TABLE OF CONTENTS February 2006

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28
Consumer Confidence Bottoms Out

A recent report shows Americans less optimistic about the job market and overall economy in February > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28
Compliance Costs Double

Wall Street complains of "inefficient regulation" as compliance costs topped $25 billion in 2005 > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28
NFL Players Sacked By Hedge Fund

Only about .1 percent of the assets invested by former NFL players and others have been found at an Atlanta-based hedge fund > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28
SEC Subpoenas Jim Cramer

The Street.com founder and host is tied to an investigation into whether reporters colluded to collapse Overstock.com > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 27
10 Companies to Watch

These fast-growing, top-rated firms have high P/E ratios -- and they're worth it > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 27
iMickey News Boosts Futures

Markets opened higher Monday as crude oil falls and investors foresee Apple Computers buying Walt Disney & Co. > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 27
How Did Your Bonus Stack Up?

A comparison of bonus satisfaction ratings organized by firm > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 27
Bernanke Half Right?

Critics say the new Fed chief has ignored skyrocketing oil costs' impact on economic growth > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24
Oil Attack, Factory Orders Take a Toll

The price of crude oil neared $62 in early trading Friday as terrorist attacks and a Commerce Department report hit the fan > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23
Morgan Stanley Grabs the Talent

After a series of executive departures, Morgan Stanley hired two senior bond executives from Citigroup and Goldman Sachs > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23
NYSE Approaches NASD

The NYSE wants to join in regulating brokerage firms with the NASD, which fears conflicts of interest > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23
SAC Slapped With Lawsuit

A Canadian drug company is suing the powerhouse hedge fund, claiming stock manipulation > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23
Inflation: The 10,000-Pound Gorilla?

The major indexes fell early Thursday as Wall Street forecasts inflation-inspired interest rate hikes > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23
Jobless Claims Fall

The Labor Department says the number of laid-off workers seeking benefits fell by 20,000 last week > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22
Traders Bolster NYC Real Estate

Bankers and traders have purchased one third of all apartments at the notorious 55 Wall St. building > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21
European Buffett Shares Views

Crispin Odey, the stock picker, hedge-fund manager and mutual-fund owner, shares his views on the economy, inflation and oil > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21
Who Will Buy the LSE Now?

With Macquarie out, Euronext, OMX and even the NYSE and Nasdaq may be interested in merging with the London Stock Exchange > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21
Oil: Here It Goes Again

Crude oil jumped $1.57 a barrel to hit $61.46 on London's ICE Futures exchange on Monday > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21
Bylaws & Order

The Nymex has changed its bylaws to keep non-trading seat owners from holding major board positions > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 20
Mad Hot Flamenco

How to incense a client: Crash his family-friendly party with 18 rowdy, drunk trader buddies in tow > read more
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MONDAY FEBRUARY 20
Will the Bulls Persevere?

Will investor confidence wane as a difficult February continues to slide downhill? > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 20
NFL Players Sue Hedge Fund

The football veterans accuse International Management Associates of theft, forgery and fraud > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 20
Oil Anxiety

Violence in Nigeria, which cut output by 20 percent this weekend, is sending crude oil back up toward $60 > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
Inflation Calms

The Labor Department says wholesale inflation rose .3 percent, while the core number was up .4 percent > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
Nasdaq Makes a Run for the NYSE

On the eve of its Archipelago merger, the NYSE faces new competition from Nasdaq > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
Hedgie Pleads Guilty

Michael Tom was charged with five counts of insider trading for aggressively buying Citizens Bank > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
Home Binge Ending?

Warm January weather spurred more construction; economists warn of over-building perils > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
Lehman Chief Bonus: $34.5 M

Richard Fuld pulled in $13.8 million in cash, $14.9 million in stock and $5.04 in options for his 2005 bonus > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16
A Diner Deal

The Merrill Lynch-BlackRock transaction that was announced yesterday first began with a meeting of the minds over breakfast at a diner > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16
Nasdaq Select

Beginning in July, Nasdaq will place stocks from top-tier companies in a Global Select Market > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16
All Signs Point South

The new Fed chief says he'll continue to raise rates despite economic signals of a downturn ahead > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16
Naked Shorting To Be Exposed

Two state securities regulators, aiming to end naked short-selling, have subpoenaed the trading records of Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15
Knight Trader to Testify?

The SEC is reportedly trying to get Randall Taylor to rat out his one-time boss, Ken Pasternak > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
Trader Takes the Stand

Kenneth Rice testified yesterday against Jeffrey Skilling -- saying Enron's partnerships looked "goofy" to him > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
Morgan's $15 M Email Snafu

The securities firm will pay the SEC $15 million to end probes regarding its email policies > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
Bernanke Blues?

Traders fear that the new Fed chief will announce more interest-rate hikes during his Congressional address > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
US Trade Deficit Reaches All-Time High

Record imports of oil and consumer products helped push the U.S. trade deficit to $725.8 billion in 2005 > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
A Snow Forecast You Can Bet On

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will begin trading snowfall futures and options contracts at the end of February > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
US Long Bonds Return to Open Arms

The U.S. Treasury's first sale of 30-year bonds since 2001 was met with "aggressive" bidding, extending the yield curve inversion > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
Big Board Slams Bear Stearns

The NYSE fined Bear Stearns $1.5 million for trading mistakes and other improper behavior, including allowing money transfers by a suspicious client > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 09
Nymex IPO Stage Is Set

It's ixnay Steinhause as the exchange makes history by selling a 10 percent equity stake to General Atlantic > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 09
Hedge Funds Big in Japan

The hedge fund industry is strengthening in Asia, playing a prominent role in commissions generated by brokers in the region > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 09
Analyst Fined for Violating NASD Rules

The NASD hefted the largest-ever fine of its kind against a Wall Street analyst and his firm for violating its conflict-of-interest rules > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 09
Musical Chairs at Nymex?

Nymex chairman Mitchell Steinhause may step aside if exchange seat owners approve a General Atlantic buyout > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 09
Lehman: Dinner's on Us

The firm paid Alan Greenspan $250,000 to share his economic insights over dinner with 15 of its most important clients > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 08
Nymex Faces a New Foe

The upstart, electronic ICE Futures exchange stole 15 percent of the Nymex crude-oil trading in its first days > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 08
Just Say No... to Liquidation?

Creditors of Refco's unregulated broker-dealer say its liquidation would result in smaller, inequitable payouts > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 08
Goldman Pay Up 35 Percent

Wall Street's super-star firm paid its employees an average of $521,000 each last year > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 08
UK Insider Trading Scandal

Hedge-fund star Philippe Jabre faces censure following an insider-trading probe into GLG Partners > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 07
NY Real Estate On the Slide?

A mortgage lending company predicts sales prices for New York homes will drop in 2006 > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 07
Icahn to Make His Case

Carl Icahn is expected to hold a press conference on the state of Time Warner and his plans to increase the company's stock price > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 07
Google Going S&P?

Many Wall Street analysts expect Google to be added to the S&P 500 index, which could cause its stock price to increase > read more

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 07
Gumbs' Gaffe

J.P. Morgan veteran Terrence Gumbs has been charged with trading 385 million euro on behalf of a client -- without its permission > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 06
Iran's Defiance Sends Oil Up

Traders fear that deteriorating talks with Tehran could disrupt the delivery of 2.4 million barrels a day > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 06
The Fate of Oil

Market movement suggests that the long-term price of oil will not settle back down at $20 per barrel > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 06
Deutsche Traders Rejoice

Top performers may receive a 50 - 75 percent bump in their annual bonuses > read more

MONDAY FEBRUARY 06
Chink In the Armor

Regulators' key witness against Knight Securities is now balking after receiving anonymous threats > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 03
Dollar Picks Up Steam

Encouraging unemployment data prompted speculation of another Fed rate increase and boosted the U.S. currency > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 03
Bad Chapter

Amazon.com has announced a 43 percent dip in its holiday profits; the stock tumbles as much as $3.49 > read more

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 03
Jobs Data Depresses Market

Stocks slid Friday after the Labor Department announced a disappointing job increase for January > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 02
Futures Contracts for Super Bowl Tickets?

Three Internet companies have applied futures market principles to selling tickets for sporting events > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 02
Time's Up

Higher-than-expected earnings boost beleagured Time Warner's stock price by almost four percent > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 02
NYSE Posts $20 Million 4Q Loss

The NYSE posted a fourth-quarter loss due in part to costs related to its takeover of Archipelago Holdings > read more

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 02
Hedge Fund Forex Scam

The CFTC alleges that a New York hedge fund manager engaged in fraud related to trading forex futures contracts > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 01
Day of Dread for Hedgies

New scrutiny from federal regulators begins today, but many say this is only the beginning > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 01
Weird Science

Traders' brain scans suggest that primal pleasure - not reason - motivates many money decisions > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 01
Google Plunges 10%

The famed search engine saw its stock price suffer its largest drop after a diappointing earnings report > read more

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 01
Nymex Concedes

Seatholder Cataldo Capozza sued the exchange last year; now it's disclosing documents to him > read more

MONDAY JANUARY 30
What Happens In Vegas...

British metal trader Richard Boorman died last year in Sin City, but not all of him made it home for burial > read more

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