Money & Markets – Week of 4.17.11

Study Suggests Feds Could Recoup Billions in Unpaid Taxes by Withholding Passports
FoxNews (12 Apr 11)

Amaranth Kill Shot: Collateral Damage in a 78-Trillon Dollar Derivatives Book Compliments of J.P. Morgan Chase
Rob Kirby (19 Apr 11)

GAO urges more stable-value protections
Pensions & Investments (4 Apr 11)

Investment Funds Accuse Banks of Rigging Interest Rate Benchmark
GATA (19 April 11)

The Breakdown Draws Near
Chris Martenson (19 April 11)

Australian Dollar Higher Despite China’s Tightening
The Australian (19 April 11)

Portugal Bail-out: Talks Begin Over Bail-out Package
BBC News(18 April 11)

ETFs as Source of Systemic Risk?
Naked Capitalism (18 April 11)


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2011 Q1 Earnings: Goldman Profits Fall 21% as Bank Pays Warren Buffett Back
Advisor One (19 April 11)

Geithner: U.S. at No Risk of S&P Downgrade
Advisor One (19 April 11)

S&P Affirms US AAA Rating, Cuts Outlook to Negative
CNBC (18 April 11)

Stocks Sink After S&P Downgrades US Outlook
CNBC (18 April 11)

NYSE Eyes Big Fee From Nasdaq Before Coming to Table
Reuters (18 April 11)

Moody’s Downgrades Irish Banks After Sovereign Cut
Reuters (18 April 11)

World Bank President: ‘One Shock Away From Crisis’
BBC News (17 April 11)

20 Signs That A Horrific Global Food Crisis Is Coming
The Economic Collapse (17 April 11)

Morgan Stanley Fund Fails to Repay Debt on Tokyo Property
Reuters (15 April 11)

8 Forms of Capital
AppleSeed Permaculture (15 April 11)