It was a quiet day on Wall Street one which saw stocks move up for the fifth consecutive trading session. The S&P 500 closed higher by 0.56% to 1071 right at the high of the day and a near 10 points from the 52-week high of 1080. It was another impressive day for bulls despite the strong action in the dollar today. Today on the Buzz and Banter Professor Jeff Cooper gave his thoughts on the current state of the market.  “Do you get the feeling that there may be more than a few money managers kicking themselves for ...

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I think UBS's (UBS) results are somewhat unique.Like Jefferies (JEF) UBS benefited from all the global equity issuance fees paid during the second quarter. At the same time though its core business (secret Swiss bank accounts) is under enormous pressure; as a result the firm is losing both assets under management and deposits -- in droves.I think it's important to recognize that while it's still publicly held UBS is effectively a "marionette bank"; its strings are pulled by the Swiss Central Bank. And regulators undoubtedly want the bank to have more capital not less -- particularly since the global ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. financial stocks traded down slightly Thursday after initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week, dampening expectations among investors looking high and low for signs of economic recovery.

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