Can California Take the Lead this Time?
- December 5, 2011: HSBC presents: Business Without Borders: Your Company’s Future in Our Changing Global Economy.
Problem Solver: Numbers don’t add up on credit card charge – Chicago Tribune
“However, we need to inform you that credits are not considered as payments on credit accounts,” the representative wrote. “Therefore, the credits (of $1,450) were not considered as payments on this account, and the interest charges were applied correctly.”
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- October U.S. Labor Market Report
- U.S. Auto Sales Rise Again in October
- Solid September Hotel Results in Southern California
- Global Economic Monitor: The Floods in Thailand
- Events of Interest
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference
- November 16, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting: US Recovery: Can California Take the Lead this Time?
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- Real GDP Growth in 3rd Quarter 2011 Came in +2.5%
- California New Home Construction Up 9.6% Over the Year
- Nonresidential Construction Rises 12.4% in September
- Impact of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) on the Local Economy
- Events of Interest
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference
- November 16, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting: US Recovery: Can California Take the Lead this Time?
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- California’s Budget Position in September
- SoCal Home Sales Up a Bit, Prices Down
- California Exports Continue Hot Streak
- August California Imports
- U.S. Trade Deficit Basically Unchanged in August
- U.S. Households Have Deleveraged to Early 2005 Levels
- Recession Not Expected
- Events of Interest
- October 19, 2011: L.A. NABE Monthly Luncheon Meeting: James Goldberg’s Investment Outlook
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference0000000000000
Boost In Big Bank Fees Will Likely Fuel Rise In Use Of Credit Unions, Other Alternative Lenders | Reuters Analysis
“Credit unions are an alternative source for the kind of services a bank provides,” said Professor Lawrence White of New York’s Stern School of Business.”I’m hoping they would see the un-banked as part of their mission. That would be the most socially worthwhile thing they could do.”
If and When the Protestors Unite, Watch Out! | ZeroHedge
Charlotte boasts a superstar protest-magnet of its own – Bank of America — that could conceivably attract more activists than the convention attracts delegates.
Dexia’s Belgian Bank To Be 100% Nationalized | ZeroHedge
We are waiting for more details but with that we have Belgium-Dexia CDS compression, an imminent Belgian rating downgrade, and the unleashing of the completely unpredictable domino effect.
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