Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Mid Week News 18 May

Oil
Markets
Central Banks
Politics
  • The Queen's First Visit to Ireland Since Independence. (Reuters)
  • Texas House Bans Offensive Pat-Downs. (CBS)
  • House Judiciary Votes to Extend "Business Records & Roving Wiretap" Provisions, Make Permanent "Lone Wolf" Provision of "Patriot" Act. (Campaign for Liberty)
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  • Relative Strength of Stocks v Bonds. (Bespoke)
  • Global Stock Market Performance MTD & YTD. (Bespoke)
  • Final Earnings Seasons Beat Rate. (Bespoke)